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Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community

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Ambridge, PA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 45-3670363Revenue $930K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmarcellusawareness.orgPo Box 31, 15003-0031 · Ambridge, PATax-exempt since Jun 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community seeks to protect the residents of southwestern pennsylvania, with emphasis on those in Beaver County, by informing them about the health, safety, environmental and economic impacts of fracking infrastructure, including the petrochemical buildout; and by supporting sustainable alternatives to carbon-based energy sources and economic development strategies in Beaver County.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 49% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 49% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
58 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 57.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $892K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$718
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 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
$930K
Spent
$116K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$853K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $81K Management & general 22% · $25K Fundraising 8% · $10K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Hilary O'Toole
Executive Di
$28,268Pt VII · Sec A
Hilary Flint
Executive Di
$28,141Pt VII · Sec A
Marcia Lehman
First Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clifford Lau
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Schmetzer
First Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adia Kimbrough
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pheobe Reese
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hilary O'Toole’s $28K as Executive Di is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Informs residents about fracking's impacts and supports sustainable alternatives.

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1 program · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To monitor air quality in beaver county through various methods, including continuous air monitoring, mobile units, community-based projects and episodic testing. We empower residents to report pollution events from nearby industrial activity and use community-driven data to advocate for cleaner, safer air for all.

$81Kprogram expense

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
The Pittsburgh FoundationFY2024$632K
Community Foundation of Greater JohnstownFY2024$176K
Nonprofit Partners INCFY2024$75K
Tides FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$892K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$930K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$917K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$116K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$853K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$558K
Total assetsLn 16$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$718
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$917K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$930K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$558K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$558K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$295K
Total assetsLn 16$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$718
Net assetsLn 32$853K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$558K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$295K
Total assetsLn 16$39K$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$718
Net assetsLn 32$39K$853K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$34K$14K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$668$401
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$2K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$704
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$19K$2K$780
Total functional expensesLn 25$116K$81K$25K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $930K$116K$814K$853K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $929,867 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,301$917,139
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$12,728
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,301$929,867
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $63,355$59,081
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$56,849
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $63,355$115,930
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,054$813,937
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $929,867 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$917,139
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$917,139
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,728$12,728
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $12,728$929,867
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $115,930 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,846 · Management $14,102 · Fundraising $8,461$56,409
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,603 · Management $668 · Fundraising $401$2,672
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,248 · Management $5,244$7,492
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,342 · Management $1,038$10,380
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,023 · Management $1,023$2,046
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,300$9,300
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,559$3,559
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,056 · Management $704$1,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,221 · Management $2,311 · Fundraising $780$22,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,198 · Management $25,090 · Fundraising $9,642$115,930
Part X · Balance sheet $853,832 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,177$558,456
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$295,376
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,177$853,832
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$718
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$718
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $39,177$403,118
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$449,996
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,177$853,114
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,177$853,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $853,114 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$929,867
XI-2 Total expenses$115,930
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$813,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,177
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$853,114

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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