Newmarket Business Improvement District
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, MANAGE, OPERATE, ENHANCE AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE DESIGNATED NEWMARKET BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THROUGH ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES TO INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO MARKETING, MAINTENANCE, SECURITY, PLANNING AND PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DISTRICT ALL BEING SUPPLEMENTAL TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON.
- Income
- $4.0 million
- Spending
- $3.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 72%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 22
- Highest pay
- $191,374, president/clerk
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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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 67% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 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 (4)
- $1.0 million spent. TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMNEWMARKET SHUTTLESSINCE EARLY 2022, THE BID HAS OPERATED FOUR SHUTTLES THAT CRISSCROSS THE DISTRICT, CONNECTING ALL PARTS OF NEWMARKET TO THE RED LINE AT ANDREW STATION, THE ORANGE LINE AT RUGGLES STATION, AND THE FAIRMOUNT COMMUTER RAIL LINE AT NEWMARKET STATION. TOGETHER, THESE FOUR ROUTES SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 13,000 RIDERS PER MONTH AND HAVE PROVIDED OVER 400,000 TOTAL RIDES SINCE THE BID STARTED OPERATIONS.LIKE EVERYTHING WE DO, THE NEWMARKET SHUTTLES ARE FREE TO ALL RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN NEWMARKET. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, OUR SHUTTLE ROUTES HAVE EVOLVED TO BEST FIT THE NEEDS OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS; THESE ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN ORDER TO MEET DEMAND WHERE AND WHEN OUR PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE REQUIRED IT.REVOLUTIONIZING THE FAIRMOUNT-INDIGO COMMUTER LINEAS A MEMBER OF THE FAIRMOUNT INDIGO TRANSIT COALITION, NEWMARKET HAS PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FAIRMOUNT COMMUTER RAIL LINE, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT. PRIOR TO 2020, TRAINS ONLY RAN ONCE PER HOUR OR LESS ALONG THE LINE, BUT THANKS TO CONSTANT ADVOCACY AND PROMOTION, WHICH SAW THE FAIRMOUNT LINE REBOUND POST-COVID FASTER AND STRONGER THAN ANY OTHER LINE IN THE SYSTEM, THE MBTA HAS INCREASED SERVICE SO THAT THE TRAINS NOW RUN EVERY 30 MINUTES.RECENTLY, THE MBTA ALSO AGREED TO COMPLETELY ELECTRIFY THE LINE BY 2028. WHEN THIS IS DONE, NEWMARKET STATION WILL HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE CONNECTION TO SOUTH STATION EVERY FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MINUTES, AS WELL AS TO ALL THE COMMUNITIES FURTHER DOWN THE LINE THAT ARE HOME TO MANY EMPLOYEES WHO WORK AT BUSINESSES IN NEWMARKET. CREATING THIS RAPID TRANSIT THROUGH NEWMARKET WILL TREMENDOUSLY INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT EMPLOYEES AND NEW BUSINESSES.
- $1.0 million spent. BACK2WORK PROGRAMIN 2018, THE NEWMARKET BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, NOW THE NEWMARKET BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID), PROMOTED A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS TO THE CITY, AND WHILE IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AT THE TIME, BOSTON DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASSIST IN FUNDING IT. IN EARLY 2021, NEWMARKET BEGAN FUNDING THE PROGRAM OURSELVES AND FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, THE NEWMARKET BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HAS MANAGED THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING LOW-THRESHOLD SAME-DAY WORK FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SHELTER INSTABILITY, HOMELESSNESS AND/OR A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.THIS EFFORT ACKNOWLEDGES THE BARRIERS THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS FACE IN BOTH APPLYING FOR JOBS, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING THEIR EMPLOYMENT, AND CREATES A LOWER BARRIER APPROACH TO SUIT THEIR NEEDS.AS A RESULT OF OUR EARLY SUCCESS, THE BOSTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS ASSISTED US WITH FUNDING DURING THE PAST YEAR WHICH HAS LED TO A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE NOW ASSISTED OVER 150 INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE A LIFE OF SOBRIETY AND STABILITY.THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE NEWMARKET BID EMPLOYS HOMELESS AND HOUSING CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS IN THE MASS AND CASS AREA TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES IN CLEANING AND BEAUTIFYING THE AREA BY PROVIDING DAY JOBS INCLUDING LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION, TRASH REMOVAL, POWER WASHING, GRAFFITI REMOVAL AND SIMILAR.WE WORK IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND RECOVERY, SHELTER & ENGAGEMENT CENTER STAFF TO IDENTIFY/HIRE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE A LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS IN THIS PROGRAM. WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD CHANGING THEIR LIVES AND THE SOS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS.PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE REIMBURSED THROUGH CASH STIPENDS AND/OR GIFT CARDS, ALL OF WHICH CAN BE USED FOR WORK CLOTHES, APARTMENT NEEDS, MEDICAL NEEDS, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE PERSON MAY NEED. OF COURSE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THESE STIPENDS ONLY GO SO FAR AND WE MANY TIMES END UP PROVIDING "ADVANCES OR "EXTRA MONEY" FOR NECESSITIES INCLUDING BOOTS, SHOES, GOGGLES, CLEAN CLOTHES, SNACKS ETC.PARTICIPANTS WORK EVERY DAY ALONGSIDE PROGRAM STAFF AND PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, WHO ENGAGE THEM IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT THEIR CONNECTION TO SOCIAL SERVICES, SUCH AS HOUSING SUPPORTS, BENEFITS ACCESS, AND PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. IT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THE PROGRAM THAT, WHILE WE DO NOT REQUIRE THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE CLEAN WHEN THEY COME INTO THE PROGRAM, THEY HAVE TO BE WILLING TO WORK TOWARD SOBRIETY/RECOVERY DURING THEIR FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS WORKING WITH US. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR WORKERS ARE CURRENTLY IN RECOVERY/SOBRIETY AND ALL OF THE OTHERS, WHILE NOT THERE YET, ARE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY. IN ADDITION, IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE FIND MORE STABLE HOUSING FOR OUR WORKERS AND WHILE THE VAST MAJORITY WERE PREVIOUSLY LIVING IN TENTS OR ON THE STREET, THEY ARE NOW LIVING IN LOW THRESHOLD, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR IN SRO'S OR APARTMENTS.THE END GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO PROVIDE OUR WORKERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HIRED BY LOCAL COMPANIES IN PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME POSITIONS. WE HAVE PLACED MORE THAN 75 INDIVIDUALS INTO JOBS AND EXPECT TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER IN FY26.
- $901,071 spent. SAFETY AND SECURITY PROGRAMA PRIORITY FOR THE BID IS THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF ALL THOSE LIVING, WORKING, AND VISITING THE DISTRICT. IN JUNE 2022, NEW ENGLAND SECURITY BECAME OUR PARTNERS AND PROVIDES 24/7 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY THROUGHOUT THE AREA.WHILE BOSTON POLICE AND EMS DO A TREMENDOUS JOB IN OUR AREA, OUR SAFETY TEAM PROVIDES ANOTHER SET OF EYES AND "AN ADDED LAYER OF PROTECTION." OUR TEAM IS ABLE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL 911 CALLS BY PROVIDING RAPID RESPONSE IN THE DISTRICT TO A WIDE RANGE OF LOWER-LEVEL INFRACTIONS. IN THE FIRST 5 MONTHS, 911 CALLS WERE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 13% AND OUR BID SECURITY OFFICERS HAVE DEVELOPED STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE POLICE, BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS AND HAVE EARNED THE RESPECT AND TRUST OF THOSE LIVING ON THE STREETS.OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE NEWMARKET SECURITY TEAM HAS ANSWERED HUNDREDS OF CALLS FROM OUR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS EVERY SINGLE MONTH, AND MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME OF UNDER FIVE MINUTES. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT RESPONSES TO STAKEHOLDER CALLS, OUR OFFICERS PROACTIVELY ADDRESS MANY MORE INCIDENTS BEFORE THEY RISE TO THE LEVEL OF AFFECTING OUR STAKEHOLDERS. ALL IN ALL, THE BID'S SECURITY TEAM HAS RESPONDED TO OVER 45,000 INCIDENTS SINCE THEY STARTED WORKING WITH US THREE YEARS AGO.
- $152,158 spent. STORAGE OF HOMELESS BELONGINGS PROGRAMSINCE EARLY 2022, AT THE REQUEST OF, AND PAID FOR BY, THE CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE NEWMARKET BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (NEWMARKET BID) COLLECTS AND SAFELY STORES PERSONAL BELONGINGS FOR UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS FOR UP TO 60 DAYS.THE BELONGINGS ARE STORED IN A STORAGE FACILITY CLOSE TO THE 112 SOUTHAMPTON SHELTER. THE FACILITY IS CLEAN, DRY AND ACCESSIBLE.THE NEWMARKET BID PROVIDES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF THESE BELONGINGS TO THE STORAGE FACILITY.THE NEWMARKET BID EMPLOYS A STORAGE MANAGER AND A STORAGE ASSISTANT WHO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FROM BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS FOR PICK-UP OF THE BELONGINGS MONDAY-FRIDAY, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8AM AND 4PM. ONE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES IS NORMALLY ON SCENE FOR PICK-UP WITHIN HOUR/HOUR OF BEING REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL BELONGINGS IS LIMITED ROUGHLY TO 2-3 (50 GALLON) STORAGE BUCKETS AND/OR LIMITED ADDITIONAL OTHER CLOSED CONTAINERS AS REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. STORAGE MAY ALSO INCLUDE BICYCLES AND OTHER SIMILAR ITEMS AS REQUESTED.THE OWNERS OF THE PERSONAL BELONGINGS PACKS THE ITEMS FOR STORAGE AND THE STORAGE MANAGER SIGNS FOR THOSE ITEMS ONCE COLLECTED. NO ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE CAN BE STORED AND THIS IS STIPULATED ON THE SIGNED AGREEMENT.THE NEWMARKET BID MAKES THE BELONGINGS AVAILABLE FOR RETRIEVAL BETWEEN 9AM AND 1PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EXCEPT ON HOLIDAYS OR DURING SIMILAR TIMING AS AGREED UPON WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH.THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE BELONGINGS ARE IN STORAGE CAN REACH OUT TO AN OUTREACH WORKER AT THE 112 SHELTER OR THE ATKINSON STREET ENGAGEMENT CENTER TO REQUEST RETRIEVAL. THE DESIGNATED PERSON THEN CONTACTS THE STORAGE MANAGER EMPLOYED BY THE NEWMARKET BID AND THE BELONGINGS ARE RETURNED TO THEIR OWNER WITHIN ONE HALF HOUR. THE INDIVIDUALS CAN ALSO CALL THE BID OFFICE DIRECTLY IN ORDER TO REQUEST RETRIEVAL.THE NEWMARKET BID PROVIDES REGULAR REPORTS, AS REQUESTED, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH THAT CONTAIN UP-TO-DATE DATA INDICATING THE OWNERS' NAMES, BELONGING DETAILS AND STORAGE DETAILS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE UNDER THIS PROGRAM. THE REPORTS ALSO INDICATE THE NAMES AND BELONGING DETAILS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO RETRIEVED THEIR BELONGINGS.AT THE END OF THE 60 DAY STORAGE PERIOD OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S BELONGINGS, OR ANY TIME AFTER THAT DATE, THE NEWMARKET BID IS FREE TO DISPOSE OF THOSE BELONGINGS AFTER NOTIFYING THE BOSTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF THEIR INTENT TO DO SO. GENERALLY, EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO CONTACT THE INDIVIDUAL BEFORE ANY DISPOSAL IS INITIATED.ADVOCACY PROGRAMTHE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE BID ADVOCACY PROGRAM IS TO: PROVIDE ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE DISTRICT AND MAINTAIN NEWMARKET AS THE JOBS CENTER OF THE CITY. PROVIDE A VOICE FOR DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS ON ISSUES IMPACTING THE NEWMARKET AREA. PROMOTE BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES. REACH OUT TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DECISION-MAKERS TO ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS OF THE DISTRICT. WORK AS THE PRIMARY ADVOCATE AND VOICE OF ITS MEMBERSHIP FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE NEWMARKET DISTRICT. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL WHO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT THE NEWMARKET DISTRICT.
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 May 2023.
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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