Bcauseican INC FY2024 filing

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Greenbelt, MD501(c)(3)Since 2015Health CareEIN 47-4634990Revenue $831K in FY2024

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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$194K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$194K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$606
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$831K
+70% vs prior year
Spent
$847K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$71K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$831K
FY2024▲ +70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$118K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$490K
FY2024$831K
FY2025$712K
Expenses
$847K
FY2024▲ +99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$847K
FY2025$798K
Net assets
$71K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$55K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$71K
FY2025−$16K

From the FY2024 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.

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% · $635K Management & general 25% · $212K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $194K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,416Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$74,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips communities with STEM education to prevent socioeconomic disparities.

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1 program · $635K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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BCAUSEICAN GROW provides 200+ hours/site of bilingual instruction to elementary students during out-of-school time, focusing on foundational computer coding concepts, basic terminology and an introduction to practice. GROW participants graduate with industry-recognized certification in Scratch coding.

$635Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$831K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$685K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Money outPt IX
$847K
Ln 25
Programscol B$635K
Managementcol C$212K
Owns and owesPt X
$71K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$606
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$685K
Total revenueLn 12$831K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$606
Net assetsLn 32$71K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$606
Net assetsLn 32$84K$71K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$96K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$252K$189K$63K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$907
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$30K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$263K$247K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$388
Office expensesLn 13$51K$34K$17K
TravelLn 17$26K$21K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$434
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$847K$635K$212K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $712K$798K−$86K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $831K$847K−$15K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $490K$425K$65K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $192K$169K$23K$81K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $831,334 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $145,135$146,496
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $344,935$684,838
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $490,070$831,334
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,608$412,784
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $227,207$433,951
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $424,815$846,735
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,255−$15,401
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $831,334 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,496
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$146,496
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $684,838 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$684,838
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $684,838 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$831,334
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $846,735 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,333 · Management $24,083$120,416
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $188,811 · Management $62,937$251,748
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,722 · Management $907$3,629
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,593 · Management $7,398$36,991
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $75,255$75,255
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $247,192 · Management $15,606$262,798
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,166 · Management $388$1,554
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,004 · Management $16,983$50,987
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,531 · Management $5,508$26,039
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,432 · Management $1,144$4,576
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,301 · Management $434$1,735
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,966 · Management $1,041 · Fundraising $0$11,007
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $635,051 · Management $211,684 · Fundraising $0$846,735
Part X · Balance sheet $71,284 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,231$35,294
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$34,962
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$1,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $84,231$71,284
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$606
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$606
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,231$70,678
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $84,231$71,284
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $70,678 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$831,334
XI-2 Total expenses$846,735
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,401
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,231
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$1,848
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$70,678

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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