Bcauseican INC FY2021 filing

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Greenbelt, MD501(c)(3)Since 2015Health CareEIN 47-4634990Revenue $118K in FY2021

On file with the IRSbcauseican.net7600 Ora Glen Dr, 20770-9998 · Greenbelt, MDTax-exempt since Aug 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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BCAUSEICAN's mission is to prevent socioeconomic disparities by equipping communities in need with STEM education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$118K
Spent
$77K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$55K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$118K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$118K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$490K
FY2024$831K
FY2025$712K
Expenses
$77K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$847K
FY2025$798K
Net assets
$55K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$55K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$71K
FY2025−$16K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 2015.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $71K Management & general 8% · $6K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Nicholson’s $110K as CEO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ron Nicholson$110,000$120,416$90,563$34,273$18,000
Michael Batts$88,000$74,000$48,500$4,000—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Equips communities with STEM education to prevent socioeconomic disparities.

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1 program · $48K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Bcauseican taught over 225 classes to over 1000 students

$48Kprogram 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
Fair ChanceFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$118K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$69K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Money outPt IX
$77K
Ln 25
Programscol B$71K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$55K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$69K
Total revenueLn 12$118K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$55K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$55K
Total assetsLn 16$9K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$9K$55K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$350$350
Accounting feesLn 11c$675$675
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$198$198
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$655
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$655
Total functional expensesLn 25$77K$71K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $712K$798K−$86K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $831K$847K−$15K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $490K$425K$65K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $192K$169K$23K$81K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $118K$77K$41K$55K 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
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Part I · Summary $118,196 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$48,846
I-9 Program service revenue$69,350
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$118,196
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$58,665
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$18,705
I-18 Total expenses$77,370
I-19 Revenue less expenses$40,826
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $118,196 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,846
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,846
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,350$69,350
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,350$118,196
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,370 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,000$18,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,186$35,186
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,479$5,479
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $350$350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $675$675
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,549$3,549
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,747$3,747
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,764$1,764
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $198$198
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,556 · Management $655$4,211
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,556 · Management $655$4,211
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $71,288 · Management $6,082 · Fundraising $0$77,370
Part X · Balance sheet $54,995 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,385$54,995
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,385$54,995
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,385$54,995
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,385$54,995
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,995 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$118,196
XI-2 Total expenses$77,370
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,385
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$54,995

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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