Thomas Beckett Foundation FY2020 filing

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 23-7024626Revenue $1.6M in FY2020

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.
68¢ 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.1 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
$489K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$291K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$248K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$556K
Expenses
$291K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$228K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $199K Management & general 26% · $74K Fundraising 6% · $18K

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

22 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee & PR
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 · FY2020
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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$521
Fees for servicesLn 2g$388
Money outPt IX
$291K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$584K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$489K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$388
Investment incomeLn 3$521
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$333K
SavingsLn 2$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$584K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$489K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$886K$584K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$897K$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$489K
Net assetsLn 32$897K$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$311$311
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$669$669
InterestLn 20$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K$168K$15K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$851$851
Total functional expensesLn 25$291K$199K$74K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $1.6M$291K$1.3M$2.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,552,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,074,056$1,551,263
I-9 Program service revenue$388
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $102$521
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,074,158$1,552,172
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $107,716$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $111,505$14,981
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $138,738$276,435
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $357,959$291,416
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $716,199$1,260,756
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $1,552,172 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,551,263
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,551,263
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $388$388
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $521$521
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $909$1,552,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $291,416 across 11 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,251$20,251
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,985$1,985
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $14,981$14,981
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $311$311
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,758$4,758
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $669$669
IX-20 InterestManagement $19,118$19,118
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,555$31,555
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,840$11,840
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $167,785 · Management $14,717 · Fundraising $2,595$185,097
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $851$851
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,340 · Management $74,500 · Fundraising $17,576$291,416
Part X · Balance sheet $2,697,648 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $635,413$333,407
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $250,170$250,691
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,091,329
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,010$11,010
X-14 Intangible assets$11,211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $896,593$2,697,648
X-25 Other liabilities$489,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$489,270
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $896,593$2,208,378
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $896,593$2,697,648
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,208,378 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,552,172
XI-2 Total expenses$291,416
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,260,756
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$896,593
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$51,029
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,208,378

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