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.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$130K 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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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
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
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
$130K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $383K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $383K in investments.
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
$114K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
-0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2024▼ -0.9%
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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
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +19%
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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
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -25%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.5M Management & general 9% · $283K Fundraising 10% · $323K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Finance Dire
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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

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  • 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 · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Rethinking power program (the movement to end violence against women and girls, vawg): in 2024, communities transitioned to the support phase of their development, forming a network of 844 members, including activists, leaders, school personnel, and young women. Staff trained this network to empower members to drive social change.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Rural Model Community Initiative

The movement to end child domestic servitude (restavk) made significant strides in protecting children's rights, mobilizing communities, and providing essential services. BB supported 195 at-risk children, liberating eight from harmful situations and offering psychosocial and economic support.

$978Kprogram expense
03

Urban Model Community Initiative

Despite significant gang violence in port-au-prince, the urban team effectively implemented essential programs on lagonav island, achieving progress in four neighborhoods focused on community organizing and training activists.

$266Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$283K
Fundraisingcol D$323K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
SavingsLn 2$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$172K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$383K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K$172K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$320K$383K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K$114K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.2M$2.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$185K$54K$90K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$402K$163K$71K$168K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$74K$32K$17K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$14K$10K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$18K$2K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$5K$4K$5K
TravelLn 17$8K$3K$1K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$289$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$128K$86K$23K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$929
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.5M$283K$323K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.6M$49K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 $2,668,865 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,638,425$2,652,772
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,613$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,767$16,093
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,691,805$2,668,865
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,609,879$2,155,250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $669,121$702,642
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $347,519$280,712
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,626,519$3,138,604
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,286−$469,739
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $2,668,865 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,652,772
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,652,772
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,480$14,480
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,613$1,613
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $16,093$2,668,865
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,138,604 across 16 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,155,250$2,155,250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,086 · Management $90,119 · Fundraising $40,928$185,133
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $162,911 · Management $71,272 · Fundraising $167,713$401,896
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,435 · Management $17,462 · Fundraising $24,522$74,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,316 · Management $10,064 · Fundraising $16,814$41,194
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,900$18,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $23,033$23,033
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $35,490$35,490
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,548 · Management $1,525 · Fundraising $7,249$26,322
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,925 · Management $3,741 · Fundraising $4,576$13,242
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,820 · Management $1,426 · Fundraising $3,758$8,004
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $9,506$9,506
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,581 · Management $289 · Fundraising $1,054$3,924
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,238$10,238
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,789 · Management $22,581 · Fundraising $19,593$127,963
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,161 · Fundraising $929$4,090
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,532,661 · Management $283,317 · Fundraising $322,626$3,138,604
Part X · Balance sheet $1,372,226 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,146$52,228
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $270,759$119,728
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,185,233$760,429
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,408$8,137
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $99,801$39,992
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,379$8,834
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $319,727$382,878
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,934,453$1,372,226
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,886$23,964
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $201,690$90,388
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $258,576$114,352
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $551,216$479,860
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,124,661$778,014
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,675,877$1,257,874
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,934,453$1,372,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,257,874 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,668,865
XI-2 Total expenses$3,138,604
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$469,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,675,877
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$51,736
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,257,874

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