Beyond Benign INC FY2020 filing

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Beyond Benign, Inc. is organized for the purpose of promoting awareness of green chemistry and sustainable science through K-12 and university programs that support educators to implement green chemistry in their teaching and practice.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2636213) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$176K 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
15.1 mo
of spending, in cash
15.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$140K
14% of total assets
Liabilities are 14% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$701K
Spent
$647K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$827K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$701K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$701K
FY2021$753K
FY2022$321K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$647K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$791K
FY2022$515K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$827K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$827K
FY2021$790K
FY2022$595K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $488K Management & general 11% · $73K Fundraising 13% · $85K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$97,736Pt VII · Sec A
$78,127Pt 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 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy S Cannon$129,493$124,313$51,232$99,604$97,736
Nicole Wiggins$113,332$105,904———
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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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Equips educators and students with green chemistry tools and training for wider adoption.

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3 programs · $488K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

K-12 curriculum and training consists of workshops designed to introduce and teach the principles of green chemistry to grades k-12 teachers using audience specific programs and techniques. All levels are hands-on and involve training educators to instruct lessons and laboratory exercises with students in a classroom environment.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2636213) · Dispute this line
$300Kprogram expense
02

Green chemistry commitment 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.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2636213) · Dispute this line
$188Kprogram expense
03

The organization is developing an online community space for the green chemistry education community to share, connect, learn and grow. The platform will feature a resource clearinghouse for green chemistry education resources coupled with networking and collaboration tools to grow capacity for educators to adopt green chemistry in their…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2636213) · Dispute this line
$15program 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$701K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$699K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$368
Money outPt IX
$647K
Ln 25
Programscol B$488K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$827K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$816K
Total assetsLn 16$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$699K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$368
Gains on assetsLn 7$368
Total revenueLn 12$701K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$790K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$816K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$139K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
Net assetsLn 32$827K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$457K$816K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$889K$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K$140K
Net assetsLn 32$773K$827K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$176K$125K$15K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$183K$133K$10K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$14K$341$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$20K$2K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$140$432
Office expensesLn 13$8K$2K$6K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K$109
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$30
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$471$951
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$201K$174K$27K$390
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$147
Total functional expensesLn 25$647K$488K$73K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $1.6M$1.5M$103K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $1.8M$1.3M$547K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $321K$515K−$194K$595K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $753K$791K−$38K$790K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $701K$647K$54K$827K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $700,940 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $815,532$699,396
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,000$1,544
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $817,532$700,940
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $366,089$402,394
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,607$244,317
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $610,696$646,711
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $206,836$54,229
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $700,940 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$699,396
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$699,396
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,176$1,176
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $368$368
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $368 · Excluded from tax $1,176$700,940
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $646,711 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $125,050 · Management $14,660 · Fundraising $36,153$175,863
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,533 · Management $10,065 · Fundraising $40,235$182,833
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,111 · Management $341 · Fundraising $1,111$15,563
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,205 · Management $1,938 · Fundraising $5,992$28,135
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,660$10,660
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,459 · Management $140 · Fundraising $432$2,031
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,619 · Management $6,001$7,620
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,890 · Management $109$9,999
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,712 · Fundraising $30$3,742
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,142$2,142
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,208 · Management $471 · Fundraising $951$4,630
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,339 · Management $26,580 · Fundraising $390$201,309
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,037 · Management $147$2,184
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $488,163 · Management $73,254 · Fundraising $85,294$646,711
Part X · Balance sheet $967,639 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,823$25,881
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $428,514$789,741
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $418,512$139,337
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,855$6,649
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,251$6,031
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $888,955$967,639
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,768$67,506
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$72,717
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $115,768$140,223
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $477,554$507,431
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $295,633$319,985
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $773,187$827,416
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $888,955$967,639
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $827,416 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$700,940
XI-2 Total expenses$646,711
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,229
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$773,187
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$827,416

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