MASSACHUSETTS PPD FUND INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $27K · expenses $145K · assets $39K
- EIN
- 83-1285489
- Address
- PO BOX 320526, WEST ROXBURY, MA 02132-0009
- Website
- Massppdfund.org
- NTEE code
- F70
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- May 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
See schedule O
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 15 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessamyn Colbert | President Director | 2020-2025 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ashlyn Rizzo | Clerk Director | 2020-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Claire Levesque | Treasurer Director | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ellen Story (former) | Director | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lucy Chie (former) | Clerk Director | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carolyn Coleman (former) | Director | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dan Healy (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nicole Christian Brathwaite (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kaitlynne Vasquez (former) | Clerk | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Leena Mittal (former) | DIRECTOR | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lise Fried (former) | PRESIDENT | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Yaminette Diaz-Linhart (former) | Clerk Director | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cindy Liu (former) | Director | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Marie-Frances Rivera (former) | Treasurer Director | 2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Yogman (former) | Director | 2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessamyn Colbert | President Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlyn Rizzo | Clerk Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire Levesque | Treasurer Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessamyn Colbert | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlyn Rizzo | President Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ellen Story | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lucy Chie | Clerk Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carolyn Coleman | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire Levesque | Treasurer Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dan Healy | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nicole Christian Brathwaite | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessamyn Colbert | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlyn Rizzo | President Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ellen Story | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lucy Chie | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carolyn Coleman | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kaitlynne Vasquez | Clerk | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire Levesque | Treasurer Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dan Healy | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nicole Christian Brathwaite | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCY CHIE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CAROLYN COLEMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LEENA MITTAL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ELLEN STORY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LISE FRIED | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ASHLYN RIZZO | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAITLYNNE VASQUEZ | CLERK | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessamyn Colbert | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlyn Rizzo | Treasurer Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yaminette Diaz-Linhart | Clerk Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lise Fried | President Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ellen Story | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cindy Liu | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leena Mittal | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lucy Chie | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carolyn Coleman | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kaitlynne Vasquez | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessamyn Colbert | Exec Director President Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marie-Frances Rivera | Treasurer Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yaminette Diaz-Linhart | Clerk Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Yogman | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ellen Story | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cindy Liu | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leena Mittal | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lise Fried | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lucy Chie | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlyn Rizzo | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $27,422 | $144,554 | $39,241 | $37,242 | $27,249 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $86,126 | $214,909 | $155,804 | $154,374 | $68,909 | $16,497 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $76,337 | $76,130 | $289,552 | $283,157 | $48,940 | $26,794 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $368,807 | $137,722 | $402,108 | $282,950 | $359,372 | $554 | $50,000 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $64,910 | $58,154 | $52,878 | $51,865 | $56,246 | $8,664 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $69,772 | $54,838 | $49,284 | $45,109 | $64,963 | $4,809 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $337,321 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2023 | 2 | $271,000 | 2023 | $70,000 | show |
| PERIGEE FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2020-2021 | 3 | $40,000 | 2021 | $15,000 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020, 2022-2023 | 3 | $26,121 | 2023 | $13,634 | show |
| AMICA COMPANIES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “MASSACHUSETTS PPD FUND INC” | 2024 | 1 | $200 | 2024 | $200 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $144,554 spent · pay $114,221 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $114,221 | 79.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $19,199 | 13.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $11,134 | 7.7% | |
| Total | $144,554 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $214,909 spent · pay $77,540 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $122,124 | 56.8% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $77,540 | 36.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $15,245 | 7.1% | |
| Total | $214,909 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $76,130 spent · pay $9,396 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $54,488 | 71.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $12,246 | 16.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $9,396 | 12.3% | |
| Total | $76,130 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $137,722 spent · pay $53,825 · grants $0 · events $3,867
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS AN | $64,660 | $64,660 | - | - | 46.9% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $50,000 | $42,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | 36.3% | |
| Fees: other services | $5,926 | $5,926 | - | - | 4.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $4,818 | - | $4,818 | - | 3.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $3,825 | $3,251 | $383 | $191 | 2.8% | |
| Other (as described) Event | EVENT EXPENSES | $3,451 | $3,451 | - | - | 2.5% |
| All other expenses | $1,258 | $878 | $380 | - | 0.9% | |
| Information technology | $1,211 | $1,194 | - | $17 | 0.9% | |
| Other (as described) | DONATIONS AND GIFTS | $1,051 | $1,051 | - | - | 0.8% |
| Other (as described) | EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE | $819 | $349 | - | $470 | 0.6% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $416 | $214 | $202 | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $287 | $287 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $8,874 | $0 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $137,722 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $58,154 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $52,832 | 90.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $4,173 | 7.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $1,149 | 2.0% | |
| Total | $58,154 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $54,838 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $49,516 | 90.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $4,520 | 8.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $802 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $54,838 | 100% |
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