West Side Benevolent Circle INC

Tax-deductible

Mansfield, MA501(c)(3)EIN 04-3141542

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The West Side Benevolent Circle is a mansfield, ma organization serving the needy people of mansfield by providing food, clothing, financial support for medical, rent and funeral costs and any other need a mansfield family may have.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $21K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$171K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$176K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$419K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$171K
FY2024▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$171K
Expenses
$176K
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$176K
Net assets
$419K
FY2024▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$398K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$419K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1992.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $173K Management & general 2% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, and financial aid for medical, rent, and funeral costs to needy families.

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1 program service account for $173K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The organization coordinated a christmas program for the town, providing clothing gifts, age appropriate toys, and a dinner or gift cards to families in need. In addition, the organization awarded five high school seniors a $1,000 college scholarship.

$173Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 28 grants · $283K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,875
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,875
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,486
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,486
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,325
Unitemized GrantFY2023$107,450
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,600
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,600
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,010
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,808
Unitemized GrantFY2023$275
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,586
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,549
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,549
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$171K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$535
Other incomeLn 4–11$58
Money outPt IX
$176K
Ln 25
Programscol B$173K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$419K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$535
Other incomeLn 4–11$58
Total revenueLn 12$171K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$316K
SavingsLn 2$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$371K
Other assetsLn 15$48K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$419K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K$371K
Total assetsLn 16$424K$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$424K$419K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$161K$161K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$978$489$489
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$176K$173K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $171K$176K−$5K$419K 990 PDF
FY2023 $200K$174K$27K$424K 990 PDF
FY2022 $195K$160K$35K$398K 990 PDF
FY2021 $204K$152K$53K$363K 990 PDF
FY2020 $222K$176K$46K$310K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $171,041 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$170,448
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$115,980
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$170,448
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $535$535
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $58$58
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $535$171,041
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $175,817 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $161,245$161,245
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,282$2,282
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $489 · Management $489$978
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,800$7,800
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,220$1,220
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,292$2,292
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $173,046 · Management $2,771 · Fundraising $0$175,817
Part X · Balance sheet $419,496 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $321,498$316,296
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,408$54,944
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $48,366$48,256
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $424,272$419,496
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $424,272$419,496
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $424,272$419,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $424,272$419,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $419,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$171,041
XI-2 Total expenses$175,817
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,776
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$424,272
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$419,496

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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