Nonprofit · EIN 04-2563054
ARTS BOSTON INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $894,022 | $1,021,189 | -$127,167 | $553,697 | $657,426 | -$103,729 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,014,407 | $1,008,482 | $5,925 | $511,738 | $488,300 | $23,438 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $900,531 | $1,208,815 | -$308,284 | $646,662 | $629,150 | $17,512 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $353,386
- of which government grants
- $83,700
- Program service revenue
- $538,927
- Investment income
- $1,709
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $445,642
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $522,915
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $46,621
- Depreciation
- $24,190
- Program services (functional)
- $763,496
- Management and general (functional)
- $95,507
- Fundraising (functional)
- $162,186
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $511,738
- Total assets, end of year
- $553,697
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $657,426
- Net assets, end of year
- -$103,729
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $125,546
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$158,729
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $55,000
- Gross receipts
- $894,022
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS CATHERINE PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $169,171 |
| MS YVONNE LEUNG CAIN | BOARD CHAIR (FROM 12/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 |
| MS ANNA FITZLOFF | INTERIM TREASURER (FROM 12/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 |
| MS RUTH MERCADO-ZIZZO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 |
| MR JOSE NIETO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR GREG BLASE | BOARD VICE CHAIR (FROM 12/24) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS LESLIE WU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS DAWN SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS SARAH LEE | BOARD CHAIR (THRU 12/24) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS CATHERINE PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $144,542 | $13,421 |
| MS YVONNE LEUNG CAIN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ANNA FITZLOFF | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID SPECTOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MS RUTH MERCADO-ZIZZO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TIVON MARCUS THRU 824 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOSE NIETO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG BLASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LESLIE WU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DAWN SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS CATHERINE PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $171,754 | $12,085 |
| MS SARAH LEE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ANNA FITZLOFF | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MS YVONNE LEUNG CAIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID SPECTOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MS RUTH MERCADO-ZIZZO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CHRISTINE LETTS THRU 1222 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TIVON MARCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ALEXANDRA FUCHS THRU 1222 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOSE NIETO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG BLASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LESLIE WU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DAWN SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 171376, BOSTON, MA 02117-3215
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- YVONNE CAIN, PO BOX 171376 133 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02117
- Signed the 990
- YVONNE CAIN, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (617) 262-8632
- Website
- ARTSBOSTON.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RAFFOL AND COMPANY INC
Mission
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Program accomplishments
- TICKETING: ARTSBOSTON'S BOSTIX DISCOUNT TICKET PROGRAM AVAILABLE BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON AT OUR TWO BOSTIX TICKET/INFORMATION BOOTHS- MAKES IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR BOSTON RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY, COMMUNITY, AND FUN OF BOSTON'S ARTS AND CULTURE, WHILE HELPING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS BUILD THEIR AUDIENCES AND REVENUE.Expenses $285,349 · revenue $179,757
- ADVERTISING: ARTSBOSTON PROVIDES EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE WAYS FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THEIR EVENTS TO BOTH TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS. LISTING IN THE ARTSBOSTON CALENDAR IS FREE TO ALL LOCAL CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. OUR CALENDAR IS GREATER BOSTON'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL COMPILATION OF PERFORMANCES, EXHIBIT EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, AND FREE EVENTS. IT HAS A WIDE REACH THROUGH OUR TOURISM AND CIVIC PARTERS WHO APPRECIATE THE ACCESS INFORMATION REQUIRED IN ALL LISTINGS. OUR AFFORDABLE ADVERTISING REACHES TARGETED AUDIENCE SEGMENTS, WITH OUT OF HOME ADVERTISING AT ARTSBOSTON'S TICKET/INFORMATION BOOTHS AT FANEUIL HALL AND COPLEY SQUARE AND OUR EMAIL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH CONNECTS WITH OVER 100,000 ARTS GOERS.Expenses $118,701 · revenue $219,471
- THE ARTSBOSTON ALL ACCESS INITIATIVE PROVIDES A MORE WELCOMING EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, WITH RECENT INNOVATIONS TO THE ARTSBOSTON CALENDAR SUCH AS A SEARCH OPTION THAT WORKS WITH MULTIPLE ACCOMMODATIONS AND REQUIRED ACCESS INFORMATION FROM ALL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS LISTING ON THE CALENDAR. ARTSBOSTON PROVIDES ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH ONGOING TRAINING SESSIONS AND TIP SHEETS ON WHAT SPECIFIC ACCESS INFORMATION IS NEEDED, HOW BEST TO PRESENT IT, AND WHY FULL ACCESS INFORMATION IS ESSENTIAL, NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT. THE NETWORK FOR ARTS ADMINISTRATOR OF COLOR/BOSTON (NAAC BOSTON), LAUNCHED IN 2016, PROVIDES PLATFORMS FOR CONNECTION AND LEARNING, FOSTERS PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, AND WIDENS THE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE. WITH FREE MEMBERSHIP OPEN TO ALL SELF-IDENTIFYING BIPOC ARTS ADMINISTRATORS AND ARTISTS IN GREATER BOSTON, NAAC BOSTON HAS GROWN FROM 40 MEMBERS AT ITS LAUNCH TO 700+ MEMBERS IN 2025. RESOURCES INCLUDE AN ONLINE MEMBER DIRECTORY AND ACTIVE LIST SERVE, MEMBER EVENTS, AND A HIGHLY REGARDED COHORT BASED MENTORSHIP AND SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS EARLY, MID-CAREER, AND ESTABLISHED ARTS PROFESSIONALS. ARTSBOSTON ALSO LEADS RESEARCH TO INFORM AND ADVOCATE FOR THE CULTURAL SECTOR. ARTSBOSTON AUDIENCE INITIATIVE HELPS GREATER BOSTON ARTS ORGANIZATIONS BETTER UNDERSTAND AND GROW THEIR AUDIENCES. WITH 1.5 MILLION UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS IN ITS DATABASE, THE ARTSBOSTON AUDIENCE INITIATIVE FACILITATES LIST EXCHANGES, PROVIDES DATA AND DEMOGRAPHICS AND HISTORIES OF THE ARTS ATTENDANCE, AND ENABLES ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACCESS TO SOPHISTICATED DATA USE MOST COULD NOT AFFORD ON THEIR OWN. THE ARTSFACTOR, A LANDMARK STUDY 2014 UPDATED IN 2019, ILLUSTRATES THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTORS POTENT IMPACT AND DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH, ATTRACTING AND RETAINING A TALENTED WORKFORCE, AND ATTRACTING VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO GREATER BOSTON. USED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON, MASSCREATIVE, AND COUNTLESS MEDIA REPORTS, THE ARTSFACTOR'S FRAMEWORK OF SNACKABLE DATA THAT MAKES IMPACT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND REMAINS A VITAL SOURCE FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR ADVOCACY AND FUNDRAISING WORK.Expenses $359,446 · revenue $139,699
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2563054
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A190)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $553,697
- Income (IRS master file)
- $894,022
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $894,022 | $1,021,189 | $553,697 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,014,407 | $1,008,482 | $511,738 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $900,531 | $1,208,815 | $646,662 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,188,216 | $1,123,200 | $826,009 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2563054).
Questions about ARTS BOSTON INC
- What is the EIN of ARTS BOSTON INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARTS BOSTON INC is 04-2563054.
- Is ARTS BOSTON INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to ARTS BOSTON INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARTS BOSTON INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ARTS BOSTON INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARTS BOSTON INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARTS BOSTON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names YVONNE CAIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARTS BOSTON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $169,171 (MS CATHERINE PETERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ARTS BOSTON INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $894,022, expenses of $1,021,189 and total assets of $553,697 at year end.
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