Nonprofit · EIN 84-5092934
MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02111
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $553,488 | $418,135 | $135,353 | $386,945 | $115,954 | $270,991 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $484,845 | $451,720 | $33,125 | $166,633 | $30,995 | $135,638 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $317,281 | $334,755 | -$17,474 | $118,187 | $15,674 | $102,513 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $561,477
- of which government grants
- $161,600
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$7,989
- Other revenue
- -$7,989
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $114,024
- Other salaries and wages
- $190,171
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $335,918
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,000
- Accounting fees
- $16,110
- Occupancy
- $12,170
- Program services (functional)
- $275,273
- Management and general (functional)
- $85,217
- Fundraising (functional)
- $57,645
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $166,633
- Total assets, end of year
- $386,945
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $115,954
- Net assets, end of year
- $270,991
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $270,991
- Gross receipts
- $567,602
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 52
- Year formed
- 2020
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTH ZAKARIN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $109,392 | $4,639 |
| MARK SCOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET GOLDENBERG | PRESIDENT EMERITA Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BARON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVAN BARTON | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MCDEVITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ABRIGAL FORRESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NED NOTIS MCCONARTY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB STEGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHELLE SADLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR AMINAH PILGRIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY MALLOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY ROWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GILDESGAME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHAPIRO-BERKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIE MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIANNA BUTTERWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FAUSTINA CUEVAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEN CONERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTH ZAKARIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $98,200 | $4,152 |
| MARK SCOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY DIGGS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD M OSGOOD SR | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BARON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMELIA KOCH | FORMER TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET GOLDENBERG | FORMER PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MCDEVITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVAN BARTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ABRIGAL FORRESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NED NOTIS MCCONARTY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB STEGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GIBSON | FORMER BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHELLE SADLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR AMINAH PILGRIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY MALLOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY ROWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GILDESGAME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHAPIRO-BERKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANNA BUTTERWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTH ZAKARIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $85,611 | $6,878 |
| JANET GOLDENBERG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SCOTT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMELIA KOCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANNA BUTTERWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GILDESGAME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE GROVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY MALLOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL MIRANDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD NOTIS-MCCONARTY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD M OSGOOD SR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR AMINAH PILGRIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE RANALLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY ROWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHAPIRO-BERKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB STEGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GIBSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHELLE SADLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 138 TREMONT ST, BOSTON, MA 02111-1318
- In care of
- % RUTH ZAKARIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RUTH ZAKARIN, 138 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON, MA 02111
- Signed the 990
- RUTH ZAKARIN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (617) 718-5645
- Website
- WWW.MAPREVENTGUNVIOLENCE.ORG
- 990-N for 2019 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: RUTH ZAKARIN, 11 BEACON STREET SUITE 722, BOSTON MA 02108. Mailing address: 11 BEACON STREET SUITE 722, BOSTON MA 02108.
- Return prepared by
- SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC
Mission
THE MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE BRINGS TOGETHER IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, ADVOCATES, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND POLICY-MAKERS TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN ALL ITS FORMS. BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT GUN VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY EXACERBATED BY ECONOMIC DISPARITY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM, WE ADDRESS THOSE ROOT CAUSES THROUGH EDUCATION, POLICY ANALYSIS, TRAUMA INFORMED ADVOCACY, AND BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE EVERY ONE OF US, IN EVERY ZIP CODE, LIVES FREE FROM THE THREAT OF GUN VIOLENCE.THE COALITION BRINGS TOGETHER IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, ADVOCATES, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, AND POLICY-MAKERS TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN ALL ITS FORMS. BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT GUN VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY EXACERBATED BY ECONOMIC DISPARITY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM, WE ADDRESS THOSE ROOT CAUSES THROUGH EDUCATION, POLICY ANALYSIS, TRAUMA INFORMED ADVOCACY, AND BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.DIRECTED BY SURVIVORS AND MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, WE SEEK TO STRENGTHEN LEGISLATION, GUN SAFETY PRACTICES, RESEARCH, AND FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS TO CREATE A COMMONWEALTH THAT IS FREE FROM GUN VIOLENCE. THE COALITION ENGAGES IN THIS WORK THROUGH FOUR MAIN AVENUES: EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, AND COALITION BUILDING.Expenses $275,273
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-5092934
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $386,945
- Income (IRS master file)
- $567,602
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $553,488 | $418,135 | $386,945 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $484,845 | $451,720 | $166,633 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $317,281 | $334,755 | $118,187 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $273,838 | $292,028 | $130,032 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | $347,839 | $201,426 | $140,067 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: RUTH ZAKARIN Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | June 30, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 84-5092934).
Questions about MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC
- What is the EIN of MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC is 84-5092934.
- Is MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE 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 MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RUTH ZAKARIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,392 (RUTH ZAKARIN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does MASSACHUSETTS COALITION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $553,488, expenses of $418,135 and total assets of $386,945 at year end.
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