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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

A BETTER CITY INC

EIN 04-3036987 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)

What they do

to ENGAGE THE GREATER BOSTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY and CIVIC INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS and INFLUENCING POLICY THROUGH RESEARCH and COLLABORATION ON TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATE, and LAND ISSUES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $74.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

69.60%of revenue went to mission work74.5% of expenses · Program services
6.21%of revenue went to fundraising6.6% of expenses
$93.47spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
17.66%of revenue went to management and office costs18.9% of expenses
$1.29in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
25.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,619,602
Mission workProgram services$1,823,19569.60% of revenue74.5% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$462,72517.66% of revenue18.9% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$162,6346.21% of revenue6.6% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$171,0486.53% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$2,448,55493.47% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2025CurrentExpense mix: 74.5% mission · 18.9% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.47% of revenue
2024Expense mix: 74.2% mission · 18.8% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.70% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 76.2% mission · 16.5% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.09% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 76.6% mission · 14.3% management · 9.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.84% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 71.8% mission · 18.1% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.58% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 70.9% mission · 29.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.08% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 66.0% mission · 34.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.26% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 68.0% mission · 32.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.43% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,619,602
Expenses$2,448,554
Annual surplus $171,048 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,823,195 · 74.5% of expenses
Management and office costs$462,725 · 18.9% of expenses
Fundraising$162,634 · 6.6% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$2,619,602
Expenses$2,448,554
Assets$3,168,418
Income$2,700,572
Contributions$671,580
Mission work (program services)$1,823,195
Fundraising$162,634
Management and general$462,725
Stocks and bonds$1,090,377
Accounting fees$200,361
Investing fees$3,302
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
KATHRYN DINEENPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $354,452Base $327,207 · Other $27,245
THOMAS RYANSR ADVSR POLICY, GOVERNMEN · 40 hrs/week $145,135Base $140,313 · Other $4,822
ELIZABETH SULLIVANADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $137,118Base $124,640 · Other $12,478
YVE TORRIECLIMATE, ENERGY & RESILENC · 40 hrs/week $131,463Base $119,057 · Other $12,406
SCOTT MULLENTRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $126,093Base $120,316 · Other $5,777
THOMAS NALLYSENIOR ADVISOR · 40 hrs/week $118,368Base $116,755 · Other $1,613

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (100)

KATHRYN DINEENPRESIDENT & CEO

THOMAS RYANSR ADVSR POLICY, GOVERNMEN

ELIZABETH SULLIVANADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

YVE TORRIECLIMATE, ENERGY & RESILENC

SCOTT MULLENTRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR

THOMAS NALLYSENIOR ADVISOR

ABE MENZINBOARD MEMBER

AJ GOGOLINBOARD MEMBER

ALEXANDER LEVENTHALBOARD MEMBER

ALLAN AMESBOARD MEMBER

ALLAN JUWONOPUTROBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW DANKWERTHBOARD MEMBER

ANGEL DOYLEBOARD MEMBER

BASIL SEGGOSBOARD MEMBER

BEVIN LITTLEHALEBOARD MEMBER

BOB BIGGIOBOARD MEMBER

BOB LAWLERBOARD MEMBER

BOB MALONEYBOARD MEMBER

BRIAN BARRINGERBOARD MEMBER

BRIAN DACEYBOARD MEMBER

CAITLIN DODGEBOARD MEMBER

CAROLE CHARNOWBOARD MEMBER

CECILIA NARDIBOARD MEMBER

CHARLES HOLLINSBOARD MEMBER

CHARLES PAPPALARDOBOARD MEMBER

CHRIS COLLINSBOARD MEMBER

CHRISTOPHER MAHERBOARD MEMBER

CHRISTOPHER PEABODYBOARD MEMBER

DAN EGANBOARD MEMBER

DANA GRIFFINBOARD MEMBER

DANI SIMONSBOARD MEMBER

DANIELLE BLAKEBOARD MEMBER

DAVID BOISBOARD MEMBER

DAVID FRIEDMANBOARD MEMBER

DAVID HANITCHECKBOARD MEMBER

DAVID MANFREDIBOARD MEMBER

DAVID SILVERMANBOARD MEMBER

DAVID WILKINSONBOARD MEMBER

DON CHIOFAROBOARD MEMBER

DONALD SVOBODABOARD MEMBER

DUSTY RHODESBOARD MEMBER

ELIZABETH GROBCLERK

EUDAD GONZALEZBOARD MEMBER

GAUTAM SUNDARAMBOARD MEMBER

GEOFF HOWELLBOARD MEMBER

GERI DENTERLEINBOARD MEMBER

GURKIRAT SINGHBOARD MEMBER

JAMES CASSETTABOARD MEMBER

JAMES SULLIVANBOARD MEMBER

JAMES TIERNEYCHAIR

JANE STEINMETZBOARD MEMBER

JARROD DOREBOARD MEMBER

JAY MCQUAIDEBOARD MEMBER

JAY SIEBENMORGENBOARD MEMBER

JEANNE PINADOTREASURER

JEFF DARLINGBOARD MEMBER

JESSE SCHOMERBOARD MEMBER

JESSICA HUGHESBOARD MEMBER

JIM KEEFEBOARD MEMBER

JOE CARROLLBOARD MEMBER

JOE HIGGINSBOARD MEMBER

JOHN CAHILBOARD MEMBER

JOHN LINEHANBOARD MEMBER

JOHN SLATERBOARD MEMBER

JOHN B HYNES IIIBOARD MEMBER

JOHN E DREWBOARD MEMBER

JONATHAN GREELEYBOARD MEMBER

JONATHAN JEFFERSONBOARD MEMBER

JOSE ESCOBARBOARD MEMBER

JOSEPH ALBANESEBOARD MEMBER

JUSTIN HOLMESBOARD MEMBER

JUSTIN MACEACHERNBOARD MEMBER

JUSTINE GRIFFINBOARD MEMBER

KARA BUCKLEYVICE CHAIR

KATE GILBERTBOARD MEMBER

KELLY SATOBOARD MEMBER

KIKI EDOZIEBOARD MEMBER

KIMBERLY FONTESBOARD MEMBER

KIMBERLY SHERMAN STAMLERVICE CHAIR

KIRSTEN HOFFMANBOARD MEMBER

KORD JABLONSKIBOARD MEMBER

LAWRENCE DICARABOARD MEMBER

LISA HOGARTYBOARD MEMBER

MARC MARGULIESBOARD MEMBER

MARIE BREENBOARD MEMBER

MARIKA REULINGBOARD MEMBER

MARK JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER

MARK MCGOWANBOARD MEMBER

MARK WALSH-COOKBOARD MEMBER

MARK WASKELEWICZBOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL ROBERTSBOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL A CANTALUPABOARD MEMBER

MICHELLE LOWERBOARD MEMBER

MIKE MOONEYBOARD MEMBER

MILTON BENJAMINBOARD MEMBER

NORA KENNEDYBOARD MEMBER

PAMELA MESSENGERBOARD MEMBER

PATRICK HASWELLBOARD MEMBER

PAUL BAUERBOARD MEMBER

PAUL GODFREYBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1989
Location
14 BEACON ST STE 402, BOSTON, MA 02108-3742
County
Suffolk
In care of
% ELIZABETH SULLIVAN
Primary officer
KATHRYN DINEEN, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailupdates@abettercity.org Phone(617) 502-6240

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2025
Tax period began
January 1, 2025
Return type
990
Tax preparer
SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC
NTEE classification
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
IRS tax category
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

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