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Be the Solution INC % Geraldine Phipps FY2023 filing

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Tallahassee, FL501(c)(3)Since 2007AnimalsEIN 20-8492640Revenue $680K in FY2023

On file with the IRSbethesolution.us1400 Village Square Blvd Suite 3306, 32312-1250 · Tallahassee, FLTax-exempt since Dec 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To educate the public about the need for spaying and neutering pets to help prevent pet overpopulation and to provide financial assistance to those who could not otherwise afford the surgery cost.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$680K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$680K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$277K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$680K
FY2023▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$540K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$680K
FY2024$708K
FY2025$706K
Expenses
$680K
FY2023▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$479K
FY2022$517K
FY2023$680K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$731K
Net assets
$277K
FY2023-0.09%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$122K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$256K
FY2025$232K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2007.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $570K Management & general 3% · $18K Fundraising 14% · $92K

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Gerry Phipps
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Phipps
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Lambert
Treasurer
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates on spay/neuter needs and helps fund surgeries to prevent pet overpopulation.

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1 program · $570K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Educate the public about the need for spaying and neutering pets to help prevent pet overpopulation and to provide financial assistance to those who could not otherwise afford the surgery cost.

$570Kprogram 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
Florida Animal Friend INCFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$680K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$419K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$680K
Ln 25
Programscol B$570K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$277K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$279K
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$419K
Total revenueLn 12$680K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$277K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$280K$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$277K$277K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$84K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$376$376
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$490K$448K$2K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$4K$2K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$680K$570K$18K$92K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $706K$731K−$25K$232K 990 PDF
FY2024 $708K$729K−$21K$256K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $680K$680K−$261$277K 990 PDF
FY2022 $673K$517K$155K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021 $540K$479K$61K$122K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $679,743 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $299,302$259,264
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $105$1,163
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $373,420$419,316
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $672,827$679,743
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 $88,741$101,300
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $428,595$578,704
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $517,336$680,004
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $155,491−$261
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $679,743 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $409,416 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$259,264
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$259,264
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,163$1,163
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,900$9,900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $410,579 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,900$679,743
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $680,004 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,408 · Management $4,689 · Fundraising $4,689$93,786
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,762 · Management $376 · Fundraising $376$7,514
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,350$25,350
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,086$6,086
IX-16 OccupancyFundraising $40,024$40,024
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,890 · Management $2,694$4,584
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $448,122 · Management $1,945 · Fundraising $40,046$490,113
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,618 · Management $1,873 · Fundraising $7,056$12,547
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $570,150 · Management $17,663 · Fundraising $92,191$680,004
Part X · Balance sheet $279,467 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $280,216$279,467
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $280,216$279,467
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,914$2,426
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,914$2,426
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $277,302$277,041
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $280,216$279,467
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,041 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$679,743
XI-2 Total expenses$680,004
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$261
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$277,302
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,041

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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