Nonprofit · EIN 04-3452763
TENACITY INC
Tax-exempt · ALLSTON, MA 02134
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,057,139 | $4,168,343 | $888,796 | $8,813,009 | $634,130 | $8,178,879 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,546,398 | $4,196,677 | $349,721 | $7,850,862 | $685,779 | $7,165,083 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,748,787 | $3,441,548 | $1,307,239 | $7,228,514 | $413,152 | $6,815,362 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,678,573
- of which government grants
- $393,081
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $330,671
- Other revenue
- $47,895
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $196,977
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,352,906
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,892,305
- Professional fundraising fees
- $11,838
- Legal fees
- $2,587
- Accounting fees
- $100,186
- Occupancy
- $160,087
- Program services (functional)
- $2,510,905
- Management and general (functional)
- $733,753
- Fundraising (functional)
- $923,685
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,850,862
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,813,009
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $634,130
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,178,879
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $840
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,628,691
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,706,832
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,472,047
- Gross receipts
- $5,057,139
- Employees
- 146
- Volunteers
- 66
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD EAMES | FOUNDER & CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $182,607 | $9,346 |
| ROGER SERVISON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GORDON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL COLLINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE SANTOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER A RENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK J PANARESE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY R MESCON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN S MCNAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISTER MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD L LEVITAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER S LESNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT M WADSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN HOLMES WARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OUSMANE DIOP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX DELPLECHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALDEL BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BENNETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH O HOIT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIRANDA HARKESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALVATORE F GUERRA CFA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH L SWAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA C GLASS | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL A WINGARD | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 6/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD EAMES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $219,921 | $15,873 |
| ALISA HUNTER UNTIL AUG 2024 | CHIEF OF PATHWAY TO POST SECONDARY SUCCESS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,453 | $8,337 |
| ROGER SERVISON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BENNETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDEL BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX DELPLECHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OUSMANE DIOP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE S FLATHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA C GLASS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVATORE F GUERRA CFA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH O HOIT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN HOLMES WARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN B KAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER S LESNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD L LEVITAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISTER MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH C MCNAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY R MESCON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK J PANARESE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER A RENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE SANTOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH L SWAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT M WADSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL A WINGARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD EAMES | PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $163,349 | $9,000 |
| ROGER SERVISON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN KAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDEL BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY MESCON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH HOIT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX DELPLECHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH SWAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISTER MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN HOLMES WARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MCNAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE LAURIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LESNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE SIDES FLATHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA GLASS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LEVITAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER RENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT WADSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL WINGARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVATORE GUERRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE SANTOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| OUSMANE DIOP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 38 EVERETT ST, ALLSTON, MA 02134-1963
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EDWARD W EAMES, 38 EVERETT STREET, BOSTON, MA 02134
- Signed the 990
- EDWARD W EAMES, FOUNDER & CEO
- Phone
- (617) 562-0900
- Website
- WWW.TENACITY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- NASH CPAS LLC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE-SKILL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING THROUGH INTENSIVE TENNIS INSTRUCTION, COMPETITION, AND THE INTEGRATION OF ACADEMIC AND LIFE-SKILL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.Expenses $2,510,905
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
- 04-3452763
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N66)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,813,009
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,057,139
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $5,057,139 | $4,168,343 | $8,813,009 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $4,546,398 | $4,196,677 | $7,850,862 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $4,748,787 | $3,441,548 | $7,228,514 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | – | – | – | 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 04-3452763).
Questions about TENACITY INC
- What is the EIN of TENACITY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TENACITY INC is 04-3452763.
- Is TENACITY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to TENACITY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TENACITY 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 TENACITY 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 TENACITY 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 TENACITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names EDWARD W EAMES.
- Who are the officers and directors of TENACITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $182,607 (EDWARD EAMES, FOUNDER & CEO/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does TENACITY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,057,139, expenses of $4,168,343 and total assets of $8,813,009 at year end.
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