Byam School Association Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Chelmsford, MA EIN: 04-3161361

Byam School Association Inc is a public charity, based in Chelmsford, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $50K in total assets.

Byam School Association Inc at a glance

Total assets
$49,721
-16.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$40,452
-15.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$50,526
+8.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Byam School Association Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Chelmsford

How Byam School Association Inc gives

  • Giving grew 59% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2021) to $20K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Byam Elementary School Chelmsford, MATo provide funds to be used by the byam elementary school consistent with the organization's mission and exempt purpose$18,544
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$49,721$40,452$50,526——
2024$59,794$47,895$46,668$18,5441
2023$58,568$46,779$39,907$12,5821
2022$51,696$57,987$29,317$17,2801
2021$23,026$22,542$20,977$11,6671
2020$21,460$31,204$37,488$18,1221
2019$27,744$52,903$41,951$20,2932

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Byam School Association Inc is led by Carolyn Sousa, President since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carolyn Sousa

    President

    Secretary → Co-President, 2022

    Co-President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaitlyn Myers

    Director

    Co-Enrichment Coordinator → Enrichment, 2023

    Enrichment → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa McCaffrey

    Director

    Enrichment → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zoha Souri

    Director

    Corresponding Secretary → Social Media & Streaming, 2024

    Social Media & Streaming → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Conrad

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Laffin

    Co-Vice President

    Enrichment → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Co-Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Hill

    Co-Secretary

    Secretary → Co-Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meghan Costello

    Co-Treasurer

    Treasurer → Co-Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy ONeill

    Co-Treasurer

    Treasurer → Co-Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hailey Davis

    Co-Vice President

    Vice President → Co-Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen Lubin

    Co-Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Cynthia Moses (2023–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Amy Brown (2022–2023) — Corresponding Secretary
  • Former: Ellen Marcisin (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Amy Domow (2019–2022) — Vice President of Fundraising
  • Former: Shanon Dahlstrom (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Laura Wilkinson (2020–2022) — Co-President
  • Former: Lisa Bryant (2020–2022) — Co-Enrichment Coordinator
  • Former: Jennifer Beary (2022) — Vice President of Fundraising
  • Former: Shannon Decker (2020–2021) — Co-Enrichment Coordinator
  • Former: Kate Lynde (2021) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Emily Finkle (2019–2020) — Vice President of Fundraising
  • Former: Kendra Barbanti (2019–2020) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Rebecca Claffee (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jen Petro-Roy (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Christine Lindberg (2019) — Co-Enrichment Coordinator
  • Former: Diane Hurley-Leach (2019) — Co-Enrichment Coordinator
  • Former: Elizabeth Baker (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Stacey Karacek (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Byam School Association Inc

How large is Byam School Association Inc?

Byam School Association Inc reported $50K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $40K.

Where does Byam School Association Inc operate?

Byam School Association Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Byam School Association Inc's EIN?

Byam School Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3161361. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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