Public Charity

CASTLE OF OUR SKINS INC

CASTLE OF OUR SKINS INC, of ROXBURY, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.3M in revenue, $880K in expenses, $1.9M in total assets. 18 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 834164245 ROXBURY, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$880K
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CASTLE OF OUR SKINS IS A BLACK ARTS INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO FOSTERING CULTURAL CURIOSITY AND CELEBRATING BLACK ARTISTRY THROUGH MUSIC. IN CLASSROOMS, CONCERT HALLS, AND BEYOND, CASTLE OF OUR SKINS INVITES BLACK HERITAGE AND CULTURE EXPLORATION, SPOTLIGHTING BOTH UNSUNG AND CELEBRATED FIGURES OF PAST AND PRESENT.

Sample Grants Received

2024
A: ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$615,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,750
$133,333
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,925
2023
ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT FUND
$7,000

Showing up to 5 of 18 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Curtiss Reed Jr
DIRECTOR Jobelle Mesa
DIRECTOR Joshua Hahn
DIRECTOR Lynn Duval Luse
TREASURER Rebecca Hasko
CHAIR Steph Davis

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Top Grant Purposes

A: ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$615,000 1 grant
ARTS & CULTURE
$399,999 3 grants
Arts
$205,000 3 grants
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$89,000 4 grants
Unspecified
$38,264 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.3M $880K $1.9M
2024 $401K $546K $424K
2023 $327K $390K $570K
2022 $823K $342K $633K
2021 $254K $146K $176K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $254K to $2.3M (+812%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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