Boston Attractions Group Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831361078
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
8778295500
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Business and Industry

Reported finances

Revenue
$32,025
Expenses
$33,651
Assets
$29,082
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN FERNANDES (PRESIDENT)
  • TOM VINGA (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KIRSTEN SCHULLER (TREASURER)
  • JOHN FERNANDES (PRESIDENT)
  • TOM VINGA (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Boston attractions group (bag) is a partnership of organizations dedicated to group travel in greater boston. Bag presents group leaders and tour planners with information relating to attractions in boston and suggestions for itinerary planning. Bag conducts various marketing initiatives and sales missions with the purpose of promoting common economic interests of member commercial enterprises in the group travel market. The organization promotes commerce not only among its membership but also in partnership with organizations such as the greater boston convention and visitors bureau.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promoting tourism in the greater boston area

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.8% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -21.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.3% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $29K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.