The Boston Club

What The Boston Club does

The Boston Club is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1976 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, serving women leaders across New England. It is the largest regional membership organization of its kind, with more than 400 members representing senior executives, business owners, consultants, and nonprofit leaders. The organization operates a fiscal year running July 1 to June 30 and is governed by a Board of Directors and a newly created Leadership Council, with a small paid staff led by an Executive Director and a Director of Membership & Communications.

The Boston Club's core product is annual membership, priced at $750, providing access to peer mentoring, mentorship circles, affinity groups, board preparation programs, and more than 50 events annually, including signature events such as Corporate Salute, Community Salute, and International Women's Day. The organization earns revenue from membership dues, a $125 nonrefundable application fee, tiered corporate partnerships and sponsorships (Premier Partner, Lead Sponsor, Mentor Sponsor, Advocate Sponsor, and custom packages), and event revenue including non-member ticket sales ($100-$150) and table sponsorships ($1,500). Distribution is primarily regional, delivered through in-person and virtual events, with membership managed via the Neon CRM platform.

The Boston Club's strategic differentiators include a 23-year research partnership with Bentley University producing the annual Census of Women Directors and Executive Officers (a longitudinal benchmark that is unique in the New England market), a track record of placing 325+ women on corporate and nonprofit boards, and partnerships with NACD-NE, The Leaderboard, and the 30% Coalition for board placement. Corporate partners include Servier Pharmaceuticals, EY, Alkermes, AstraZeneca, BCBS of Massachusetts, Hologic, Eastern Bank, American Tower, and PwC Boston. The organization is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026 and has recently launched the Founding 50 anniversary initiative and the Allyship Series to extend its programmatic reach.

Name

The Boston Club

Legal name

The Boston Club

Website

https://thebostonclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Boston Club is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1976, serving 400+ senior women leaders across New England through annual membership, board preparation and placement, mentorship, and 50+ events annually, supported by corporate partnerships and a 23-year Census research partnership with Bentley University.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Duxbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues of $750, billed from July 1 - June 30. First-year dues are prorated monthly based on acceptance date. This is the primary recurring revenue stream.
2. Application Fee: Nonrefundable application fee of $125 per applicant, covering operational and administrative costs of the application review process.
3. Corporate Partnerships & Sponsorships: Corporate partners and sponsors pay for visibility, event hosting, co-branded thought leadership, and access to women leaders. Partnership levels include Premier Partner, Lead Sponsor, Mentor Sponsor, Advocate Sponsor, and custom packages.
4. Event Revenue: Revenue from event attendance including signature events. Members attend free; non-members pay $100-$150 for events. Table sponsorships available (e.g., $1,500 for table of 7 at Corporate Salute).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Boston Club is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization that provides women leaders in New England with networking, mentorship, corporate and nonprofit board preparation and placement services, civic engagement programming, and signature events. Its flagship intellectual property is the annual Census of Women Directors and Executive Officers published with Bentley University, tracking gender parity on Massachusetts corporate boards for over 23 years.

Product overview

The Boston Club is a membership organization offering a unified suite of programs and services focused on advancing women leaders in New England. The core offering is its annual membership program providing access to corporate and nonprofit board preparation and placement services, peer mentoring programs (including 1:1 Peer Mentoring and Mentorship Circles), signature events (Corporate Salute, Community Salute, International Women's Day), civic engagement initiatives, and a member communication platform (TBC Connect). The organization also publishes annual census research on women in corporate leadership through its partnership with Bentley University.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 325+ women placed on corporate and nonprofit boards
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• Bentley UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner23-year partnership conducting annual Census of Women Directors and Executive Officers of Massachusetts Public Companies. TBC and Bentley University examine trends in board composition and executive leadership to monitor progress toward diverse representation.
• National Association of Corporate Directors - New England (NACD-NE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing TBC members free or discounted access to board education and training programs. Nationally recognized training organization supporting board preparation.
• The Leaderboard (formerly Ion)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational board placement network partnership providing TBC members access to board placement services and opportunities.
• 30% CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard placement network partnership supporting gender diversity on corporate boards through member access to placement programs.
• Servier PharmaceuticalsflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPremier Partner of The Boston Club; shares vision regarding women's advancement and leadership. Partnership amplifies message and raises voices in mutual support.
• AlkermesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting TBC's mission of advancing women leaders through programming and event sponsorship.
• AstellasmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting women's advancement and leadership initiatives.
• BerkshiremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting TBC programming and events.
• CrossCountry Consulting (CCC)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner for TBC events and programming.
• EYflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerEY is a key partner for signature events including International Women's Day celebrations. Corporate partner supporting women's leadership advancement.
• Harvard Business School Association of BostonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Community Salute event; collaborated on AI for social sector panel.
• 40+ Nonprofit OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional nonprofit community partners receiving board candidate placement services through TBC's nonprofit board placement service. Organizations span education, human services, arts & culture, healthcare, and environment sectors.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of 2023 Women in Business Racial Equity Awards and ongoing corporate partner supporting diversity initiatives.
• American TowermajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Corporate Salute events.
• Babson CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner through Frank & Eileen Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership; Founding 50 contributor; Executive Director Shakenna Williams leads Babson's women's entrepreneurial leadership programs.
• PwC BostonmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for 2023 Corporate Salute event.
• HologicmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of 2023 Corporate Salute.
• Eastern BankmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of 2023 Corporate Salute.
• RMRmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of 2023 Corporate Salute.
• EOSmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of 2023 Corporate Salute.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DirectWomen: National nonprofit identifying and preparing exceptional women for corporate board service. Directly comparable to TBC's signature corporate board preparation and placement focus, but operates at national rather than regional scale.
• Women's Forum of New York: New York-based membership organization for women leaders providing networking, education, and mentoring across industries. Nearly identical regional women leadership membership model to TBC, operating in a different geographic market.
• Executive Women's Forum: Membership organization for women leaders originally focused on information security/risk/privacy leadership, now broader. Comparable executive women membership model to TBC with similar peer-group programming, though with a functional specialty.
• Committee of 200: Invitation-only membership organization of C-level women business leaders founded in 1973. Directly comparable to TBC as a peer organization serving top-tier women executives, though skewed to a slightly higher seniority tier.
• The Forum of Executive Women: Philadelphia-based regional membership organization for senior executive women offering networking, board placement, and leadership programming. Closely mirrors TBC's regional women executives membership model with similar board-readiness focus in a different metro.

Broad incumbents

• International Women's Forum: Global membership organization of leading women executives across industries and geographies, with local chapters. Directly comparable membership/advancement model to TBC but operating at global scale with affiliated forums that compete for similar corporate partners.
• Catalyst: National nonprofit advancing women in workplace leadership through research, consulting, and corporate partnerships. Operates at significantly broader scale than TBC with an overlapping women's leadership advancement mission and similar research/partner model.
• National Association of Female Executives (NAFE): Long-standing national membership organization for women professionals and executives, now part of Fairygodboss. Comparable membership model serving women professionals but with broader audience and national reach beyond TBC's regional focus.

Others

• 85 Broads: Global women's professional network originally founded by women of Goldman Sachs, now open to all professional women. Thematically adjacent in serving women leaders with networking focus, but operates as a broader digital community rather than a regional dues-paying club.

Emerging players

• Chief: Members-only network of senior women executives founded in 2019, offering peer groups, events, and programming. Comparable member base of C-suite women, but with a more modern digital-first engagement model targeting the next generation of executive women.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TBCInfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/thebostonclubwomen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-boston-club-women

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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