Belong FY2020 filing

Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vienna, VA EIN 35-2637456 NTEE P40
Revenue
$309K
FY2020 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$259K
FY2020 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$201K
FY2020 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
66%
FY2020 · Pt IX · col B
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$309K
FY2020
Expenses
$259K
FY2020

Connects underserved families in Vienna and nearby communities with services to improve their lives.

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Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file. Details →
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list. Details →
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
4 funders, incl. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$84K in the latest grant year. Details →
Spent on programs?
66% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing. Details →
Size and trend
$100K–1M

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).


Connects underserved families in Vienna and nearby communities with services to improve their lives.

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Vienna, VA
Website
www.belongvienna.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
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Where the money goes · FY2020
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$202K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$202K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBelong
EINHdr · item D35-2637456
Principal addressHdr · item CVienna, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.belongvienna.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,463Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn O'Connell’s $85K as Executive Di is at the 76th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Lynn O'Connell$85,000$85,000$61,205—
Letycia Pastrana———$57,463

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $115K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Belong! Covid-19 Assistance Fund (bcaf)

Created in response to the pandemic to provide financial assistance to employees of small businesses and residents from vienna who were heavily impacted by COVID-19. Funds were made available in the form of a one-time gift of $500, paid directly to landlords for rent and gas or electric companies for those who lost significant income due…

$52Kprogram expense
02

After School Tutoring Program

Provides academic and enrichment activities for under-resourced elementary students in grades K-6TH grades. In FEB/MARCH of 2020, belong! Subcontracted the imagination tree foundation to run the tutoring program that met on the school grounds.

$38Kprogram expense
03

Food Distribution and Nutrition

In response to pandemic, this program grew from a monthly farmer's market to provide fresh produce to low income families to a community-wide collaboration, named the vienna student food initiative (vsfi), working through vienna schools to provide families hardest hit with weekly food cards. Belong!

$25Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$309K
Total revenueLn 12$309K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.08
Program services66%$171K
Management & general26%$68K
Fundraising8%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$179K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$201K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $179K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $259K · Less non-cash grants $23K · Cash operating expenses/yr $236K
9.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $171K · Total expenses $259K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $68K · Total expenses $259K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $259K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $20K · Solicited contributions $309K
$0.07 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $309K · Total revenue $309K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $309K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $309K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $309K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $259K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $309K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $201K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $309K · Expenses $259K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $202K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $201K · Total assets $202K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $202K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Letycia Pastrana · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $57K · Total expenses $259K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $170K · Total expenses $259K
66%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%——
Overhead ratio 26%——
Fundraising cost ratio 7%——
Legal fee ratio 3%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%——

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $90K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,405
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,790
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,606
Unitemized GrantFY2020$42,500

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$342K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$401K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$298K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$309K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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