BELONG Partners is an education equity nonprofit that believes in a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive because they know they matter and belong. We partner with schools and organizations to build equitable communities where young people have dignity, voice, and agency by transforming the ways adults teach, parent, and care for youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$352K 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
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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
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 $49K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$352K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $428K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$287K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$667K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$667K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$666K
FY2021$891K
FY2022$519K
FY2023$918K
FY2024$667K
FY2025$812K

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 Jun 2008.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.4M Management & general 22% · $426K Fundraising 6% · $123K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $352K 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
Dir. of Program
$119,975Pt VII · Sec A
Partnerships Manag
$118,338Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Operations
$113,219Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacy Lappin’s $123K as Dir. of Program is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrea John-Smith——$143,800$139,171$76,917—
Stacy Lappin$122,520$119,975$116,000$110,585$107,837$106,672
Roxana Amaral$121,584$118,338$114,405———
Jennifer Brown—$113,219————
Jody McVittie———$103,913$110,190$112,700
Jennifer N Brown——$105,965$102,818——

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

Transforms schools into equitable communities where children feel they belong and can thrive.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

School Partnerships and Services

BELONG Partners offers our trauma-informed restorative practice trainings, coaching, data teams, and consulting for K-12 educators in school sponsored and participant-sponsored settings for all adults who care for children.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Professional development for youth-serving adults (outside of school partnerships). Provided training in practical tools for building resilience for educators and community members in Washington and Oregon.

$62Kprogram expense
03

Parenting includes parenting workshops, training parent leaders, and facilitating parenting groups.

$18Kprogram 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
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$426K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$667K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$691K
Total assetsLn 16$954K
LiabilitiesLn 26$287K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$993K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$652K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$691K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$954K
LiabilitiesLn 26$287K
Net assetsLn 32$667K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 611
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$1.2M$691K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$954K
LiabilitiesLn 26$391K$287K
Net assetsLn 32$918K$667K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$242K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$24K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$116K$86K$25K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$127K$73K$49K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$51K$51K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$47K$14K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$20$4K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$16K$12K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$2K$6K$30
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$52K$51K$201$222
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$135
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$12K$23K$477
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.4M$426K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.4M$145K$812K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.7M$1.9M−$250K$667K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.1M$398K$918K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$2.1M−$372K$519K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.9M$210K$891K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.5M$161K$666K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,684,203 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,434,938$1,553,751
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,081$97,208
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,674$26,801
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,644$6,443
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,533,337$1,684,203
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,671,980$1,644,933
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $50,569$50,805
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $412,604$238,786
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,135,153$1,934,524
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $398,184−$250,321
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,684,203 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,670 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$993,303
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$560,448
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,553,751
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,208$97,208
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,801$26,801
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $773$773
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,208 · Excluded from tax $33,244$1,684,203
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,934,524 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,074,264 · Management $242,137 · Fundraising $54,132$1,370,533
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,135 · Management $5,490 · Fundraising $1,719$31,344
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $85,591 · Management $24,693 · Fundraising $5,482$115,766
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,534 · Management $49,471 · Fundraising $5,285$127,290
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,444$14,444
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $50,805$50,805
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,065 · Management $13,709 · Fundraising $1,708$62,482
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20 · Management $3,739$3,759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,241 · Management $12,091 · Fundraising $3,241$31,573
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,501 · Management $6,384 · Fundraising $30$7,915
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,455$13,455
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,225 · Management $201 · Fundraising $222$51,648
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,382 · Management $135$1,517
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,925$3,925
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,589$12,589
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,674 · Management $23,328 · Fundraising $477$35,479
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,385,632 · Management $425,791 · Fundraising $123,101$1,934,524
Part X · Balance sheet $954,431 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,663$38,972
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,057,233$652,318
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,484$249,735
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,019$13,406
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,308,399$954,431
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $240,893$198,899
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$88,347
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $390,893$287,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $884,481$654,753
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $33,025$12,432
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $917,506$667,185
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,308,399$954,431
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $667,185 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,684,203
XI-2 Total expenses$1,934,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$250,321
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$917,506
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$667,185

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