Berlin and Beyond INC

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Since 2007Arts & CultureEIN 26-1128830Revenue $102K in FY2024

On file with the IRSberlinbeyond.com657 Howard St, 94105-3915 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Jun 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Berlin & Beyond presents film, performance and exhibition programs to promote awareness and appreciation for the german language and culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 62% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 65% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 62% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$102K
+119% vs prior year
Spent
$65K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$102K
FY2024▲ +119%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$46K
FY2024$102K
Expenses
$65K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$68K
FY2024$63K
FY2024$65K
Net assets
$54K
FY2024▲ +202%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$5K
FY2023$34K
FY2024$18K
FY2024$54K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2008.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $33K Management & general 49% · $32K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$40,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sophoan Sorn’s $40K as Executive Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sophoan Sorn$40,200$30,400$47,000$41,800$43,098$31,400

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes German language and culture through films, performances, and exhibitions.

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1 program · $33K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The berlin & beyond film festival is an international film festival that showcases german-language and german-related narrative features, documentaries, and short films. Film screenings and premieres are highlighted with on-stage discussions with guest artists, social events, and the youth 4 german cinema educational program.

$33Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$102K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K
Money outPt IX
$65K
Ln 25
Programscol B$33K
Managementcol C$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$52K
Total revenueLn 12$102K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
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$18K$54K
Total assetsLn 16$18K$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$18K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$570$570
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$591$591
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$961$0$961$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$65K$33K$32K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $46K$63K−$16K$18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $96K$68K$29K$34K 990 PDF
FY2022 $80K$169K−$90K$5K 990 PDF
FY2021 $134K$146K−$12K$95K 990 PDF
FY2020 $121K$148K−$27K$107K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $101,521 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $62,886$107,357
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,520−$5,836
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $46,366$101,521
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,200$34,200
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,416$31,067
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $62,616$65,267
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,250$36,254
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $101,521 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$52,174
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,183
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,795
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$107,357
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$5,836−$5,836
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$5,836$101,521
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $65,267 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,100 · Management $17,100$34,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,671 · Management $3,671$7,342
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,900 · Management $5,900$11,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,084$2,084
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,258 · Management $1,258$2,516
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $570 · Management $570$1,140
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,021 · Management $2,021$4,042
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $591 · Management $591$1,182
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $961 · Fundraising $0$961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,195 · Management $32,072 · Fundraising $0$65,267
Part X · Balance sheet $54,187 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,933$54,187
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,933$54,187
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,933$54,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,933$54,187
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$101,521
XI-2 Total expenses$65,267
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,933
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$54,187

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

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