Be Present INC FY2021 filing

Stone Mountain, GA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2021
Revenue
$1.6M
▲ +200% vs prior year
Spent
$313K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.9M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2021 (IRS tax year 2021).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
4 funders, incl. Judy Ann Bork Charitable Trust
$800K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
78% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +200% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBe Present INC
EINHdr · item D58-1981535
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1992
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CStone Mountain, GA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R30Z)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bepresent.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.22
Program services78%$244K
Management & general22%$69K
Total functional expensesLn 25$313K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +200%
Expenses
$313K
FY2021▲ +86%
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
29.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+81%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2021▲ +229%
Total liabilities
$287
FY2021
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$763K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$287
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed29.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.6M · 96%
Program service revenue$60K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$1.6M
Program service revenue4%$60K
Investment income$817
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $763K · Operating expenses/yr $313K
29.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $244K · Total expenses $313K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $69K · Total expenses $313K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $313K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.0M
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $1.6M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.6M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $60K · Total revenue $1.6M
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $817 · Total revenue $1.6M
+0.05%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $60K · Total expenses $313K
19%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year $545K
+200%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $313K
+81%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $1.9M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathleen Lillis · Reported title Asst. Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $313K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $102K · Total expenses $313K
33%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%——
Overhead ratio 22%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 200%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Asst. Treasurer
$30,382Pt VII · Sec A
$28,020Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CEO/Board Member
$7,831Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margherita Vacchiano’s $129K as Co-Leader-Transformativ is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margherita Vacchiano$128,595$15,265———
Kelley Alexander$128,574$18,750———
Rashaunda Allen$111,394$96,090———
Annie M Tobias$108,513$106,787$108,559——
Lillie P Allen$63,000$55,355$4,975$7,831$14,765
Kathleen Lillis$12,114$30,141$35,160$30,382$10,500
Laverne Robinson———$28,020$18,810
Medea Pluim$1,500————

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

Teaches leadership, supports systems, and builds networks for social change through training and consulting.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $234K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

CONSULTING & TRAINING SERVICES AND COLLABORATIONS. (1) Consulting Services: The demand for consulting services continued to grow in 2021. Organizations are prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion as core values, resulting in more requests for Be Present, Inc.

$175Kprogram 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…

$50Kprogram expense
03

FISCAL SPONSORSHIP BPI is a fiscal sponsor for the Destination Design School for Agricultural Estates (DDS). DDS is a design planning and arts community school focused on children aimed at strengthening cooperation and experimentation in agricultural design practices, uniting contemporary science, the arts, political education and…

$10Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$800K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2020–2020
Destination Design SchoolFY2020$8,024

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $662K$879K+147% 990 PDF
FY2023 $268K$763K-32% 990 PDF
FY2022 $396K$488K-76% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.6M$313K+200% 990 PDF
FY2020 $545K$169K 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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