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Boston Acupuncture Project Inc

EIN 82-5011604 · Hyde Park, MA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak27 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BOSTON ACUPUNCTURE PROJECT'S (BAP) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE ACUPUNCTURE IN A GROUP SETTING, CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE, AND OTHER FORMS OF HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE. BY OFFERING RELIEF FROM PAIN, STRESS, AND ISOLATION, BAP AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE, AND THE STRENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

Income
$78,857
Spending
$87,924
Reserves
1.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 85%
Highest pay
$30,825, president

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 27 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 53% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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. $77,461 spent. BOSTON ACUPUNCTURE PROJECT, INC. BUILDS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING WIDELY ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE ACUPUNCTURE IN A COMMUNITY (GROUP) SETTING, AS WELL AS OTHER FORMS OF HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE, CREATING A PLACE OF REST, REFUGE, AND REJUVENATION. BY OFFERING RELIEF FROM PAIN, STRESS, AND ISOLATION, WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE, AND THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. REGULAR ACCESS TO ACUPUNCTURE CAN HELP MANAGE CHRONIC ILLNESS, RELIEVE CHRONIC PAIN, AND RESOLVE ACUTE CONDITIONS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 December 2018.

    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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