Beyond Benign INC EIN 46-2636213 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Beyond Benign INC FY2022 filing

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Equips educators and students with green chemistry tools and training for wider adoption. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $321K in revenue, $515K in expenses, and $595K 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 (2020–2022)
Revenue
$321KFY2022
Expenses
$515K
Net assets
$595K
People
14
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 · $109K
Money in and out
$321K revenue, $515K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$321K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$515K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$595K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$194K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.60 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.26
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-60%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$321K
FY2022▼ -57%
Expenses
$515K
FY2022▼ -35%
Total assets
$746K
FY2022▼ -14%
Total liabilities
$150K
FY2022▲ +105%
Total revenue
$321K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$515K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$595K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$194K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$746K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B160%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

4 program services account for $974K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

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…

$331Kprogram expense
02

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.

$316Kprogram expense
03

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.

$177Kprogram expense
04

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.

$151Kprogram 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 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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
$109,390Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$51,232Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 & grants100%$321K
Investment income$272
— government grantsLn 1e$2K
Total revenueLn 12$321K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.60 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.26
Program services160%$824K
Management & general36%$186K
Fundraising26%$134K
Total functional expensesLn 25$515K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$651K
Total assetsLn 16$746K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$150K
Total net assetsLn 32$595K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $651K · Operating expenses/yr $515K
15.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $379K · Total expenses $515K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $75K · Total expenses $515K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $515K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $94K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $556K
$0.17 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $321K · Total revenue $321K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $2K · Total revenue $321K
0.7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $321K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $272 · Total revenue $321K
+0.08%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $515K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $321K · Prior year $753K
-57%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $595K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $321K · Expenses $515K
-60%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $746K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $595K · Total assets $746K
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $746K
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 $109K · Total expenses $515K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $270K · Total expenses $515K
52%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 160%
Overhead ratio 36%
Fundraising cost ratio 42%
Revenue growth -57%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$753K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$701K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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