Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Bethlehem, PA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-5235845Revenue $297K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbethlehememergencysheltering.org75 E Market St, 18018-5925 · Bethlehem, PATax-exempt since Feb 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Through demonstrating the love of jesus christ, we provide shelter and a caring network of support to restore hope to the homeless in the city of Bethlehem.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$297K
Spent
$187K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$237K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$297K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$539K
Expenses
$187K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$460K
Net assets
$237K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$179K
FY2024$258K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $149K Management & general 18% · $34K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$34,780Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Rapp JR’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 40th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Rapp JR$52,294$48,954$37,682——
Robert T Rapp JR———$36,138$34,780

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

Shelters and supports homeless individuals in Bethlehem, restoring hope through Christ's love.

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1 program · $149K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Feeding and sheltering homeless men and women, up to 75 per night from november 15 through april 15

$149Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$297K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$297K
Money outPt IX
$187K
Ln 25
Programscol B$149K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$237K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K
Total assetsLn 16$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$297K
Government grantsLn 1e$92K
Total revenueLn 12$297K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$237K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$237K
Total assetsLn 16$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$237K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 6624
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$237K
Total assetsLn 16$127K$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$127K$237K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$32K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$61K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$256$256
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$723
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$17K$5K
TravelLn 17$400$400
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$187K$149K$34K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $539K$460K$80K$258K 990 PDF
FY2023 $395K$402K−$8K$179K 990 PDF
FY2022 $261K$319K−$58K$186K 990 PDF
FY2021 $249K$242K$7K$244K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $297K$187K$110K$237K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $297,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $107,563$297,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,624$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $109,187$297,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,922$112,132
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,240$3,420
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,962$71,227
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $165,124$186,779
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,937$110,221
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $297,000 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$92,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$205,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$297,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $186,779 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,404 · Management $8,101$40,505
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,381$61,381
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $256$256
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,267 · Management $723$9,990
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,420$3,420
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,289$6,289
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,647 · Management $5,159$21,806
IX-17 TravelPrograms $400$400
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,934$3,934
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,798$28,798
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $148,897 · Management $34,462 · Fundraising $3,420$186,779
Part X · Balance sheet $237,301 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,080$237,301
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $127,080$237,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $127,080$232,710
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$4,591
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $127,080$237,301
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $127,080$237,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $237,301 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,000
XI-2 Total expenses$186,779
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$110,221
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$127,080
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$237,301

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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