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826 Boston is a nonprofit writing, tutoring, and publishing organization where students in grades K-12 and beyond can share their stories, amplify their voices, and develop as leaders in school and in life.

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Public Charity 501(c)(3) NTEE B90

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Organization Overview

3035 WASHINGTON ST
ROXBURY, MA 02119
EIN
20-8065915
Earliest Filing
2018
Organization Type
Public Charity
Deductibility Status
Contributions are tax-deductible

Grants Received by Year

This organization is a grant recipient. See Funding Received below for details.

$1.5M$738K$0
$74K
$354K
$596K
$964K
$1M
$1.5M
201720182019202020212022

Grants Given by Year

This organization also gave grants to others, from its IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings.

$66K$33K$0
$0
$0
$0
$66K
$59K
$39K
201820192020202220242025
Total Grants Received
$4.5M
All Years
Filings on File
6
Tax Years
NTEE Category
B90
Educational Services

IRS Classification Codes

NTEE Code
B90
Educational Services

Organizations that provide educational programs within the formal educational system or offered as an adjunct to the traditional school curriculum which help students succeed in school and prepare for life. Includes organizations that partner parents, families, schools, business and/or community leaders to broker resources for the benefit of local schools.

The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code is a four digit code used to classify an exempt IRC 501(c)(3) organization.

Subsection Code
03
Private operating foundation (other)

Subsection Codes are the codes shown under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which define the category under which an organization may be exempt.

Asset Code
6
1,000,000 - 4,999,999

Asset Codes relate to the amount of assets shown on the most recent Form 990 series return filed by the organization.

Affiliation Code
3
Independent - This code is used if the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).

Affiliation Code defines the organizational grouping.

Deductibility Code
1
Contributions are deductible.

Deductibility Code signifies whether contributions made to an organization are deductible.

Funding Received

Verified from IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings by this organization's funders - 93 grants from 39 funders, 2017-2022.

Funder Year Amount Purpose
Boston Foundation Inc 2022 $728K Operating Support/Annual Fund
MASSACHUSETTS SERVICE ALLIANCE INC 2022 $255K SUB-GRANT OF CNCS FEDERAL FUNDING AWARD
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND 2022 $209K For grant recipient's exempt purposes
Calderwood Charitable Foundation 2022 $100K General Support
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST 2022 $36K EDUCATION
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND 2022 $34K EDUCATION
826 National Inc 2022 $33K Fund programs
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC 2022 $11K GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS 2022 $10K GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT
THE RAMSEY MCCLUSKEY FAMILY FOUNDATION 2022 $10K TRILOGY GRANT
ESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY 2022 $8K N/A
BUSHROD H CAMPBELL and ADAH F HALL 2022 $7K WRITERS' ROOM PROGRAM FOR DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION INC 2022 $6K SCIENCE FAIR BOOT CAMP PROGRAM
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program 2022 $6K For recipient's exempt purpose
ANDREAS FOUNDATION 2022 $5K GRANT IS FOR RECIPIENTS GENERAL FUND
Boston Foundation Inc 2022 $5K Capital Campaign
Neal and Lynne Miller Family Foundation 2022 $5K Education
SUN CAPITAL PARTNERS FOUNDATION INC 2022 $3K TO FUND THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
CAMBRIDGE TRUST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 2022 $3K EXEMPT PURPOSE
ROCKLAND TRUST - BLUE HILLS CHARITABLE 2022 $3K EXEMPT PURPOSE
ALPIN J and ALPIN W CAMERON MEMORIAL 2022 $1K GENERAL PURPOSE
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND 2021 $470K For grant recipient's exempt purposes
MASSACHUSETTS SERVICE ALLIANCE INC 2021 $239K SUB-GRANT OF CNCS FEDERAL FUNDING AWARD
Boston Foundation Inc 2021 $75K Operating Support/Annual Fund
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING 2021 $33K UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS 2021 $30K GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT
826 National Inc 2021 $30K Fund programs
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND 2021 $17K EDUCATION
THE HAWKINS PROJECT 2021 $16K PROGRAM SUPPORT
FIDUCIARY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 2021 $15K DONATIONS
MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION FOR THE 2021 $15K HUMANITIES PROJECT
Wellington Management Foundation 2021 $15K See Part IV
CAPE COD FOUNDATION INC 2021 $10K GENERAL SUPPORT
EDVESTORS INC 2021 $10K SY21-22 RACIAL EQUITY SEED FUND GRANT W/ LITERATIONS, BOSTON PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
FRANK R PETERS TRUST 2021 $10K UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
THE TINY TIGER FOUNDATION 2021 $10K UNRESTRICTED
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program 2021 $9K FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
Tufts Health Plan Foundation Inc 2021 $8K Matching Gifts
PAYPAL Charitable Giving Fund 2021 $6K General Support
Boston Foundation Inc 2021 $5K Capital Campaign
THE RAMSEY MCCLUSKEY FAMILY FOUNDATION 2021 $5K COVID EMERGENCY GRANT
ANDREAS FOUNDATION 2021 $5K GRANT IS FOR RECIPIENTS GENERAL FUND
CAMBRIDGE TRUST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 2021 $5K EXEMPT PURPOSE
Boston Foundation Inc 2021 $3K Education
OneWorld Boston Inc 2021 $1K Educational Programming
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION 2021 $216 GENERAL SUPPORT
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND 2020 $431K For grant recipient's exempt purposes
MASSACHUSETTS SERVICE ALLIANCE INC 2020 $204K SUB-GRANT OF CNCS FEDERAL FUNDING AWARD
Calderwood Charitable Foundation 2020 $100K General
Wellington Management Foundation 2020 $75K See Part IV

Showing the 50 most recent of 93 grants on file.

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About the Organization

Organization category
Public Charity
Country / State
United States / Massachusetts
Mission
826 Boston is a nonprofit writing, tutoring, and publishing organization where students in grades K-12 and beyond can share their stories, amplify their voices, and develop as leaders in school and in life.
Programs or services
826 Boston’s services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with individualized attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. With this understanding in mind, we provide after-school tutoring, field trips, creative writing workshops, in-school Writers’ Rooms, college essay assistance, help for English Language Learners, and in-depth publishing projects.

Each of our free programs seeks to empower students to express their ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in their individual voices.
Target Audience
Students in Boston Public Schools, K-12
Geographic Focus
United States, Massachusetts (USA), Suffolk County (MA), Boston (MA)

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