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The Record Company Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 27-1238513 Website

To remove the technical and social barriers between boston's music makers and their creative visions through truly affordable music workspace and professional development programs.

The Record Company Inc at a glance

Total assets
$11,607,463
-6.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,082,295
-13.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$26,965
-8.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,485,403
-11.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Record Company Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Boston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $917K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the Record Company Inc Boston, MARedeveloping and expanding the studio and rehearsal space located at 960 Massachusetts avenue in boston, Massachusetts.$917,336
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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$11,607,463$2,082,295$2,485,403——$26,965
2024$12,379,553$2,394,889$2,820,388——$29,415
2023$12,516,063$1,496,044$2,500,511——$29,418
2022$4,702,534$3,016,827$1,415,243——$29,417
2021$3,786,300$2,710,315$1,839,960$917,3361$29,417
2019$967,251$1,109,761$562,088——$16

About The Record Company Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Record Company Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $27K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Record Company Inc is led by Bobby Boyd, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bobby Boyd

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    39 hrs/week

    $97K (2024) → $110K (2025)

  • Andrew Schulert

    Chair

    Treasurer → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Jordan

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Escobar

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Youniss

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Lindley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nadina Talukdar

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tessil Collins

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Alexander

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Eugene

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Chow

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rodney Alejandro

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew S. McArthur

    Former Executive Director

    President & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2022

    Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    $49K (2019) → $111K (2025)

  • Zena Lum

    Co-Chair

    Director → Co-Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: David Mash (2019–2024) — Governance Committee Chair
  • Former: Doug Arsham (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Ethier (2019–2024) — Board & Advancement Committe Chair
  • Former: Leslie Miller Jewett (2019–2021) — Clerk & Development Assistant
  • Former: Ty-Juana Flores (2021) — Director
  • Former: Andy Schulert (2019) — Treasurer

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

Matthew S McArthur — Former Executive Director: $111KMatthew S McArthurFormer Executive Director$111KBobby Boyd — Executive Director: $110KBobby BoydExecutive Director$110K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $111K, to Matthew S McArthur (Former Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Record Company Inc

How large is The Record Company Inc?

The Record Company Inc reported $11.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.

What is The Record Company Inc?

The Record Company Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Boston, MA. It holds $11.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Record Company Inc operate?

The Record Company Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is The Record Company Inc's EIN?

The Record Company Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1238513. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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