Nonprofit · EIN 80-0005516
GRUB STREET INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02210
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,376,128 | $4,971,335 | $404,793 | $13,663,860 | $1,948,494 | $11,715,366 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,414,308 | $5,121,512 | -$707,204 | $14,088,372 | $2,168,261 | $11,920,111 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,499,506
- of which government grants
- $141,050
- Membership dues
- $85,830
- Program service revenue
- $1,700,197
- Investment income
- $160,806
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$15,722
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $384
- Other revenue
- $15,619
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $158,584
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,084,565
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,606,540
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,680
- Accounting fees
- $165,074
- Occupancy
- $234,866
- Travel
- $241
- Depreciation
- $391,238
- Program services (functional)
- $3,492,852
- Management and general (functional)
- $853,522
- Fundraising (functional)
- $624,961
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,088,372
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,663,860
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,948,494
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,715,366
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,942,395
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,237,137
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,478,229
- Gross unrelated business income
- $384
- Gross receipts
- $5,392,916
- Employees
- 114
- Volunteers
- 83
- Year formed
- 2002
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVE BRIDBURG | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $156,163 | $6,343 |
| JEFFREY ROBINSON | MANAGING DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,433 | $15,527 |
| DARIEL SUAREZ | ARTISTIC DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,441 | $21,930 |
| JEANNE BLASBERG | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA CASSIDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGIE GIBSON | INSTRUCTOR R Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK HENDRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS HOYT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARISSA JONES | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC SKVIRSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE SANTANA STRASSMANN | INSTRUCTOR R Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANRI WHEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENRIQUE ZUNIGA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVE BRIDBURG | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $150,034 | $6,159 |
| DARIEL SUAREZ | ARTISTIC DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,115 | $17,308 |
| STEPHANIE POGGI | DIR. OF DEVE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,972 | $4,396 |
| JEANNE BLASBERG | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA CASSIDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGIE GIBSON | INSTRUCTOR R Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK HENDRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS HOYT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARISSA JONES | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC SKVIRSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE SANTANA STRASSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANRI WHEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENRIQUE ZUNIGA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 50 LIBERTY DR STE 500, BOSTON, MA 02210-1358
- In care of
- %
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EVE BRIDBURG, 50 LIBERTY DRIVE SUITE 500, BOSTON, MA 02210
- Signed the 990
- EVE BRIDBURG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 695-0075
- Website
- WWW.GRUBSTREET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUANE & COMPANY LLP
Mission
GRUBSTREET'S MISSION IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS - SOCIAL, FINANCIAL, AND CULTURAL - TO THE WRITING WORLD, AND PROVIDE RIGOROUS ARTISTIC GUIDANCE IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. GRUBSTREET WORKS TO ENSURE WRITERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP THEIR VOICES AND SHARE THEIR STORIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS SEMINARS AND CLASSES TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, HOSTS AN ANNUAL PUBLISHING CONFERENCE, AND RUNS PROGRAMS BOTH ONLINE AND IN MANY BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND MANY OFFERINGS ARE TUITION-FREE.Expenses $3,186,828 · revenue $1,731,154
- THE MUSE & THE MARKETPLACE EVENT IS HELD ANNUALLY AND IS DESIGNED TO GIVE ASPIRING WRITERS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRAFT OF WRITING FICTION AND NON-FICTION, INSIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLISHING WORLD AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.Expenses $306,024 · revenue $333,365
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 80-0005516
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,663,860
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,392,916
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,376,128 | $4,971,335 | $13,663,860 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,414,308 | $5,121,512 | $14,088,372 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,636,667 | $5,036,109 | $15,335,375 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 80-0005516).
Questions about GRUB STREET INC
- What is the EIN of GRUB STREET INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GRUB STREET INC is 80-0005516.
- Is GRUB STREET INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to GRUB STREET INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GRUB STREET 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 GRUB STREET INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GRUB STREET INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GRUB STREET INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EVE BRIDBURG.
- Who are the officers and directors of GRUB STREET INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $156,163 (EVE BRIDBURG, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does GRUB STREET INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,376,128, expenses of $4,971,335 and total assets of $13,663,860 at year end.
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