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Helps Detroit residents, schools, and businesses work together to protect honey bees and teach about their environmental importance. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $404K in revenue, $393K in expenses, and $100K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Detroit, MI
Website
www.beesinthed.com
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$404KFY2024
Expenses
$393K
Net assets
$100K
People
3
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-2548442 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Detroit, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps Detroit residents, schools, and businesses work together to protect honey bees and teach about their environmental importance.
Leadership
Brian M Roest-Peterson · Vice-President/Treasurer · $70K
Money in and out
$404K revenue, $393K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$404K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$393K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$100K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $11K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +139% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$404K
FY2024▲ +3%
Expenses
$393K
FY2024▼ -6%
Total assets
$123K
FY2024▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$23K
FY2024▲ +1%
Total revenue
$404K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$393K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$100K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$123K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBees in the D
EINHdr · item D81-2548442
Principal addressHdr · item CDetroit, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.beesinthed.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice-President/Treasurer
$69,735Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian M Roest-Peterson’s $70K as Vice-President/Treasurer is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brian M Roest-Peterson$69,735$69,735$69,735$40,679

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $303K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Maintenance and construction of bee hives throughout the detroit metro area

$281Kprogram expense
02

Partner with local food establishment and sale of honey to public to promote importance of bees

$18Kprogram expense
03

Put on educational events to educate public on the benefit of bees

$5Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$301K · 75%
Program service revenue$102K · 25%
Contributions & grants75%$301K
Program service revenue25%$102K
Total revenueLn 12$404K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.09
Program services77%$303K
Management & general14%$54K
Fundraising9%$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$393K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Total assetsLn 16$123K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23K
Total net assetsLn 32$100K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $20K · Operating expenses/yr $393K
0.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $303K · Total expenses $393K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $54K · Total expenses $393K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $36K · Total expenses $393K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $38K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $324K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $301K · Total revenue $404K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $404K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $102K · Total revenue $404K
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $404K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $102K · Total expenses $393K
26%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $404K · Prior year $391K
+3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $156K · FY2024 $404K
+27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $100K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $404K · Expenses $393K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $123K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $100K · Total assets $123K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $123K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brian M Roest-Peterson · Reported title VICE-PRESIDENT/TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $393K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $74K · Total expenses $393K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth 3%
Legal fee ratio 0.8%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$58K
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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)$404K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$391K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$468K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$263K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$156K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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