Bfrin

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Upper Darby, PA501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 26-3347494

Helping low-income individuals and families along their breast cancer journey through education nutrition and support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
34¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 37 volunteers and 8 employees.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $86K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
34%
of spending
Concern: 34% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 96% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $36
Fine: 1 funder names 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
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
34%
Net assets
$497K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$813K
FY2021$928K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +41%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$911K
FY2022$510K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$497K
FY2024▲ +72%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$497K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2008.

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

Where the money goes

34 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 34% · $610K Management & general 20% · $364K Fundraising 0% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pierrette C Downer’s $48K as Executive Director is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pierrette C Downer$48,000———
Pierrette Downer—$42,075$30,619—
Barbara J Boyer$36,000——$39,927
Barbara Boyer—$29,403$34,776—
Pierrette C Downer———$33,750

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides education, nutrition, and support to low-income individuals and families facing breast cancer.

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3 program services account for $610K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Breast Care

Assisting breast cancer survivors and women born with asymmetrical breast to obtain medically necessary braziers, post-surgical garments, breast prostheses and education to support thier lifes journey

$243Kprogram expense
02

Intellectual Disabilities

Providing daily, practical support services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities so that they can continue leading productive and meaningful lives

$231Kprogram expense
03

Food Pantry

Helping to mitigate the food crisis for the people of delaware county and the greater phildaelphia area by providing food pantry services to individuals and families in need

$136Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$36

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$832K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$644K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$610K
Managementcol C$364K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$497K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K
Total assetsLn 16$497K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$123K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$644K
Other incomeLn 4–11$832K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$460K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$497K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$497K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 637
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$9K$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$460K$460K
Total assetsLn 16$705K$497K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$705K$497K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$335K$154K$181K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$12K$17K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$772$77$695$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$6K$376$1K
Office expensesLn 13$503$503$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$80K$42K$35K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$49K$66K$0
TravelLn 17$35K$21K$13K$1K
InterestLn 20$24K$12K$10K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$57K$57K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$129K$34K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$134K$127K$7K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$980K$610K$364K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.8M−$208K$497K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M$0$289K 990 PDF
FY2022 $513K$510K$3K$289K 990 PDF
FY2021 $928K$911K$17K$286K 990 PDF
FY2020 $813K$1.1M−$242K$269K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $772,030 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,279
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$122,825
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,279
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$643,751
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $643,751 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$772,030
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $980,261 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,219 · Management $180,522 · Fundraising $0$334,741
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,552 · Management $17,328 · Fundraising $0$28,880
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $77 · Management $695 · Fundraising $0$772
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,008 · Management $376 · Fundraising $1,127$7,511
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $503 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$503
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,261 · Management $35,307 · Fundraising $2,286$79,854
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,777 · Management $65,761 · Fundraising $0$114,538
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,225 · Management $12,969 · Fundraising $1,017$35,211
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,945 · Management $9,556 · Fundraising $2,389$23,890
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $57,103 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$57,103
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $128,639 · Management $34,372 · Fundraising $0$163,011
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $127,394 · Management $6,853 · Fundraising $0$134,247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $609,703 · Management $363,739 · Fundraising $6,819$980,261
Part X · Balance sheet $496,542 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,374$32,108
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $459,991$459,991
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $235,408$4,443
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $704,773$496,542
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $704,773$496,542
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $704,773$496,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $704,773$496,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $496,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$772,030
XI-2 Total expenses$980,261
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$208,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$704,773
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$496,542

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

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