Believers United for Progress

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Durham, NC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 35-2292442Revenue $148K in FY2023

On file with the IRSbelieversunitedforprogress.orgPo Box 15666, 27704-0666 · Durham, NCTax-exempt since Oct 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Believers United for Progress' mission is to facilitate the reconstruction of a self-sufficient community. Our tools are respect, love and faith in all humanity. The goal of the organization is to use social interaction, food/meal accessibility and engagement for the progress of all people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 20 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $86K a year · 28% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff
Top officer’s pay lower than 90% of similar orgs
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$148K
-53% vs prior year
Net assets
$225K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$148K
FY2023▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$302K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$148K
Expenses
—
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$447K
FY2023Not on file
Net assets
$225K
FY2023▲ +188%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$42K
FY2021−$126K
FY2022−$256K
FY2023$225K

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 Oct 2008.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$18,480Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kasib Abdllah’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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
Kasib Abdllah$18,480$28,427$18,144$12,432

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.

  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Builds a self-sufficient community through respect, love, faith, and social engagement.

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3 programs · $422K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Community Kitchen

The organization provides nutritious meals as well as distributes food boxes to families and individuals who live on the street, in shelters, and/or are under-employed. Additionally, in 2022, as part of the Community Kitchen, BUFP also delivered meals to Seniors in low-income housing complexes, to an after-school program in a housing…

$422Kprogram expense
02

Community Kitchen Afterschool

In 2022, this program's accomplishments were included with the Community Kitchen and not considered a separate program. See the Community Kitchen Program.

Pt IX · col B
03

Senior Meal Delivery Program

In 2022, this program's accomplishments were included with the Community Kitchen and not considered a separate program. See the Community Kitchen Program.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$148K
Other income$148K
Owns and owes
$225K
net assets
Liabilities$70K
People
7
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$148K
Total revenue$148K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$70K
Net assets$225K
Operations
Employees6
Volunteers20
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $148K$225K 990 PDF
FY2022 $316K$447K−$131K−$256K 990 PDF
FY2021 $302K$387K−$85K−$126K 990 PDF
FY2020 $304K$347K−$43K−$42K 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

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

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