Be Still INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Plainfield, WI501(c)(3)Since 2015ReligionEIN 47-5397420Revenue $319K in FY2023

On file with the IRSbestillretreats.orgN6789 3rd Ave, 54966-9571 · Plainfield, WITax-exempt since Mar 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Be Still incs purpose is to establish and operate a christian retreat center dedicated to serving pastors and missionaries and encouraging growth in their relationship with god, their spouse and support staff and to otherwise promote the gospel of jesus christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 6% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $31K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$188K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$319K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$169K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$183K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$319K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$112K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$140K
FY2024$185K
Expenses
$169K
FY2023▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$286K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$256K
FY2024$215K
Net assets
$183K
FY2023▲ +525%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$18K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$68K
FY2024$37K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $122K Management & general 28% · $48K

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; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$30,381Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Secretary
$30,381Pt VII · Sec A
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A

Jesse Urban’s $30K as President is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jesse Urban$30,381$30,381$30,381$29,133$30,400
Lindsay Urban$30,381$30,381$30,381$29,133$30,400
Jill Kurszewski—$10,000$10,000$21,975—
Danita Carlson$18,000————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides Christian retreats for pastors and missionaries to deepen their faith and relationships.

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1 program · $122K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Program Services

$122Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$31K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Money outPt IX
$169K
Ln 25
Programscol B$122K
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$183K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K
Total assetsLn 16$371K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$137K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K
Total assetsLn 16$371K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
Net assetsLn 32$183K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$137K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$240K$234K
Total assetsLn 16$259K$371K
LiabilitiesLn 26$230K$188K
Net assetsLn 32$29K$183K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$35K$35K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$183$183
Information technologyLn 14$693$693
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$64K$64K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$169K$122K$48K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $140K$256K−$116K$68K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $319K$169K$149K$183K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$286K$11K$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 $112K$18K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $318,569 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $174,552$290,385
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $120,370$28,167
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46$17
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,965$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $296,933$318,569
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $86,380$70,762
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,512$98,343
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $285,892$169,105
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,041$149,464
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $318,569 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$290,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$290,385
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,167$28,167
VIII-3 Investment income$17
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,167$318,569
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $169,105 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,381 · Management $35,381$70,762
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,090$1,090
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $183$183
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $693$693
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,972$63,972
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,618$18,618
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,708$6,708
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,472 · Management $4,607$7,079
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $121,533 · Management $47,572 · Fundraising $0$169,105
Part X · Balance sheet $371,160 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,000$14,688
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,378$122,189
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $240,054$234,283
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $259,032$371,160
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,864$878
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $229,665$187,678
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,367$183,482
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $259,032$371,160
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $183,482 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$318,569
XI-2 Total expenses$169,105
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,367
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$4,651
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$183,482

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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