Boston Education Skills & Training Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND TRAINING TO EXCEL IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGE (ESOL) CLASSES, SKILL TRAINING CLASSES IN HOSPITALITY RELATED AREAS, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $2.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 11.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 84%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 19
- Highest pay
- $150,580, 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: 83 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 33 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 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
10 of 10Gave 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 (1)
- $1.6 million spent. EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING IN FY25, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 1,034 ENROLLMENTS ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. SERVICE DELIVERY WAS DONE IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF OUR CLIENTS.SKILLS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS CLASSES WERE TAUGHT PRIMARILY IN PERSON. ENROLLMENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: 31 IN THE BANQUET SERVER TRAINING PROGRAM, 81 IN CPR/AED CERTIFICATION, 28 IN ERGONOMICS, 56 IN MA ALLERGENS, 65 IN OSHA, 102 IN SERVSAFE, AND 112 IN TIPS (TRAINING FOR INTERVENTION PROCEDURES - THE SAFE SERVING OF ALCOHOL).ENGLISH, U.S. CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION, AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSES WERE TAUGHT REMOTELY, IN-PERSON, AND HYBRID. ENROLLMENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: 29 IN U.S. CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION, 146 IN ENGLISH CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, 3 IN INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING, AND 76 IN TECHNOLOGY CLASSES.PROVIDED CAREER COACHING SERVICES TO 67 CLIENTS ENROLLED IN OUR INCUMBENT WORKER PROGRAM.IN ADDITION, OFFERED NEW PROGRAMMING: PROFESSIONAL GUEST SERVICES TRAINING (33 ENROLLMENTS), SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING (12 ENROLLMENTS), AND UNDERSTANDING YOUR BENEFITS TRAINING (95 ENROLLMENTS).JOB SEEKERFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 98 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN JOB SEEKER PROGRAM: 66 IN THE INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY, HOUSEKEEPING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, 11 IN THE CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM, AND 21 IN DIRECT CAREER COACHING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES. JOB SEEKER CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN-PERSON WITH CERTAIN COMPONENTS TAUGHT AT EACH SITE (MEDFORD TRAINING CENTER AND SEAPORT TRAINING CENTER).VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENTTHE ORGANIZATION HOSTED COLLEGE INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED VARIOUS SERVICES INCLUDING TUTORING, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, PRACTICE INTERVIEWS, RESUME DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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