PERFECT SEAS FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $12.9M · expenses $8.6M · assets $123.9M

EIN
84-3835636
Address
1380 SOLDIERS FIELD RD STE 2100, BOSTON, MA 02135-1052
NTEE code
P20 Human Service Organizations (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2020 (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 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Michael A Bass PRESIDENT2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL A BASS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL A BASS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL A BASS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL A BASS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL A BASS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $8.0M
2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $8.0M
2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $9.0M
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $5.2M
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $6.0M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 1 contributor · $1.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL A BASS THE PERFECT SEAS NOM Person BOSTON, MA $1,700,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $4.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 MICHAEL A BASS THE PERFECT SEAS NOM Person BOSTON, MA $2,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
1 MICHAEL A BASS THE PERFECT SEAS NOM Person BOSTON, MA $1,724,212$1,724,212 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $15.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MICHAEL A BASS THE PERFECT SEAS NOM Person BOSTON, MA $15,631,347$15,631,347 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 2 contributors · $3.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 MICHAEL A BASS THE PERFECT SEAS NOM Person BOSTON, MA $3,655,668$3,655,668 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
1 MICHAEL A BASS THE PERFECT SEAS NOM Person BOSTON, MA $91,270- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,934,873$8,557,027 $123,939,828$123,939,828 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,222,875$8,157,816 $119,597,104$119,597,104 $1,700,000- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,991,290$9,175,922 $117,352,289$117,352,289 $4,224,212- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,594,764$5,534,134 $119,536,921$119,536,921 $15,633,261- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,079,881$6,030,500 $104,476,291$104,476,291 $3,746,938- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS INCMAP20 $11,828,378$12,138,622 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$159,895 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF SOMERVILLE INCMAP20 $10,577,120$10,343,636 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$171,479 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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DENTAQUEST PARTNERSHIP FOR ORAL HEALTH ADVANCEMENT INCMAP20 $11,141,935$14,531,224 Clerk$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
ASCENTRIA CARE ALLIANCE INCMAP20 $11,209,979$11,267,517 PRESIDENT & CEO$753,028 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
ASCENTRIA CARE ALLIANCE INCMAP20 $15,822,393$14,854,530 PRESIDENT & CEO$753,028 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
HENRY LEE WILLIS COMMUNITY CENTER INCMAP20 $11,859,845$11,837,481 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$164,654 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF WORCESTER INCMAP20 $15,811,348$17,043,472 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$189,136 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER MASSACHUSETTS INCMAP20 $15,424,954$15,286,461 CEO$216,171 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
ROGERSON COMMUNITIESMAP20 $14,159,491$11,882,956 PRESIDENT$673,705 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
NEW NORTH CITIZENS COUNCILMAP20 $11,456,571$9,628,808 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$165,467 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
FOUNDATION 2 INCIAP20 $11,783,021$11,273,739 CHIEF EXEC.$194,053 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, similar name
LINKS FOUNDATION INCDCP20 $15,558,865$11,235,118 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$183,411 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $78,734,481215 39DAF sponsor2016–2024 LEE FOUNDATION FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP INC; INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC; PRIME COALITION INC; ST BONIFACE HAITI FOUNDATION INC and 35 more
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC $36,615,42035 9DAF sponsor2017–2024 INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC; LEE FOUNDATION FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP INC; ROGERSON COMMUNITIES; IIT MADRAS FOUNDATION and 5 more
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LARRY H MILLER & GAIL MILLER FAMILY FOUNDATION $10,035,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 SALT LAKE COUNTY FOUNDATION
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W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION $8,943,43032 3Private foundation2009–2024 ST BONIFACE HAITI FOUNDATION INC; LINKS FOUNDATION INC; MARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $8,632,056151 36DAF sponsor2019–2025 NEW NORTH CITIZENS COUNCIL; IIT MADRAS FOUNDATION; INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC; NORTH SEATTLE FOOD CONNECTION and 32 more
TIMOTHY T DAY FOUNDATION INC $8,223,6109 1Private foundation2016–2024 MARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION
BOSTON FOUNDATION INC $7,618,71685 11DAF sponsor2009–2024 ST BONIFACE HAITI FOUNDATION INC; PRIME COALITION INC; WOMENS LUNCH PLACE INC; ROGERSON COMMUNITIES and 7 more

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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.

2024 · Form 990PF · $8,557,027 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,000,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,000,000 93.5%
Taxes $531,617 6.2%
Fees: other professional $16,877 0.2%
Fees: accounting $8,240 0.1%
Fees: legal $293 0.0%
Total$8,557,027100%

View the filing

2023 · Form 990PF · $8,157,816 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,000,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,000,000 98.1%
Taxes $111,549 1.4%
Fees: other professional $38,767 0.5%
Fees: accounting $7,500 0.1%
Total$8,157,816100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $9,175,922 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,000,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $9,000,000 98.1%
Taxes $130,019 1.4%
Fees: other professional $38,403 0.4%
Fees: accounting $7,500 0.1%
Total$9,175,922100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $5,534,134 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,250,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,250,000 94.9%
Taxes $263,571 4.8%
Fees: other professional $12,549 0.2%
Fees: accounting $6,100 0.1%
Fees: legal $1,914 0.0%
Total$5,534,134100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $6,030,500 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,000,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,000,000 99.5%
Fees: legal $20,464 0.3%
Fees: other professional $4,882 0.1%
Other expenses $3,089 0.1%
Fees: accounting $2,000 0.0%
Taxes $65 0.0%
Total$6,030,500100%

View the filing

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