Pear Square Collaborative Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The organization has been established to maintain the public art of Edward Everett Square in Dorchester Massachusetts and foster its public enjoyment as a cultural amenity. The organization raises funds to support Edward Everett Square improvements, maintenance, landscaping, beautification and public art projects.
- Income
- $12,600
- Spending
- $51,987
- Reserves
- 4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 313% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 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)
- $25,000 spent. The organization has initiated a project to transform Dorchester's historic Richardson Park into a "Dorchester Community History Garden". The project aspires to create a work that will instill citizens with a sense of community identity; generate public discourse; and serve the symbolic needs of the public sphere in which the art park will reside. The art park/history garden may include harmoniously positioned features such as sculpture, amphitheater, banners, interpretive signage, etc., in an aesthetically ambient greenspace for public enjoyment and cultural edification.The organization contracted with Sasaki Associates to develop the first step in the overall project, viz. the project's pre-design plan. Sasaki's deliverable establishes an initio conceptual vision and associated budget for the park; identified the make-up of a core stakeholder group capable of guiding he narrative, design, implementation and operation of the history garden; and formulates a preliminary roadmap to implementation, including a project schedule and a clear set of next steps. By way of public art and other features of the community history garden, PSC aims to create for this historic place an ambience of beauty, culture and inspiration. By way of Dorchester community history, PSC aims to create a path to empathy and shared culture and trust across the extraordinary diversity of Boston's largest neighborhood.
- $26,984 spent. Flowerbed renovation and watering at Edward Everett Square art site. Funds raised in previous fiscal year.
- $348 spent. Website maintenance
- $40 spent. Brick inscription
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 June 2021.
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 October 21, 2026.
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