Beam Center INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-4273449)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$2.8M
FY2023	$4.2M
FY2024	$4.0M
FY2025	$5.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$2.5M
FY2023	$4.1M
FY2024	$4.1M
FY2025	$4.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$248K
FY2023	$306K
FY2024	$179K
FY2025	$1.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

87%

Program services 87% · $2.2M Management & general 8% · $197K Fundraising 5% · $128K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Juliette Adams

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Otero

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Philip Kim

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Kim

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Larchian

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Kahn

Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fabian Jabro

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Wright

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024
Matt Robingson	$111,739	—
Brian Cohen	$100,793	$99,319

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers NYC youth by integrating art, design, science, and engineering into accessible learning experiences.

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Beam Center Afterschool Workshops and Day Camp

Out of school programs for students in 2ND through 8TH grades. Our workshops blend technology, craft and imagination and are led by beam center faculty and beamwork apprentices.

$1.1Mprogram expense

02

Beamworks

Public school partnerships-beam center faculty collaborate with teachers on art and technology projects, serving middle and high school students from public schools throughout nyc, in and out of the CLASSROOM.BEAMWORKS youth learn and lead: youth APPRENTICESHIPS:11TH and 12TH graders from our partner high schools learn technical and…

$627Kprogram expense

03

Beam Camp

New hampshire sleepaway summer program where campers learn creative and collaboration skills and build a spectacular largescale collaborative project chosen through an annual worldwide design competition

$449Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Youth Improving Non-Profits for ChildrenFY2025$28K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Money outPt IX

$2.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$197K

Fundraisingcol D$128K

Owns and owesPt X

$248K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$526K

Total assetsLn 16$863K

LiabilitiesLn 26$615K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$467K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$526K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$526K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K

Other assetsLn 15$27K

Total assetsLn 16$863K

LiabilitiesLn 26$615K

Net assetsLn 32$248K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5147

VolunteersI 615

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$319K	$526K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$51K	$118K
Total assetsLn 16	$553K	$863K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$628K	$615K
Net assetsLn 32	−$75K	$248K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$39K		$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.4M	$1.3M	$49K	$109K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$103K	$101K		$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$129K	$111K	$8K	$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$33K	$33K	$575
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$2K	$1K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$19K	$2K	$13K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$220K	$168K	$52K
TravelLn 17	$5K	$5K	$49
InterestLn 20	$11K	$78	$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$16K	$13K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$93K	$93K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$288K	$282K	$5K	$904
All other expensesLn 24e	$81K	$75K	$4K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.5M	$2.2M	$197K	$128K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$5.1M	$4.8M	$387K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$4.0M	$4.1M	−$126K	$179K	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.2M	$4.1M	$131K	$306K	990 PDF
FY2022	Not on file
FY2021 Viewing	$2.8M	$2.5M	$323K	$248K	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 $2,801,574 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $882,537$1,202,031

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,123,988$1,584,913

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$14,630

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,006,525$2,801,574

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,739,188$1,696,491

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $546,270$781,844

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,285,458$2,478,335

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$278,933$323,239

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,801,574 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$467,410

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$734,621

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,202,031

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,584,913$1,584,913

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,630$14,630

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,599,543 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,801,574

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,478,335 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $39,476$39,476

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,267,093 · Management $49,111 · Fundraising $108,739$1,424,943

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $101,349 · Fundraising $1,966$103,315

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $111,407 · Management $7,789 · Fundraising $9,561$128,757

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,000$10,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,528 · Management $575$33,103

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,723 · Management $1,255 · Fundraising $1,691$4,669

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,396 · Management $13,280 · Fundraising $3,459$19,135

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $167,886 · Management $52,437$220,323

IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,156 · Management $49$5,205

IX-20 InterestPrograms $78 · Management $11,401$11,479

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,344 · Management $2,481$15,825

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $93,314$93,314

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $281,649 · Management $5,190 · Fundraising $904$287,743

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,181 · Management $4,280 · Fundraising $1,587$81,048

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,153,104 · Management $197,324 · Fundraising $127,907$2,478,335

Part X · Balance sheet $862,932 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $318,722$526,322

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $159,258$171,961

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,930$19,397

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,928$117,884

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,300$27,368

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $553,138$862,932

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $189,973$133,994

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $263,120$291,654

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,900$149,900

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $627,993$614,548

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year −$74,855$248,384

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$74,855$248,384

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $553,138$862,932

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $248,384 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,801,574

XI-2 Total expenses$2,478,335

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$323,239

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$74,855

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$248,384

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Beam Center INC FY2021 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Beam Center INC

Beam Center Afterschool Workshops and Day Camp

Beamworks

Beam Camp

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV