Boston Policy Institute Inc
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What it says it does
BOSTON POLICY INSTITUTE WORKS TO FURTHER THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS MISSION INVOLVES CONDUCTING IN DEPTH POLICY RESEARCH, MONITORING AND ANALYSIS ON ISSUES FACING THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE CITY OF BOSTON.
- Income
- $604,000
- Spending
- $349,364
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- $122,727 spent. PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION: BPI'S PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND MONITORING WILL BE PRESENTED AT PUBLIC EVENTS AND THROUGH BPI'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. THE RESEARCH AND RESULTS OF MONITORING WILL ALSO BE PITCHED TO THE PRESS THROUGH PRESS RELEASES, OP-EDS, AND BY MAKING BPI STAFF AND AUTHORS OF THE RESEARCH AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AND INTERVIEWS. THE RESEARCH AND EVENTS FEATURING THE AUTHORS OR RESEARCH FINDINGS, WILL BE PROMOTED THROUGH PAID ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS AND DIGITAL MEDIA. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY BPI'S STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS. FUNDING FOR THESE ACTIVITIES COMES FROM INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, AND ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 PERCENT OF TIME ALLOCATED AND 50 PERCENT OF PROGRAM BUDGET. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE SOCIAL WELFARE BY PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY SOLUTIONS FACING THE STATE AND CITY.
- $66,064 spent. PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH & ANALYSIS: BPI CONDUCTS IN-DEPTH PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON ISSUES FACING THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE CITY OF BOSTON, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE STATE OF TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE, THE COST OF HOUSING, THE COMMONWEALTH'S AND THE CITY'S REVENUE COLLECTION AND SPENDING, AND THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND POLICY-MAKERS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY BPI'S STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE SOCIAL WELFARE BY SHINING A LIGHT ON THE DETAILS OF LOCAL AND STATE PUBLIC POLICY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.
- $41,000 spent. MONITORING & REPORTING ON PUBLIC ACTIONS: BPI MONITORS AND REPORTS ON PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS HELD BY THE CITY OF BOSTON AND ANY STATE LEGISLATIVE OR BUREAUCRATIC HEARINGS OR MEETINGS OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO THE PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT BPI IS FOCUSED ON. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY BPI'S STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE SOCIAL WELFARE BY ENSURING THAT THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS ARE AWARE OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE BY THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND AGENCY OFFICIALS AND THE HOW OF THOSE DECISIONS IMPACT THEIR LIVES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 March 2024.
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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