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East Beach Association

Tax-deductible

Westerly, RI501(c)(3)EIN 05-0397105Revenue $212K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwatchhilleba.orgPo Box 1055, 02891-0901 · Westerly, RITax-exempt since Nov 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The care, maintenance and preservation of the oceanfront beach property in Westerly, Rhode Island locally known as the "East Beach" section of Watch Hill.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$212K
+81% vs prior year
Spent
$106K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$753K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$212K
FY2024▲ +81%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$112K
FY2023$117K
FY2024$212K
Expenses
$106K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$106K
Net assets
$753K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$646K
FY2021$713K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$753K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1984.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $88K Management & general 10% · $10K Fundraising 7% · $8K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Leblanc
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Musser
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellie Eglin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jack Oliveri
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

Maintains and preserves the East Beach oceanfront property in Westerly, Rhode Island.

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1 program · $88K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The cleaning, maintenance and preservation of natural resources and beachfront areas with public access in Watch Hill, RI. Further, the enhancement of the ecological and recreational value of East Beach in Watch Hill.

$88Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$25K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$212K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$124K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Money outPt IX
$106K
Ln 25
Programscol B$88K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$753K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$124K
Gains on assetsLn 7$104K
Total revenueLn 12$212K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$78K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$609K
Total assetsLn 16$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$753K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 630
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$52K$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$635K$609K
Total assetsLn 16$688K$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$685K$753K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$45K$41K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$221$221
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$800$100$100
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$925
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$25K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K$126$530
Total functional expensesLn 25$106K$88K$10K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $212K$106K$106K$753K 990 PDF
FY2023 $117K$114K$4K$685K 990 PDF
FY2022 $112K$116K−$3K$595K 990 PDF
FY2021 $96K$101K−$5K$713K 990 PDF
FY2020 $93K$86K$7K$646K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $212,221 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $94,343$88,570
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,780$123,651
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $117,123$212,221
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,449$49,825
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,156$56,469
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $113,605$106,294
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,518$105,927
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $212,221 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,570
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$88,570
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,145$20,145
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,925 · Excluded from tax $101,581$103,506
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,925 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $121,726$212,221
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $106,294 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,873 · Management $2,271 · Fundraising $2,271$45,415
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,968 · Management $221 · Fundraising $221$4,410
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $800 · Management $100 · Fundraising $100$1,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,481$6,481
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,101 · Fundraising $3,100$6,201
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,321 · Management $925$9,246
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,764 · Fundraising $1,563$26,327
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,558 · Management $126 · Fundraising $530$7,214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,385 · Management $10,124 · Fundraising $7,785$106,294
Part X · Balance sheet $755,051 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,280$68,106
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$77,619
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $635,224$609,326
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $687,504$755,051
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,514$2,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,514$2,301
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $684,990$752,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $684,990$752,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $687,504$755,051
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $752,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$212,221
XI-2 Total expenses$106,294
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,927
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$684,990
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$38,167
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$752,750

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

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