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Beyond Borders INC FY2021 filing

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Norristown, PA501(c)(3)Since 1993International EIN 23-2713126Revenue $2.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbeyondborders.netPo Box 2132, 19404-2132 · Norristown, PATax-exempt since Aug 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Beyond Borders helps people build movements to liberate themselves from oppression and isolation. In haiti and the united states, we are bringing people together for just and lasting change. The organization is currently commited to helping build the following 5 movements: to 1) end child slavery, 2) guarantee universal access to quality primary education, 3) prevent violence against women and girls, 4) promote economic justice and sustainable livelihoods, and 5) bring oppressed and privileged people together to work for their mutual liberation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $140K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $149K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$813K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$756K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2021▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$756K
FY2021▲ +75%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$756K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.7M Management & general 8% · $175K Fundraising 13% · $285K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
David Diggs
Executive Di
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Jonathan Haggard
Finance Dire
$39,099Pt VII · Sec A
Yasmine Cajuste
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ancito Etienne
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Gibbons
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Gunning
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lu Johnston
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Smith Maxime’s $75K as Co-Exec Dir is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Smith Maxime$75,280—————
Jonathan Haggard$70,000$70,000$63,000$47,925$39,099$37,131
David Diggs$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000

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

Builds movements in Haiti and the US to end child slavery, ensure education, prevent violence, promote justice, and foster liberation.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Movement to end violence against women and girls (VAWG/RETHINKING power program: eight communities in lavale successfully completed the full sasa and power to girls implementation cycle. This included the completion of the pilot of the new complementary resource pack, safe and capable.

$670Kprogram expense
02

Rural Model Community Initiative

Beyond borders' focus remains on scaling up and scaling out programming to increase the momentum of positive impact. The critical mass of people whose beliefs and behaviors are changing when it comes to how children should be treated is growing.

$660Kprogram expense
03

Urban Model Community Initiative

Despite the external challenges experienced in port-au-prince in FY2021, beyond borders worked to strengthen the capacity of eight survivor restavk networks (SRN) groups and other activists primarily through training and ongoing coaching.

$233Kprogram 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$46K
American Gift FundFY2024$30K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$22K
American Jewish World Service INCFY2024$20K
Boston Foundation INCFY2024$20K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$149K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$175K
Fundraisingcol D$285K
Owns and owesPt X
$756K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$931K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$813K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$711K
SavingsLn 2$221K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$931K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$813K
Net assetsLn 32$756K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K$931K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$299K$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$716K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$284K$813K
Net assetsLn 32$432K$756K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$60K$18K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$375K$191K$67K$117K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$83K$33K$23K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$16K$5K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$3K$3K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$10K$4K$7K
TravelLn 17$44$15$29
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$156$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$22K$13K$79K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.7M$175K$285K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.6M$49K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$3.1M−$470K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.6M$65K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$2.7M$850K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.6M$2.2M$411K$756K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.1M−$68K$432K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,578,672 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,989,149$2,556,869
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,877$19,393
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,055$2,410
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,010,081$2,578,672
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,276,187$1,371,366
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $499,447$582,031
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $302,010$214,030
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,077,644$2,167,427
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,563$411,245
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $2,578,672 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$28,606
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,528,263
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,556,869
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,393$19,393
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,410$2,410
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,393 · Excluded from tax $2,410$2,578,672
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,167,427 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,371,366$1,371,366
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,581 · Management $18,333 · Fundraising $13,749$91,663
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $191,215 · Management $67,190 · Fundraising $117,070$375,475
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,859 · Management $22,936 · Fundraising $27,414$83,209
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,085 · Management $5,184 · Fundraising $10,415$31,684
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,000$16,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,625$13,625
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $19,982$19,982
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,267 · Management $2,758 · Fundraising $10,212$16,237
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,276 · Management $3,818 · Fundraising $6,774$20,868
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15 · Fundraising $29$44
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,003 · Management $156 · Fundraising $1,070$2,229
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,593$9,593
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,623 · Management $13,223 · Fundraising $78,666$113,512
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,940$1,940
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,707,290 · Management $174,756 · Fundraising $285,381$2,167,427
Part X · Balance sheet $1,569,645 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,410$710,771
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $230,690$220,529
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$298,375
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,481$2,281
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $92,312$123,861
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,064$9,541
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $299,093$204,287
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $716,050$1,569,645
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,042$599,826
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $192,685$213,505
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $284,333$813,331
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,646$320,771
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $312,071$435,543
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,717$756,314
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $716,050$1,569,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $756,314 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,578,672
XI-2 Total expenses$2,167,427
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$411,245
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,717
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,742
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$89,390
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$756,314

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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