Founded in 2012, Bean Center focuses on empowering young people through hands-on collaborative creation and learning, helping them to develop skills, confidence, and purpose working together on real-world projects combining art, science, and technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $179K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$671K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$306K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2023▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$5.1M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2023▲ +66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.5M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.8M
Net assets
$306K
FY2023▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$248K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$179K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.6M Management & general 9% · $368K Fundraising 3% · $133K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Director
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
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

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$1.6Mprogram 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…

$1.3Mprogram 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

$599Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$368K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$306K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K
Total assetsLn 16$977K
LiabilitiesLn 26$671K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$389K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$389K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$977K
LiabilitiesLn 26$671K
Net assetsLn 32$306K
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K$389K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$751K$977K
LiabilitiesLn 26$576K$671K
Net assetsLn 32$175K$306K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.4M$175K$81K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$114K$105K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$25K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$5K$4K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$275$8K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$752$19K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$289K$246K$43K$105
TravelLn 17$35K$32K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$22K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$66K$62K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$259K$250K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$479K$469K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$3.6M$368K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.1M$4.8M$387K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$4.1M−$126K$179K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.2M$4.1M$131K$306K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,233,905 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,822,125$4,004,088
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $397,905$223,105
I-10 Investment income$6,712
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,220,030$4,233,905
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,376,708$2,827,543
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $916,815$1,275,722
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,293,523$4,103,265
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$73,493$130,640
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $4,233,905 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,212,861
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,791,227
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,004,088
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $223,105$223,105
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $6,712$6,712
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $223,105 · Unrelated business $6,712 · Excluded from tax $0$4,233,905
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,103,265 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $69,999$69,999
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,388,055 · Management $174,713 · Fundraising $80,718$2,643,486
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $104,538 · Management $6,931 · Fundraising $2,589$114,058
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,033$14,033
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,003 · Fundraising $8,975$33,978
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,661 · Management $4,429 · Fundraising $31,152$40,242
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $275 · Management $7,780$8,055
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $752 · Management $19,432 · Fundraising $6,714$26,898
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $245,791 · Management $42,952 · Fundraising $105$288,848
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,066 · Management $2,520$34,586
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,159 · Management $3,911$26,070
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $61,538 · Management $4,110$65,648
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $249,556 · Management $6,735 · Fundraising $2,401$258,692
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $468,529 · Management $10,143$478,672
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,602,923 · Management $367,688 · Fundraising $132,654$4,103,265
Part X · Balance sheet $976,755 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,452; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,099$389,460
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $303,675$487,849
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,039$17,302
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $91,814$65,744
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,948$14,948
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $750,695$976,755
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $204,655$246,836
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,900$150,000
X-25 Other liabilities$274,388
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $575,804$671,224
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $174,891$305,531
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $174,891$305,531
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $750,695$976,755
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $305,531 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,233,905
XI-2 Total expenses$4,103,265
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,640
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$174,891
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$305,531

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