Teaches leadership, supports systems, and builds networks for social change through training and consulting.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $662K in revenue, $879K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$662K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$879K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$217K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
80%
20%
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-33%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +82% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$662K
FY2024▲ +147%
$1.6M$818K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$879K
FY2024▲ +15%
$879K$440K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -12%
$1.9M$951K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$20K
FY2024▲ +27%
$20K$10K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$662K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$879K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$217K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $693K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
4c. EVENTS - In 2024, BPI designed and facilitated events to introduce people to Be Present and the Be Present Empowerment Model : (A) Be Present: Transformative Practices that Foster Justice and Peace was held July 25-28, 2024, in the Bay Area, CA, and facilitated by its Regional Organizing Core Group and BPI staff.
$293Kprogram expense
02
National Network Leadership Development
BPI's mission is to build sustainable leadership for social justice. To accomplish this mission, BPI engaged in the following activities that provide people with the skills and insights to become more effective leaders in their families, communities, and other institutions in which they participate: (A) Regional Organizing Core Group…
$236Kprogram expense
03
Consulting Services and Collaborations
The demand for consulting services continued to grow in 2024. Organizations desiring to be more values-aligned and to implement those values throughout their organizations came to Be Present for support.
Margherita Vacchiano’s $129K as Co-Leader-Transformativ
is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Margherita Vacchiano · Reported title Co-Leader-Transformativ · Highest reported compensation $129K · Total expenses $879K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $690K · Total expenses $879K
78%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
80%
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Overhead ratio
20%
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Fundraising cost ratio
0%
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Revenue growth
147%
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Accounting fee ratio
1%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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