Public Charity

A BETTER CITY INITIATIVE INC

Based in BOSTON, MA, A BETTER CITY INITIATIVE INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $533K in revenue, $325K in expenses, $467K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $269K.

EIN: 562605048 BOSTON, MA Single Organization Support NTEE: W11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$533K
Total Expenses$325K
Total Assets$467K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$269K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WORKING WITH OUR RELATED ORGANIZATION, A BETTER CITY, INC., WE PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, BOSTON METROPOLITAN REGION, AND OTHER URBAN AREAS, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION, LAND DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.

Where $100 goes at A Better City Initiative Inc

How A Better City Initiative Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$74
Energy & environment:A Better City Initiative, inc.(Abci) continued to work with member organizations to meet and exceed with varying city and state policies in the building sector and…
76% of program spending
$23
Transportation & infrastructure:A Better City Initiative, inc.(Abci) has maintained strong relationships with mbta leadership to identify the safety, service, and staffing improvements as well as financing solutions needed…
24% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CLERK, DIRECTOR Elizabeth Grob
CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR James Tierney
TREASURER, DIRECTOR Jeanne Pinado
PRESIDENT & CEO Kathryn Dineen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$85,250 4 grants
Training & Professional Development
$68,454 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$50,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$40,000 1 grant
Education
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $533K $325K $467K
2024 $338K $355K $319K
2023 $328K $326K $286K
2022 $421K $347K $305K
2021 $99K $392K $170K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $99K to $533K (+437%), with total assets most recently reported at $467K.

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