BOSTON SPORTS AND SHOULDER CENTER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $74K · expenses $186K · assets $28K

Also known as
RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
EIN
86-2498256
Address
840 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM, MA 02451-1433
Website
BSSCRESEARCHFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
E12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2021 (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))
Principal officer
John Richmond (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE MISSION OF THE BOSTON BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., IS TO CONDUCT AND FOSTER RESEARCH IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS, PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION ABOUT ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS, AND SUPPORT PATIENTS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
John Richmond PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas Wuerz VICE PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kai Mithoefer TREASURER2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jacob Kirsch SECRETARY2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Miller DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
David Passofaro DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Morgan Herman DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Caltaldo DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kiet Le CLERK2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN RICHMOND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS WUERZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KAI MITHOEFER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JACOB KIRSCH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID PASSOFARO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN HERMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL CALTALDO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KIET LE CLERK1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN RICHMOND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS WUERZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KAI MITHOEFER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JACOB KIRSCH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID PASSOFARO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN HERMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL CALTALDO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KIET LE CLERK1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN RICHMOND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS WUERZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KAI MITHOEFER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JACOB KIRSCH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID PASSOFARO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN HERMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL CALTALDO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KIET LE CLERK1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN RICHMOND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS WUERZ VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KAI MITHOEFER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JACOB KIRSCH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID PASSOFARO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN HERMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,300$186,473 $28,117-$249,349 $74,300- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,050$170,033 $91,288-$137,176 $40,050- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,715$117,621 $110,627-$7,193 $138,715- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,258$87,545 $57,945-$28,287 $59,258- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $39,300 in all, tax years 2022 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ASES FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$29,300 2024$29,300
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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LineAs describedTotalShare
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