Small Public Charity

BOSTON SCHOOLS FUND

BOSTON SCHOOLS FUND, of CHESTNUT HILL, MA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3K in revenue, $971K in expenses. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 473093274 CHESTNUT HILL, MA Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3K
Total Expenses$971K
Grant Records25
Funding Total$5.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BOSTON SCHOOLS FUND (BSF) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY THROUGH OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS. THE BSF TEAM WAKES UP EVERY DAY WITH ONE GOAL: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN BOSTON ATTENDING A HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOL. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PROVIDING CAPACITY AND RESOURCES FOR HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE; SHARING DATA AND INFORMATION; COLLABORATING WITH FAMILIES AND PARTNERS; INFLUENCING POLICY; AND COMMITTING TO VALUES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM IN OUR WORK. WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITY AND STATE LEADERS TO ENSURE THAT BOSTON ADVANCES POLICIES WHICH EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS.

Where $100 goes at Boston Schools Fund

How Boston Schools Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 8 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$11 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $89 for programs

$45
School investment
50% of program spending
$44
Data and research
About 50% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$25,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$370,900
2023
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$110,000
2023
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$25,000
2022
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$398,600

Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Andrea Wolfe
DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/30/25 Claire Newton
DIRECTOR Henry Boye
DIRECTOR John Nelson
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Kerry Donahue
CHAIR Lisa Jackson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,506,750 19 grants
Education
$445,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3K $971K —
2024 $2.1M $3.0M $1.1M
2023 $1.9M $2.7M $2.0M
2022 $2.4M $2.7M $2.7M
2021 $2.7M $2.8M $3.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.7M to $3K (-100%).

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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