The Boston Consortium for Higher Education Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Boston Consortium for Higher Education empowers its member institutions to thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment. Through innovative programs, initiatives, and thought leadership, TBC enables members to improve their financial and operational performance as well as the quality of their offerings.
- Income
- $2.4 million
- Spending
- $2.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 57%
- Reserves
- 8.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 64%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 21
- Highest pay
- $319,176, 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: 82 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1557% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (2)
- $1.3 million spent. The Boston Consortium for Higher Educations programming is focused on servicing their members with the community of practice and the share service programs. The Boston Consoritum for Higher Education's Communities of Practice serve as forums for discussion, support, information sharing, and problem solving among peers. The communities gather in-person, conduct video meetings, and connect via TBCs listservs. Through the meetings and listservs, members share best practices, brainstorm ideas for new shared services and contracts for cost savings, and deepen their collegial relationships through collaboration. The Boston Consortium for Higher Education manages shared service programs designed to help members realize additional value, collaborate, and achieve administrative excellence. Shared services include internal audit services, risk management services, and the Academic and Healthcare Travel Program which offers discounts for domestic and international travel.
- During FY23 the Consortium received grants and funding from participating institutions to create an insurance captive to support the objectives of the member institutions. The primary objectives of this captive were long-term cost savings, more predictable costs that were less subject to commercial market volatility and to provide increased control of coverage and capacity. In FY24 the Consortium provided $100,000 assistance to edRisk to assist with the program.
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
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1999.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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