Beech Brook EIN 34-0714597

Beech Brook FY2020 filing

EIN  34-0714597 Hospital Garfield Hts, OH Founded 1853
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Promoting healthy child development and family well-being to help children and families thrive.
Leadership
Thomas Royer · President & Chief Executive Officer · $195K
Money in and out
$12.4M revenue, $13.0M expenses
Bottom line
-5% operating surplus

Promoting healthy child development and family well-being to help children and families thrive. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $12.4M in revenue, $13.0M in expenses, and $26.8M in net assets.Pt I

Financial scale & money flow · FY2020
Total revenue
$12.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$13.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$26.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$656K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
-5%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity
Payroll share
76%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits
Program spending
84%
of expenses reach program services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$12.4M
FY2020▼ -10%
Expenses
$13.0M
FY2020▼ -8%
Total assets
$30.9M
FY2020▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$4.1M
FY2020▲ +57%
Total revenue
$12.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$13.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$26.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$656K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$30.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $6.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

School-Based Mental Health ProgramsBeech Brook provides mental health support and services to children in elementary schools throughout the Cleveland Municipal School District and in several suburban districts.

$3.9Mprogram expense
02

Therapeutic Foster CareBeech Brook's Therapeutic Foster Care is a community-based, mental health foster care program built upon a strength-based, skills-building treatment model. Therapeutic Foster Care admits children/teens who have recently stepped down from or who are at risk of stepping into a higher level of care, e.g., residential…

$2.1Mprogram expense
03

REACH ProgramBeech Brook's REACH program teaches emotionally or behaviorally troubled children and their families important skills to improve their functioning in all settings, including the home, school, and community.

$865Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBeech Brook
EINHdr · item D34-0714597
Principal addressHdr · item CGarfield Hts, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.beechbrook.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1853
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1971

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Chief Executive Officer
$194,584Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$122,887Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$112,557Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director
$110,211Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Until 9/12/19
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair Admin Until 7/15/19
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair Admin Until 9/12/19
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Royer’s $236K as President & Chief Executive Officer is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 747 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Debra Rex
Thomas Royer$236,301$229,901$220,760$211,991$211,991$194,584
Jennifer Albanese$137,346$133,858
Jennifer Albanese Karvonen$131,586
Jennifer Karvonen$126,815$126,814$122,887
Lavisa Bell$122,035$103,244$102,175$101,933$101,933
Erin Gooch$119,644$117,067$115,827$112,782$112,782
Mark Groner$104,960$119,073$115,835$115,834$110,211

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$9.0M · 72%
Investment income$1.8M · 14%
Contributions & grants$1.2M · 9%
Other revenue$457K · 4%
Program service revenue72%$9.0M
Investment income14%$1.8M
Contributions & grants9%$1.2M
Other revenue4%$457K
Total revenueLn 12$12.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.01
Program services84%$10.9M
Management & general15%$2.0M
Fundraising1%$173K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$30.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$26.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $26.7M · Operating expenses/yr $13.0M
24.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $10.9M · Total expenses $13.0M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $2.0M · Total expenses $13.0M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $173K · Total expenses $13.0M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $171K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.5M
$0.12 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $12.4M
9%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $12.4M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $9.0M · Total revenue $12.4M
72%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1.8M · Total revenue $12.4M
+14%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $9.0M · Total expenses $13.0M
69%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $12.4M · Prior year $13.8M
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $26.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $12.4M · Expenses $13.0M
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $30.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $26.8M · Total assets $30.9M
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $14.4M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $9.1M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $30.9M
76%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Thomas Royer · Reported title President & Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $195K · Total expenses $13.0M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $9.9M · Total expenses $13.0M
76%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth -10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$12.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$17.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$11.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$10.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$16.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$12.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$13.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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