Planet Bee Foundation EIN 46-3712011

Planet Bee Foundation FY2020 filing

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Educates children about environmental issues and empowers them to protect the planet. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $299K in revenue, $132K in expenses, and $226K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.planetbee.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$299KFY2020
Expenses
$132K
Net assets
$226K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3712011 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates children about environmental issues and empowers them to protect the planet.
Leadership
Debra Tomaszewski · Executive Director · $43K
Money in and out
$299K revenue, $132K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$299K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$132K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$226K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $167K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+56%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$299K
FY2020
Expenses
$132K
FY2020
Total assets
$226K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$299K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$132K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$226K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$167K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$226K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $132K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPlanet Bee Foundation
EINHdr · item D46-3712011
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.planetbee.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K26)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$43,333Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie Chan’s $129K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamie Chan$128,750
Debra Tomaszewski$107,500$99,375$90,000$71,666$43,333

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%$299K
— government grantsLn 1e$19K
Total revenueLn 12$299K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$132K
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$226K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$226K
Months of cash on handcomputed20.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $226K · Operating expenses/yr $132K
20.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $132K · Total expenses $132K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $132K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $132K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $280K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $299K · Total revenue $299K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $19K · Total revenue $299K
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $299K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $299K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $132K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $299K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $226K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $299K · Expenses $132K
+56%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $226K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $226K · Total assets $226K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $226K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Debra Tomaszewski · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $43K · Total expenses $132K
33%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $97K · Total expenses $132K
73%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $33K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$32,622

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$641K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$668K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$547K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$583K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$813K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$299K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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