James Kirk Bernard Foundation

Tax-deductible

Basalt, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 27-1791881Revenue $22K in FY2023

On file with the IRSjameskirkbernardfoundation.orgPo Box 3562, 81621-3562 · Basalt, COTax-exempt since Mar 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The James Kirk Bernard Foundation honors the life, work, and passions of jamie Bernard. The fund will focus on scientific research on suicide and autism and services for those affected. In addition, the fund will support the community that supported jamie, bard college. Finally the fund will support the various humanitarian efforts that jamie cared so deeply about.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 2 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 107% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 107% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
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 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$22K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$41K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$22K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$24K
FY2023$22K
Expenses
$41K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$41K
Net assets
$3K
FY2023▼ -87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$22K
FY2023$3K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $32K Management & general 29% · $12K

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; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir / Vice Pres
$22,200Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir / Vice Pres
$22,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Bell’s $22K as Executive Dir / Vice Pres is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Bell$22,200$34,928$42,474$46,658

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

Funds scientific research on suicide and autism, supports affected individuals, and aids humanitarian causes.

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4 programs · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Suicide supports and services primarily provides grants to organizations supporting mental health and suicide prevention services.

$30Kprogram expense
02

Suicide supports and services primarily provides grants to organizations supporting mental health and suicide prevention services.

$30Kprogram expense
03

Poba, where the arts live, the creative works of those whose written, visual, and musical art has not been made available to the public during people's lifetime and which merit broader dissemination.

$2Kprogram expense
04

Poba, where the arts live, the creative works of those whose written, visual, and musical art has not been made available to the public during people's lifetime and which merit broader dissemination.

$2Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $30K · 2020–2021
Active Minds INCDC · FY2021$12,500
Bard CollegeNY · FY2020$12,500
Active Minds INCDC · FY2020$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$22K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$150
Money outPt IX
$41K
Ln 25
Programscol B$32K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$150
Total revenueLn 12$22K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $22K$41K−$19K$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $24K$51K−$27K$22K 990 PDF
FY2021 $44K$108K−$63K$50K 990 PDF
FY2020 $162K$98K$65K$113K 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 VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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