Since this is not a tax, payment is voluntary, but institutions were expected to act in good faith on their commitments. Some have; many have not.
Enid Eckstein
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Boston’s large nonprofits fall short once again
Since the PILOT program’s creation in 2010, the city has been shorted over $204 million. Imagine what the city could have done had those funds been collected.
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PILOT payments should be standardized statewide
A correction has been added to this commentary, correcting the payment amount of Harvard University. “It’s about fairness. It’s about how do you want to participate in this city that […]
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Breaking down hospital community benefits
2020 was a year like no other. COVID-19 laid bare many inequities in our Commonwealth and nation. Black and Latinx residents, many of whom are low-wage essential workers, immigrants, and […]
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Hospitals tackling health of their neighborhoods
BOSTON’S HOSPITALS are currently collaborating on an exciting new way to identify and address the social and economic challenges facing city residents, creating a potentially powerful way to improve health […]
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Tracking hospital community investments
IN FEBRUARY, ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY released her office’s revised community benefit guidelines for hospitals and for HMOs—with scant media attention. This surprised the two of us a bit, as […]