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.
66¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.9 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
$470K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$248K
-80% vs prior year
Spent
$300K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$248K
FY2022▼ -80%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$248K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$556K
Expenses
$300K
FY2022▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$228K
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2022▼ -2%
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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 FY2022 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.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $199K Management & general 30% · $90K Fundraising 4% · $11K

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
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Trustee & PR
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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 · FY2022
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

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$248K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3−$25K
Money outPt IX
$300K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$90K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$496K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3−$25K
Total revenueLn 12$248K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$396K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$496K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$443K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$914K$496K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$344K$443K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$480K$470K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$551
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$622$622
InterestLn 20$22K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$52K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$129K$22K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$11K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$300K$199K$90K$11K

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 Viewing $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 $247,959 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $968,278$271,636
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $278$1,499
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $253,803−$25,176
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,222,359$247,959
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 feesPrior year $8,572$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $265,373$299,621
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $273,945$299,621
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $948,414−$51,662
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $247,959 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$271,636
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$271,636
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,499$1,499
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission −$25,176−$25,176
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$23,677$247,959
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $299,621 across 10 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,438$3,438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,578 · Management $551$7,129
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $27,567$27,567
IX-17 TravelManagement $622$622
IX-20 InterestManagement $21,833$21,833
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $51,929$51,929
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,319$9,319
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,212 · Management $22,385 · Fundraising $11,089$162,686
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,072 · Management $2,676$13,748
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $198,791 · Management $89,741 · Fundraising $11,089$299,621
Part X · Balance sheet $3,626,016 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $813,897$395,706
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,048$100,652
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,419,863$2,676,734
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $344,095$443,314
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $10,410$9,610
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,688,313$3,626,016
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $480,201$469,518
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $480,201$469,518
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,208,112$3,156,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,688,313$3,626,016
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,156,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$247,959
XI-2 Total expenses$299,621
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,662
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,208,112
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$48
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,156,498

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