501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 733 volunteers and 18 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$75K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$761K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$748K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$459K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$761K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$538K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$688K
FY2024$654K
FY2025$761K
Expenses
$748K
FY2025▼ -0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$696K
FY2024$752K
FY2025$748K
Net assets
$459K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$485K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$468K
FY2025$459K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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% · $582K Management & general 22% · $166K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer Executive Director
$75,462Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sabra L Davison’s $75K as Treasurer Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sabra L Davison$75,462$63,692$64,861$59,616$57,000$55,044

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Bellas Mentoring INC is a youth development nonprofit based in Jericho, VT, formed in 2013.

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1 program · $582K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Programs are five-day camps, weekend camps, junior mentoring programs, race programs, school visits, and weekly riding sessions. The average age of participants are 7 to 16 years. Anticipated participants 2,177 girls.

$582Kprogram expense

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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 4 funders$67K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$761K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$342K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$748K
Ln 25
Programscol B$582K
Managementcol C$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$459K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$342K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$761K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$247K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$207K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$459K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6733
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$207K$207K
Total assetsLn 16$471K$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$468K$459K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$4K$71K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$259K$259K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$13K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$2K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$42
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$48K$48K$83
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$16K$14K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$228K$227K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$13K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$748K$582K$166K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $761K$748K$14K$459K 990 PDF
FY2024 $654K$752K−$98K$468K 990 PDF
FY2023 $688K$696K−$8K$566K 990 PDF
FY2022 $617K$527K$90K$574K 990 PDF
FY2021 $538K$408K$130K$485K 990 PDF
FY2020 $329K$299K$30K$355K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $761,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $304,792$392,987
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $326,917$341,525
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,217$1,834
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,629$25,146
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $653,555$761,492
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $335,836$381,196
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $415,904$366,617
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $751,740$747,813
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$98,185$13,679
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $761,492 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,884 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$392,987
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$392,987
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $341,525$341,525
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,834$1,834
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$17,262
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $341,525 · Excluded from tax $1,834$761,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $747,813 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,341 · Management $71,121$75,462
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $259,373$259,373
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $19,160$19,160
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,005 · Management $14,196$27,201
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,528$4,528
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $800$800
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,246 · Management $12,381$14,627
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,118 · Management $42$1,160
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,914$3,914
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $13,733$13,733
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,505$17,505
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,184 · Management $83$48,267
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,127 · Management $2,039$16,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $226,634 · Management $1,809$228,443
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,821 · Management $4,653$17,474
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $581,849 · Management $165,964 · Fundraising $0$747,813
Part X · Balance sheet $461,991 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,443$7,627
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $159,998$247,339
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $206,697$207,025
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $470,697$461,991
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,810$2,821
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,810$2,821
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $467,887$459,170
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $467,887$459,170
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $470,697$461,991
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $459,170 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$761,492
XI-2 Total expenses$747,813
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,679
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$467,887
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$22,396
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$459,170

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