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Pine Street Inn Inc

EIN 04-2516093 · Boston, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood89 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF PINE STREET INN IS TO END HOMELESSNESS. PINE STREET INN PARTNERS WITH HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO HELP THEM MOVE FROM THE STREETS AND SHELTER TO A HOME AND ASSISTS FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN RETAINING HOUSING. WE PROVIDE STREET OUTREACH, EMERGENCY SERVICES, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, JOB TRAINING AND CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT. WE TIRELESSLY ADVOCATE FOR COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO END HOMELESSNESS.

Income
$118.3 million
Spending
$99.7 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
10 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 49%
Employees
951
Volunteers
4,375
Highest pay
$432,436, pres. & executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 25% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 18% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    25 of 25 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $34.8 million spent. EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAMSPINE STREET INN'S EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAMS PROVIDE 100% OF BOSTON'S ADULT HOMELESS STREET OUTREACH AND ONE OF THE LARGEST SINGLE SHARES OF EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS IN BOSTON. IN FY25, WE PROVIDED SHELTER AND STREET OUTREACH SERVICES TO OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ENHANCED SERVICES IN ONE SHELTER TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER. THE PROGRAM GOAL IS FIRST TO PRESERVE LIFE SAFETY FOR ALL WHO NEED IT AND, THROUGH ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES, HELP AND EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ON THE PROCESSES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO MOVE FROM THE STREET AND SHELTER TO PERMANENT HOUSING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND ULTIMATELY PREVENT CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS.
  2. $30.9 million spent. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSINGPINE STREET'S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES THE LARGEST SINGLE SHARE OF PERMANENT HOUSING DEDICATED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH A LONG HISTORY OF HOMELESSNESS HAVE A PERMANENT HOME AND GAIN GREATER LEVELS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY OVER TIME THROUGH INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLANS. THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN 1,100 UNITS OF HOUSING AND THE CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES NEEDED TO STABILIZE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN THAT HOUSING. IN FY25, PINE STREET'S HOUSING PROGRAM SUPPORTED 1,188 INDIVIDUALS IN HOUSING WITH 98% OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS RETAINING THEIR HOUSING. FORTY-ONE TENANTS REACHED SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND MOVED ON FROM PSI'S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY-BASED LIVING. THIS CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER HOUSING TO 41 NEW TENANTS WITHIN OUR EXISTING HOUSING PORTFOLIO.
  3. $8.0 million spent. HOUSING PLACEMENTPINE STREET INN PARTNERS WITH BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDERS IN DELIVERING HOUSING PLACEMENT AND STABILIZATION SERVICES. IN FY25, 350 INDIVIDUALS FROM THE STREET AND SHELTER WERE HOUSED THROUGH THESE SERVICES. OUR SERVICES ARE BASED ON EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS, INNOVATION AND ONGOING RESEARCH, WHICH LEVERAGES ALL POSSIBLE RESOURCES TO BRING INDIVIDUALS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. OUR HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES START AT THE FRONT DOOR WITH TRIAGE WHERE WE WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS IMMEDIATELY TO RESOLVE THEIR HOUSING CRISIS. FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MORE COMPLEX HOUSING BARRIERS, RAPID REHOUSING SERVICES PROVIDE HOUSING SEARCH, INCOME MAXIMIZATION, PLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED STABILIZATION SERVICES. FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, A SPECIAL HOUSING NAVIGATION TEAM WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON CONTINUUM OF CARE TO ENGAGE AND MATCH INDIVIDUALS WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
  4. $5.6 million spent. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTPINE STREET INN'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE FOOD SERVICES, JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM PREPARED, SHIPPED, SERVED AND DELIVERED 1,265,000 MEALS, OR OVER 3,400 MEALS A DAY, FOR PINE STREET INN SHELTER GUESTS AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS, ENGAGING 116 SHELTER AND RE-ENTRY PARTICIPANTS IN A FOOD SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, MORE THAN 50 GUESTS PARTICIPATED IN HOUSEKEEPING TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE ITS EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM OFFERINGS IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, DIGITAL LITERACY AND INTERPERSONAL AND LIFE SKILLS, WHICH ARE SO IMPORTANT IN GETTING AND RETAINING EMPLOYMENT IN THESE TIMES. FURTHERMORE, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED SERVICE OFFERINGS THAT INCLUDE CORI SEALS, CLOTHING REFERRALS, IDENTIFICATION NEEDS, AND HOUSING PATHWAY REFERRALS. APPROXIMATELY 61% OF TRAINEES PARTICIPATED IN INTERNSHIPS WITH 58 JOB PLACEMENTS WITH AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $19.62.PINE STREET'S RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE ROUND-THE-CLOCK SUPPORT AND STRUCTURED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS COUNSELING TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS LEAVING DETOXIFICATION CENTERS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS PREVENT RELAPSE AND GAIN MOMENTUM TOWARDS PERMANENT HOUSING. MORE THAN 285 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE POST-DETOX PROGRAM IN FY25.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1974.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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