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Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Grafton, MA EIN: 23-7055676 Website

Massachusetts education and career opportunities, inc. (massedco, inc.) is a statewide network of service sites that provides education and career advising to over 12,000 low-income, first generation individuals each year. Massedco provides access to educational and career opportunities that empower people from low-income backgrounds to achieve their potential. Economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals are the focus of our services, which are provided free of charge. Funding for massedco comes from the federal and state education departments.

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc at a glance

In short: Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc gave $1.7M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $413K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,653,130
-3.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$413,283
-27.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$438,375
Total assets
$2,452,369
+13.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Valley Opportunity Council: $751KValley Opportunity Council$751KCenter for Health & Human Services Inc: $715KCenter for Health & HumanServices Inc$715KNorth Shore Community College: $162KNorth Shore Community College$162KBoston Public Library Fund: $25KBoston Public Library Fund$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Valley Opportunity Council ($751K). Together the top 4 received $1.7M.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K10$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 10 grants of 17 (59%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicopeeDanversWorcesterBoston

How Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc gives

  • Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. 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$500K$1M$1.5M$2M4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2022) to $1.9M (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Valley Opportunity Council Chicopee, MAEducation$751,381
Center for Health & Human Services Inc Worcester, MAEducation$715,240
North Shore Community College Danvers, MAEducation$161,509
Boston Public Library Fund Boston, MAEducation$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,452,369$4,622,173$4,424,591$1,653,1304$329,241
2024$2,152,332$4,476,137$4,508,261$1,720,2773$15,617
2023$2,095,315$4,216,900$4,105,013$1,467,7563$209,472
2022$1,916,451$3,715,649$3,852,532$1,320,8693$2,862
2021$1,521,641$3,963,132$3,868,358$1,522,3334$6,467
2020$1,289,737$3,710,658$3,733,279$1,874,7644$23,320
2019$2,205,850$3,135,843$3,204,818$1,543,3594$27,039

About Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Grafton, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $329K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc is led by Mark Bilotta, CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Bilotta

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $114K (2020) → $168K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Fontaine

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Boisvert

    Director

    Former CEO & Current Director → Fmr CEO & Current Director, 2020

    Fmr CEO & Current Director → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $123K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Benjamin Forman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clantha McCurdy

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Pomeroy

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Marshall

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Forsythe

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen J. Falke

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Anderson

    Clerk

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Nicholas Anastasopoulos (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Alisa Thomas (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jason Collier (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carmen Veloria (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Beverly Pierce (2022) — Director of Eoc - Boston
  • Former: Alfredo Viera (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Linda Noonan (2019) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Mark Bilotta — CEO: $168KMark BilottaCEO$168K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $168K, to Mark Bilotta (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc

How much does Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc give each year?

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc gave $1.7M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 3 grants.

What is Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc's typical grant size?

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc's median grant in 2025 was $438,375, and its average grant was $413,283, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc give grants?

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (4 grants).

How large is Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc?

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.6M.

What is Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc?

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Grafton, MA. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc's EIN?

Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7055676. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 3, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 21, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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