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Thomas Beckett Foundation

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 23-7024626Revenue $556K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbrownrisdcatholic.orgPo Box 2560, 02906-0560 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Aug 1969Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Thomas becket Foundation exists to render support and assistance, financial and spiritual, to the catholic chaplain and the students of the roman catholic faith at brown university and the rhode island school of design.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $507K a year · 64% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $913K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 25.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $76K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$438K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$556K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$228K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$556K
FY2024▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$248K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$556K
Expenses
$228K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$228K
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1969.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $146K Management & general 30% · $69K Fundraising 6% · $13K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Justin Bolger
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Theresa Clark
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Glenn Creamer
Trustee & PR
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides financial and spiritual support to Catholic chaplains and students at Brown and RISD.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provided a grant to the catholic charity fund of the diocese of providence to fund the compensation of a full-time campus minister for brown university & the rhode island school of design and provided supplemental funding for other ministry related programing.

Pt IX · col B
02

The foundation launched a capital campaign to establish a catholic student center and completed a purchase & sale agreement to acquire a suitable property, with plans to complete the purchase in 2020.

Pt IX · col B

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$41K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$29K
James and Chantal Sheridan FoundationFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$76K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$556K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$131K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$228K
Ln 25
Programscol B$146K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$438K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$131K
Total revenueLn 12$556K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$417K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$477K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$913K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$438K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$243K$477K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$783K$913K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$454K$438K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$971$971
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$51K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$85K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$9K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$228K$146K$69K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $556K$228K$328K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $389K$338K$51K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $248K$300K−$52K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$274K$948K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$291K$1.3M$2.2M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $555,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $279,401$423,512
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,666$1,703
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $101,489$130,626
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $388,556$555,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $337,502$227,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $337,502$227,517
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,054$328,324
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $555,841 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$423,512
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$423,512
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,703$1,703
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $130,626$130,626
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $132,329$555,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,517 across 10 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $971$971
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,214$4,214
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,051$7,051
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $21,308$21,308
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,698$3,698
IX-20 InterestManagement $20,744$20,744
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $51,427$51,427
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,559$10,559
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,349 · Fundraising $9,706$95,055
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,900 · Fundraising $3,590$12,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $145,676 · Management $68,545 · Fundraising $13,296$227,517
Part X · Balance sheet $3,974,106 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $186,293$417,138
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,925$60,282
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,626,106$2,575,480
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $783,429$913,198
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $8,809$8,008
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,661,562$3,974,106
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $454,012$438,230
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $454,012$438,230
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,207,550$3,535,876
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,661,562$3,974,106
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,535,876 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$555,841
XI-2 Total expenses$227,517
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$328,324
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,207,550
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,535,876

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

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