Be the Neighbor FY2021 filing

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Fort Worth, TX501(c)(3)Since 2012Youth DevelopmentEIN 45-5605151Revenue $81K in FY2021

On file with the IRSbetheneighbor.orgPo Box 101853, 76185-1853 · Fort Worth, TXTax-exempt since Nov 2013Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Be the Neighbor is a justice -based service-learning trip ministry that equips people to live lives of love, service, and justice. Trips give participants skills to address root causes of injustices and to connect with and support their neighbors in relational, substainable, and dignity-affirming ways in their own communities. Trips cover topics such as hunger relief, refugee and immigrants welcome, environmental justice and creation care, race and reconciliation, poverty and avocacy, urban poverty, gun violence, and disaster relief.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$81K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$76K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$69K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$81K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$75K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$612K
FY2025$678K
Expenses
$76K
FY2021▲ +80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$474K
FY2025$546K
Net assets
$69K
FY2021▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$354K
FY2025$485K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $65K Management & general 15% · $11K Fundraising 0% · $47

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

12 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
President, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allison Lanza’s $65K as Executive Dir. is at the 56th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allison Lanza$65,047$82,510$58,375———
Mary L Johnston——$35,000$25,000$25,000$25,000
Mark Dingler$4,500$4,500$7,200———
Megan Peglar—$3,600————
Chuck Pickrel$2,970—————
Ayesha Hassan—$450————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Equips youth with biblical and social tools to do justice through life-changing experiences.

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1 program · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Reach Beyond Mission held in-person day camp events in Austin, Texas focused on poverty and equity for 60 youth and adult leaders and held virtual events for 100 church-related middle and high school youth groups and leaders.

$65Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $212K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,700
Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,007
Unitemized GrantFY2023$65,375
Unitemized GrantFY2022$34,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$81K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$76K
Ln 25
Programscol B$65K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$47
Owns and owesPt X
$69K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Total revenueLn 12$81K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$69K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6344
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$64K$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$64K$69K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$18K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$274$227$47
Office expensesLn 13$396$131$265
TravelLn 17$760$760
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$727
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K$63
All other expensesLn 24e$691$551$140
Total functional expensesLn 25$76K$65K$11K$47

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $678K$546K$131K$485K 990 PDF
FY2024 $612K$474K$139K$354K 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$326K$43K$201K 990 PDF
FY2022 $259K$170K$88K$159K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $81K$76K$5K$69K 990 PDF
FY2020 $75K$42K$33K$64K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $81,380 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,525$58,919
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,420$22,455
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $74,957$81,380
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$14,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,130$38,216
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,983$23,259
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $42,113$75,975
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,844$5,405
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $81,380 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$58,919
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$58,919
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,455 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,455
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,461 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$81,380
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,975 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,500$14,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,000 · Management $7,000$25,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,500$10,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,716$2,716
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $227 · Fundraising $47$274
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $131 · Management $265$396
IX-17 TravelPrograms $760$760
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,638 · Management $727$3,365
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,710 · Management $63$17,773
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $551 · Management $140$691
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,790 · Management $11,138 · Fundraising $47$75,975
Part X · Balance sheet $69,362 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,414$2,274
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,834$66,490
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $709$598
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,957$69,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,957$69,362
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,957$69,362
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,957$69,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,362 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$81,380
XI-2 Total expenses$75,975
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,405
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,957
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,362

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