Copper Beech Institute INC

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West Hartford, CT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-2785140

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Teaching mindfulness practice and contemplative wisdom to inspire purposeful living, awaken our full potential for compassionate action, and encourage a healing shift in how we relate to one another and our interconnected world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $64K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $63K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$255K
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$322K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$27K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$255K
FY2025▼ -63%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$738K
FY2022$679K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$688K
FY2025$255K
Expenses
$322K
FY2025▼ -51%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$695K
FY2022$740K
FY2023$834K
FY2024$662K
FY2025$322K
Net assets
$27K
FY2025▼ -71%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$390K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$95K
FY2025$27K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $213K Management & general 25% · $80K Fundraising 9% · $29K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$105,277Pt VII · Sec A
$16,455Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle Laura’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Danielle Laura$105,277————
Brandon Nappi———$86,521$82,000
Jeannette De Jesus Fr 22023——$73,614——
Danielle Laura Fr 10-23—$67,244———
Alexis Vatteroni from 072020————$43,005
Alexis Vatteroni to 062022———$39,900—
Jeannette De Jesus to 10-23—$31,616———
Brandon Nappi to 122023——$27,285——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches mindfulness and wisdom to inspire purposeful, compassionate living and heal relationships.

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1 program service account for $213K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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This year we've empowered youth, supported educators, cared for the community with our toolkit, and explored the power of giving and receiving. We have also continued our MFC program, a leadership program that builds on each participant's expertise, training them to view their field and community through a mindfulness lens.

$213Kprogram expense

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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
Cvs FoundationFY2024$51K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$63K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$255K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$257
Money outPt IX
$322K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$27K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$257
Total revenueLn 12$255K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$855
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$27K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$182K$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$95K$27K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$63K$32K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$74K$52K$15K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$34K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$123
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K$553
Information technologyLn 14$12K$9K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$28K$14K$5K
TravelLn 17$719$719
InterestLn 20$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$740$358$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$322K$213K$80K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $255K$322K−$67K$27K 990 PDF
FY2024 $688K$662K$26K$95K 990 PDF
FY2023 $575K$834K−$260K$69K 990 PDF
FY2022 $679K$740K−$62K$328K 990 PDF
FY2021 $738K$695K$43K$390K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $254,645 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,878
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,007
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$113,885
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $140,503 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$140,503
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $257$257
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $140,503 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $257$254,645
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $321,952 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,166 · Management $31,583 · Fundraising $10,528$105,277
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,107 · Management $14,888 · Fundraising $7,443$74,438
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,701 · Management $4,851 · Fundraising $1,617$16,169
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,405$5,405
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,280 · Management $3,095 · Fundraising $1,548$38,923
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,689 · Fundraising $123$4,812
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,319 · Management $1,669 · Fundraising $553$5,541
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,574 · Management $2,448 · Fundraising $1,224$12,246
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,853 · Management $13,926 · Fundraising $4,642$46,421
IX-17 TravelPrograms $719$719
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,632 · Management $1,835 · Fundraising $1,436$10,903
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $740 · Management $358 · Fundraising $0$1,098
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $212,780 · Management $80,058 · Fundraising $29,114$321,952
Part X · Balance sheet $36,595 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,668$855
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $78,758$35,418
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $800$322
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,881$36,595
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,054$3,830
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,950$5,452
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,261$9,282
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,620$27,313
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,881$36,595
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $27,313 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$254,645
XI-2 Total expenses$321,952
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$67,307
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,620
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$27,313

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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