Boston Sim Inc
Boston Sim, inc. Is a professional society whose mission is so support programs that contribute to the vitality of the information technology profession.
Boston Sim Inc at a glance
In short: Boston Sim Inc gave $28K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $9K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $28,000
- +300.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $9,333
- +33.3% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $7,000
- Total assets
- $348,691
- +5.4% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (75% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Boston Sim Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Year up United ($15K). Together the top 3 received $28K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Boston Sim Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+6%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2023) to $30K (2020). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $28K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Year up United Boston, MA | It Skill Development in Preparation to Enter Workforce | $15,000 |
| Per Scholas Bronx, NY | It skill development towards placement and advancement for minority employees | $7,000 |
| Jr Tech Inc Osterville, MA | Support of STEM Education | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $348,691 | $259,113 | $242,000 | $28,000 | 3 | $7,046 |
| 2023 | $330,977 | $233,169 | $214,258 | $7,000 | 1 | $6,463 |
| 2022 | $312,987 | $202,583 | $192,777 | $11,500 | 2 | $4,265 |
| 2021 | $307,245 | $305,862 | $240,886 | $26,500 | 5 | $1,666 |
| 2020 | $242,269 | $257,802 | $276,004 | $29,500 | 5 | $1,741 |
About Boston Sim Inc
Based on IRS filings
Boston Sim Inc is a public charity, based in Westford, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $349K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $7K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Boston Sim Inc is led by Sue Bergamo, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 50 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Sue Bergamo
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Madden
Trustee
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Martin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Whalen
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Catalini
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Mavourneed
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Wellman
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat Randall
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Borodenko
Sim Leadership Institute
Director → Rlf Mentoring Co-Chair, 2023
Rlf Mentoring Co-Chair → Sim Leadership Institute, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Carey
Outreach Co-Chair
Director → Outreach Co-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Jackson
Sim Next
Trustee → Sim Next, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Vidoni
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Deming
Marketing
Director → Marketing Co-Chair, 2023
Marketing Co-Chair → Marketing, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hugh Cauthers
Service Desk Roundtable Co
Director → Service Desk Roundtable Co-Chair, 2023
Service Desk Roundtable Co-Chair → Service Desk Roundtable Co, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Tufts
Marketing Co-Chair & Golf Outing
Director → Marketing Co-Chair & Golf Outing Co-Chair, 2023
Marketing Co-Chair & Golf Outing Co-Chair → Marketing Co-Chair & Golf Outing, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin More
Summitt
Trustee → Partners, Alliances Co-Chair & Trustee, 2023
Partners, Alliances Co-Chair & Trustee → Summitt, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Seuch
Special Interest Groups
Vice President → Sig Co-Chair, Trustee & Immediate Past President, 2023
Sig Co-Chair, Trustee & Immediate Past President → Special Interest Groups, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Aylward
Membership Co-Chair
Director → Membership Co-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Nerney
Special Interest Groups
Secretary → President, 2023
President → Special Interest Groups, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mikhail Papovsky
Member Career Development
Director → Member Career Development Co-Chair, 2023
Member Career Development Co-Chair → Member Career Development, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter White
Technology Leadership Series
Director → Technology Leadership Series Co-Chair, 2023
Technology Leadership Series Co-Chair → Technology Leadership Series, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Falcone
Providence Practitioners
Director → Providence Practitioners, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anesha Dennis
Secretary
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Mavourneen
Emerging Technologies
Director & Trustee → Trustee, 2023
Trustee → Emerging Technologies, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Boike
Sim Women Co-Chair
Director → Sim Women Co-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Malin
Providence Practitioners
Trustee → Director, 2022
Director → Providence Practitioners, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Farquharson
Boston CIO Roundtable Co-Chair
Trustee → Director, 2022
Director → Boston CIO Roundtable Co-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Smith
Service Desk Roundtable Co
Director → Service Desk Roundtable Co-Chair, 2023
Service Desk Roundtable Co-Chair → Service Desk Roundtable Co, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margot Carleton
Sim Leadership Institute & Sim Next
Director → Rlf Co-Chair & Rlf Mentoring Co-Chair, 2023
Rlf Co-Chair & Rlf Mentoring Co-Chair → Sim Leadership Institute & Sim Next, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bernard Lee
Sponsorship Co-Chair & Emerging Technologies
Sponsorship Co-Chair → Sponsorship Co-Chair & Emerging Technologies, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Blackman
Summitt
Partners & Alliances Co-Chair → Summitt, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Hopmans
Member Career Development
Member Career Development Co-Chair → Member Career Development, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jitu Raj Bora
Sponsorship Co-Chair
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Stokes
Boston CIO Roundtable Co-Chair
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Turner
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Lenane
Sim Women Co-Chair
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Adika
Conscious Inclusion
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Cabrera
Engagement
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bibhoo Shrestha
Technology Leadership Series
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Dziura
Golf Outing
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Walker
Outreach Co-Chair
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Dorsey
Membership Co-Chair
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Perko
Data Analytics
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Bilotta
Life Sciences Rountable
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Sala
Rising Leaders Forum
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Dushney
Life Sciences Rountable
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marlowe Farrar
Sim Next
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Snyder
Engagement
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandeep Basnet
Rising Leaders Forum
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Will Scarborough
Data Analytics
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Doug New (2020–2023) — Sig Co-Chair
- Former: Eric Bloom (2020–2023) — Technology Leadership Series Co-Chair
- Former: Patricia Randall (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ramana Viswanathan (2020–2023) — Outreach Co-Chair
- Former: Ray Barry (2020–2023) — Golf Outing Co-Chair
- Former: William Wellman (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Justin Chapman (2023) — Membership Co-Chair
- Former: Kimberly Sharp (2023) — Rlf Co-Chair
- Former: Thomas Catalini (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Amanda Millett (2020–2022) — Director & Trustee
- Former: Brad Sweet (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dan Diachenko (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dennis Ravenelle (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jackie Albrecht (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John Larkin (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Les Ball (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Meadows (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sara Morgan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Kifer (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Tony Murabito (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lucy Negron (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Lynch (2022) — Operations Team
- Former: Linda Cavanaugh (2022) — Director
- Former: Meg Richard (2022) — Operations Team
- Former: James Bowen (2020–2021) — Director & Trustee
- Former: Margot Carelton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Cahalane (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Phil Carlucci (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Johnson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kim Yaworsky (2020) — Director
- Former: Sandy Silk (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Boston Sim Inc
How much does Boston Sim Inc give each year?
Boston Sim Inc gave $28K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
What is Boston Sim Inc's typical grant size?
Boston Sim Inc's median grant in 2024 was $7,000, and its average grant was $9,333, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does Boston Sim Inc give grants?
Boston Sim Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (25%).
Does Boston Sim Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Boston Sim Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Boston Sim Inc?
Boston Sim Inc reported $349K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $259K.
What is Boston Sim Inc's EIN?
Boston Sim Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2738814. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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