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EIN 22-2514422

Boston Education Fund (BEDF)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
8
City
Roxbury
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
1984
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
B84: Alumni Associations
Description
Boston Educational Development Foundation (BEDF) is the fiscal partner (501 c(3) ) of Boston Public Schools (BPS) and exists for the purpose of improving educational opportunities for the students of BPS.
Also known as...
The Boston Educational Development Foundation; Boston Educational Development Foundation
Total revenues
$13,945,804
2023
Total expenses
$13,044,823
2023
Total assets
$16,217,388
2023
Num. employees
8
2023

Program areas at BEDF

The Foundation provides general management, financial, administrative, bookkeeping, accounting, fiscal reporting and fundraising support to private-funded programs that further The Educational aims and goals of Boston public schools. The Foundation also provides fundraising support to schools in The following areas: grant seeking and dissemination, fundraising training and grant writing coaching, assistance in grants review, and creation of online fundraising campaigns for schools and programs.

Who funds Boston Education Fund (BEDF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Boston After School & Beyond (BASB)Summer Learning Community and the Partnerships in Social and Emotional Learning Initiative$454,743
Liberty Mutual FoundationCharlestown HS Partnership$205,000
English for New Bostonians (ENB)English Learning for Adults$133,000
...and 41 more grants received totalling $1,811,607

Personnel at BEDF

NameTitleCompensation
Pamela LeinsExecutive Director$160,768

Financials for BEDF

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$12,453,338
Program services$995,283
Investment income and dividends$497,183
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$13,945,804

Form 990s for BEDF

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-12-18990View PDF
2023-062024-05-15990View PDF
2022-062024-03-12990View PDF
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-09990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 23 new grant, including a grant for $80,000 from EdVestors
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $133,000 from English for New Bostonians (ENB)
July 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
July 10, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 26 new grant, including a grant for $4,894,000 from Ge Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsPeer-to-peer fundraisingTax deductible donationsFiscal sponsorAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 190886
Roxbury, MA 02119
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Suffolk County, MA
Website URL
bedf.org/ 
Phone
(617) 635-9700
IRS details
EIN
22-2514422
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1984
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B84: Alumni Associations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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