Beacon INC

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Beacon, INC. (Beacon) is an indiana not-for-profit corporation. Beacon is a social service agency serving bloomington, indiana and surrounding areas. Its principle programs involve providing meals and shelter to those in need, assisting people in obtaining necessary housing, healthcare and other social services, offering educational and self-improvement opportunities, and assisting people in obtaining employment.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-3056968) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 935 volunteers and 100 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $408K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
82% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.1 mo
of spending, in cash
4.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $198K
5 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$993K
24% of total assets
Liabilities are 24% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$5.1M
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2024▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$5.1M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.2M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +157%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$597K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$3.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2002.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.6M Management & general 6% · $202K Fundraising 12% · $371K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Forrest Gilmore’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Forrest Gilmore$74,800$73,265$67,637$64,834$68,208

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

Provides meals, shelter, housing, healthcare, education, and employment assistance to those in need.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Shalom Center

The shalom center is beacon's day shelter and our main location, where phil's kitchen, rapid-re-housing, and street outreach all work from. Open every weekday from 8AM to 4PM, shalom provides life essentials to help people stabilize in times of need, including: day shelter, breakfast and lunch (60,190 meals served), emergency groceries…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-3056968) · Dispute this line
$2.6Mprogram 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
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $2.4M federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority$1.8M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority$233K
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority$221K
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority$96K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Bloomington$18K

The auditor reported 6 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $2.9M federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority$1.5M
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through City of Bloomington and 1 more$1.1M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority$253K
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority$28K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Bloomington$2K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported 8 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $2.0M federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority$1.4M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority$480K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Housing and Neighborhood Development Department - City of Bloomington$112K
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority$2K

The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $1.7M federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority$1.3M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority$441K

The auditor reported 6 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$202K
Fundraisingcol D$371K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$993K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$452K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$550K
SavingsLn 2$525K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$993K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5100
VolunteersI 6935
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$452K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$52K$50K$43K$53K$45K
AddedLn 1b$1K$2K$7K
SpentLn 1d–1f$2K$2K$4K$1K$1K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$611K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$552K$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$993K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$3.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$88K$69K$8K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$885K$108K$128K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$29K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$89K$70K$9K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$104K$104K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$18K$7K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$10K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$101K$93K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$108$145
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$32K$3K$876
InsuranceLn 23$35K$32K$2K$758
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$85K$63K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$2K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.6M$202K$371K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2025 $5.1M$3.2M$1.9M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 $2.9M$3.0M−$19K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $2.8M$2.7M$58K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $4.4M$3.9M$542K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $2.8M$3.3M−$416K$597K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $5,055,554 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,881,342$4,970,445
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,702$74,274
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $869$4,600
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,887$6,235
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,936,800$5,055,554
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,328,135$1,278,021
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,116,776$1,338,850
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$103,576
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $511,226$461,993
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,956,137$3,182,440
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,337$1,873,114
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,055,554 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$23,991
VIII-1c Fundraising events$158,779
VIII-1e Government grants$3,043,359
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,744,316
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$451,511
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,970,445
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,274$74,274
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,600$4,600
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,235$6,235
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,274 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,835$5,055,554
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,182,440 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,278,021$1,278,021
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $69,413 · Management $8,464 · Fundraising $10,068$87,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $884,680 · Management $107,888 · Fundraising $128,313$1,120,881
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,588 · Management $8,659 · Fundraising $4,132$41,379
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $70,030 · Management $8,864 · Fundraising $9,751$88,645
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,184$44,184
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $103,576$103,576
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $33,953$33,953
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,341$2,341
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,491 · Management $6,913 · Fundraising $1,103$26,507
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,234 · Management $6,623 · Fundraising $2,215$19,072
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,044 · Management $5,722 · Fundraising $1,907$100,673
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,067 · Management $108 · Fundraising $145$6,320
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,539 · Management $2,628 · Fundraising $876$35,043
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,086 · Management $2,272 · Fundraising $758$35,116
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,685 · Fundraising $62,985$147,670
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,223 · Fundraising $8,891$11,114
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,609,101 · Management $202,325 · Fundraising $371,014$3,182,440
Part X · Balance sheet $4,058,272 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $592,371$549,806
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,176$525,232
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $552,288$2,933,580
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $49,654$49,654
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,212,489$4,058,272
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,990$19,003
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$973,656
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,990$992,659
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,122,195$745,237
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,304$2,320,376
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,192,499$3,065,613
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,212,489$4,058,272
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,065,613 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,055,554
XI-2 Total expenses$3,182,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,873,114
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,192,499
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,065,613

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

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