Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.1m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$3.7m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$657k
$5.5m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $4.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
3.1 years on average
Staff
0
23 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation Inc's network
3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Smith | President, Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Joseph Kamay | Clerk, Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Katherine Decelles | Treasurer, Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Natasa Vucetic | Assistant Treasurer | 2018 |
| Paul Eric Krauss | Vice-President | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Smith | President, Trustee | 1 | $0 | $1.3m | $8k |
| Katherine Decelles | Treasurer, Trustee | 1 | $0 | $219k | $19k |
| Joseph Kamay | Clerk, Trustee | 1 | $0 | $90k | $10k |
| Paul Eric Krauss | Vice-President | 1 | $0 | $315k | $48k |
About
- Legal name
- Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 043311403
- Address
- 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, 02115-4557
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- To provide for public celebration, concert, and fireworks on july 4thin boston, viewed by thousands in person and through the media. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A840 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1995
- Principal officer
- Chad Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsKatherine Decelles
≥2years on the filingsChad Smith
≥2years on the filingsJoseph Kamay
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $657k
- Total liabilities
- $5.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $4.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2m
- Program service revenue
- $127k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 23
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.4m | $3.1m | Deficit $659k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.