Beneficial State Foundation

Tax-deductible

Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 20-5253663Revenue $5.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbeneficialstate.org2101 Webster St Ste 140, 94612-3059 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Feb 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To combat economic distress and encourage community development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 36 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 74% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $3.9M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$115.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2024▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.5M
FY2021$22.4M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$5.3M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2024▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$23.9M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$5.6M
Net assets
$115.0M
FY2024-0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115.2M
FY2021$113.8M
FY2022$115.4M
FY2023$115.3M
FY2024$115.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2008.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $4.5M Management & general 19% · $1.1M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Dir and Chief Impact Officer
$213,777Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Clean Vehicle Asst. Program
$196,336Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Talent & Culture
$166,700Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Operations and Finance
$162,103Pt VII · Sec A
Industry Relations/Partnerships Dir.
$160,093Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Equitable Bank Standards
$159,577Pt VII · Sec A
Social Impact Research and Eval Dir.
$156,459Pt VII · Sec A
Strategic Communications Director
$154,533Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Kilmer Neel’s $214K as Exec Dir and Chief Impact Officer is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin Kilmer Neel$213,777$200,146$193,430$193,393$198,530
Darnell Grisby$196,336$192,490$157,429——
Anil Awasti$166,700————
Virgil Reed Looney————$162,480
Annie Bakke Claybaugh$162,103$142,085$112,044——
Francis Dennis Janes$160,093$127,935$123,280$118,909—
Quinntavious Williams$159,577$124,104———
Maria Kei Oldiges$156,459—$129,219$121,294$122,310

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Combats economic distress and encourages community development.

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2 programs · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Develop and deliver programs that promote inclusive banking practices, support community development, and reduce economic disparities. Activities include training financial institutions, producing research and educational content, and engaging in partnerships and policy efforts to expand access to fair loans, investments, and financial…

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Support clean vehicle assistance program, including, but not limited to, programs and grants to help lower-income california residents purchase a new or used hybrid or electric vehicle. In partnership with california climate investments (a program of the california air resources board), the collective goal is to make environmentally…

$939Kprogram expense

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
Tides FoundationFY2024$2.6M
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3.9M
Grants paid · 12 grants · $30.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$282,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$163,845
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,161,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$579,562
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,433,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$681,384
Tides FoundationCA · FY2022$242,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,500,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,867,991
Tides FoundationCA · FY2021$214,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,668,290
Tides FoundationCA · FY2020$500,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$242K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$115.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$116.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$954K
Investment incomeLn 3$242K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$113.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$116.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$115.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$113.6M$113.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$117.9M$116.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$115.3M$115.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$446K$446K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$617K$319K$298K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.5M$242K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$86K$72K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$314K$229K$86K
Payroll taxesLn 10$188K$148K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$38K$7K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$3K$69K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$830K$775K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$6K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$913K$868K$45K
OccupancyLn 16$85K$85K
TravelLn 17$30K$29K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$80K$34K$46K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$114K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$4.5M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.3M$5.6M−$278K$115.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.5M$7.7M−$145K$115.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.7M$6.8M−$1.1M$115.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $22.4M$23.9M−$1.4M$113.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.5M$11.3M$3.1M$115.2M 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 $5,346,285 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,240,351$5,043,967
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $241,930$241,954
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,006$60,364
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,525,287$5,346,285
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,741,062$446,345
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,029,926$2,939,133
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,899,456$2,238,504
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,670,444$5,623,982
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$145,157−$277,697
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,346,285 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,313,384
VIII-1e Government grants$953,816
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,776,767
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,043,967
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $241,954$241,954
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $60,364$60,364
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,364 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $241,954$5,346,285
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,623,982 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $446,345$446,345
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $319,201 · Management $298,017$617,218
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,491,601 · Management $242,063$1,733,664
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,399 · Management $13,158$85,557
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $228,830 · Management $85,600$314,430
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $148,024 · Management $40,240$188,264
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,685 · Management $31,258$37,943
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,800 · Management $68,545$71,345
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $774,862 · Management $55,494$830,356
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,818$3,818
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,994 · Management $11,519$17,513
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $867,922 · Management $45,389$913,311
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $85,260$85,260
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,854 · Management $1,203$30,057
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $34,139 · Management $45,974$80,113
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,547$9,547
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,189$15,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $113,824 · Management $30,228$144,052
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,545,298 · Management $1,078,684 · Fundraising $0$5,623,982
Part X · Balance sheet $116,410,449 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,883,267$1,583,281
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $234,473$1,124,028
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $537$15,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $72,996$47,704
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,507$13,865
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $113,585,710$113,585,710
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $120,716$40,861
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,915,206$116,410,449
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $391,514$203,385
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,100,649$1,146,833
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $129,583$44,468
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,621,746$1,394,686
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $115,253,460$114,825,763
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,000$190,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $115,293,460$115,015,763
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,915,206$116,410,449
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,015,763 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,346,285
XI-2 Total expenses$5,623,982
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$277,697
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$115,293,460
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,015,763

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