Berkeley Endowment Management Company

Tax-deductible

Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)Since 2009EducationEIN 27-0652636

The primary purpose of Berkeley Endowment Management Company ("BEMCO") is to allocate, invest, and manage the general endowment pool of the University of California, Berkeley Foundation ("UCBF").

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 12 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $0 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.8M
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.9M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2024$5.9M
Net assets
$0
FY2024
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2024$0

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 Oct 2011.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $5.3M Management & general 11% · $675K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $2.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Chief Investment Officer
$947,222Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$641,098Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$540,399Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Operations
$390,275Pt VII · Sec A
$186,193Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Operations Analyst
$143,367Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David McAuliffe’s $947K as President & Chief Investment Officer is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David McAuliffe—$1,222,682$1,314,544$1,868,851$1,490,333—
David McAuliffe$947,222————$1,440,713
Melody Ing—$611,750$584,923$661,774$673,253—
Melody Ing$641,098————$496,939
David Bahr$540,399—————
David Bahr—$532,145$493,716$522,275$504,443—
Steven Algert—$367,497$513,328$375,532——
Catherine Nguyen$390,275————$256,294

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

Manages endowment donations for the University of California Berkeley Foundation.

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1 program service account for $5.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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BEMCO manages the investment of endowment funds that have been gifted to the University of California, Berkeley Foundation in support of UC Berkeley's mission of teaching, research, and public service.

$5.3Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$675K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 66
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
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.5M$150K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$265K$246K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$84K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$195K$181K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$426K$426K
Legal feesLn 11b$167K$167K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Investment management feesLn 11f$435K$435K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$44K$42K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$105K$99K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$252K$237K$15K
TravelLn 17$135K$135K
InsuranceLn 23$93K$87K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$5.3M$675K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $5.5M$5.5M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$6.2M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.4M$6.4M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$5.5M$0$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.6M$4.6M$0$0 990 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 $5,928,330 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,928,330$5,928,330
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,928,330 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,928,330
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,928,330 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,059,835$1,059,835
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,482,612 · Management $149,513$2,632,125
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $245,631 · Management $19,437$265,068
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,627 · Management $1,739$85,366
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $181,139 · Management $13,372$194,511
IX-11a Management feesManagement $425,922$425,922
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $166,792$166,792
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,189$35,189
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $434,721$434,721
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,711 · Management $2,661$44,372
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $98,667 · Management $6,298$104,965
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $236,860 · Management $15,119$251,979
IX-17 TravelPrograms $134,923$134,923
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $87,008 · Management $5,554$92,562
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,253,526 · Management $674,804 · Fundraising $0$5,928,330
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 7 lines filed
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,928,330
XI-2 Total expenses$5,928,330
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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