Small Public Charity

ZERO DEBT MASSACHUSETTS INC

ZERO DEBT MASSACHUSETTS INC, of CANTON, MA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $44K in revenue, $63K in expenses, $21K in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $650K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 841728379 CANTON, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$44K
Total Expenses$63K
Total Assets$21K
Grant Records4
Funding Total$650K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

ZERO DEBT MASSACHUSETTS ORGANIZES STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES AND LEADERSHIP OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BURDEN OF STUDENT DEBT IN OUR CITIES AND STATE. WE ARE A NETWORK OF INTER-GENERATIONAL ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING FOR STUDENT BORROWERS' PROTECTIONS, REINVESTMENT'S IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AND A ZERO DEBT HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM FREE FROM STUDENT DEBT.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$200,000
2023
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$200,000
2022
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$75,000
2021
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$175,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ashley Rose Salomon
DIRECTOR Carlos Rios
VICE PRESIDENT Cisnell Baez
EXEC. DIR (UNTIL 7/2025), DIRECTOR Claudio Martinez
CLERK Emy Takinami
EDITOR IN CHIEF Melvin Miller

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Top Grant Purposes

TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$400,000 2 grants
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$250,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $44K $63K $21K
2024 $237K $40K
2023 $400K $164K $277K
2022 $421K $295K $39K
2020 $244K $335K $8K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $244K to $44K (-82%), with total assets most recently reported at $21K.

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