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Bethlehem Center EIN 57-0314367

Bethlehem Center FY2021 filing

EIN  57-0314367 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Spartanburg, SC
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowering individuals and families through support, strength, and inspiration.
Leadership
Patrena Mims · Exec Director · $63K
Money in and out
$886K revenue, $509K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency

Empowering individuals and families through support, strength, and inspiration. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $886K in revenue, $509K in expenses, and $597K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$886K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$509K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$597K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $378K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+43%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$886K
FY2021▲ +127%
Expenses
$509K
FY2021▲ +45%
Total assets
$660K
FY2021▲ +159%
Total liabilities
$63K
FY2021▲ +77%
Total revenue
$886K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$509K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$597K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$378K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$660K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $395K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Youth at Risk

178 Youth served in afterschool program Senior Adult Programs : 58 Senior Adults served ;Programs include sewing & crafts, Bible study, gospel concerts and neighborhood watch Outreach : 1867 individuals served ;This includes provision of support to economically challenged individuals with primarily food assistance Opening the door : The…

$395Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBethlehem Center
EINHdr · item D57-0314367
Principal addressHdr · item CSpartanburg, SC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bethlehemctr.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P33Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1975

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Patrena Mims
Exec Director
$62,624Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sue Owens
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Wolfe
V President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrena Mims’s $105K as Exec Directo is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrena Mims$104,534————
Patrena Mims—$83,866$70,217$62,624$60,588

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 & grants$857K · 97%
Program service revenue$30K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$857K
Program service revenue3%$30K
— government grantsLn 1e$56K
Total revenueLn 12$886K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.01
Program services78%$395K
Management & general21%$109K
Fundraising1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$509K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$114K
Total assetsLn 16$660K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$63K
Total net assetsLn 32$597K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $116K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $509K · Less non-cash grants $70K · Cash operating expenses/yr $438K
3.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $395K · Total expenses $509K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $109K · Total expenses $509K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $509K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $587K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $857K · Total revenue $886K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $56K · Total revenue $886K
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $30K · Total revenue $886K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $886K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $30K · Total expenses $509K
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $886K · Prior year $391K
+127%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $597K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $886K · Expenses $509K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $660K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $597K · Total assets $660K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $660K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Patrena Mims · Reported title Exec Director · Highest reported compensation $63K · Total expenses $509K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $224K · Total expenses $509K
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%——
Overhead ratio 21%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 127%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Spartanburg County FoundationFY2025$483K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$483K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$2.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$886K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$391K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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