Beyond Benign INC EIN 46-2636213

Beyond Benign INC

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Equips educators and students with green chemistry tools and training for wider adoption. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Wilmington, MA
Website
www.beyondbenign.org
Filings
4 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$1.6MFY2024
Expenses
$1.5M
Net assets
$1.9M
People
9
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  46-2636213 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wilmington, MA Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Equips educators and students with green chemistry tools and training for wider adoption.
Leadership
Amy S Cannon · Executive Director · $129K
Money in and out
$1.6M revenue, $1.5M expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $103K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -78% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -14%
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +15%
Total assets
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$140K
FY2024▲ +68%
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$103K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Higher Education is a program developed to increase the adoption of green chemistry in higher education institutions. The Organization facilitates a consortium program of college and university chemistry departments and hosts working groups for the faculty to engage in collaboration to advance green chemistry.

$551Kprogram expense
02

The organization developed an online community space (the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community) for the green chemistry education community to share resources, connect with each other and collaborate.

$376Kprogram expense
03

The K-12 program at Beyond Benign consists of professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers from elementary through high school level, and also open access curriculum materials for educators.

$115Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBeyond Benign INC
EINHdr · item D46-2636213
Principal addressHdr · item CWilmington, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.beyondbenign.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$129,493Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$113,332Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy S Cannon’s $129K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1845 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy S Cannon$129,493$124,313$51,232$99,604
Nicole Wiggins$113,332$105,904
Amy S Cannon$97,736
Kate Anderson$78,127

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.5M · 97%
Investment income$50K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$1.5M
Investment income3%$50K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.07
Program services72%$1.0M
Management & general21%$312K
Fundraising7%$98K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$140K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed15.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.8M · Operating expenses/yr $1.5M
15.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.5M
72%
Management & General
Management & general $312K · Total expenses $1.5M
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $98K · Total expenses $1.5M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $91K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.5M · Total revenue $1.6M
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.6M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.6M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $50K · Total revenue $1.6M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year $1.8M
-14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $701K · FY2024 $1.6M
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $1.5M
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $2.0M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amy S Cannon · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $129K · Total expenses $1.5M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $895K · Total expenses $1.5M
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth -14%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$321K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$753K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$701K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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