Beyond Walls INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Lynn, MA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 83-0573018Revenue $656K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbeyond-walls.org18 Mount Vernon St, 01901-1402 · Lynn, MATax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Beyond Walls activates underutilized spaces to strenghten communities. Beyond Walls partners with local organization, municipalities, community members and experts to design and manage projections and programs that infuse public art and curated experiences into communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $245K a year · 25% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$656K
Spent
$652K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$225K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$656K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2022$901K
FY2022$409K
FY2023$928K
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$652K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2022$772K
FY2022$500K
FY2023$961K
FY2024$599K
Net assets
$225K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2022$406K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $289K Management & general 36% · $237K Fundraising 19% · $127K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder & COO
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alfred Wilson’s $121K as President & CEO is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2020
Alfred Wilson$121,424$82,548$19,615$58,846$85,000
John Fagan$103,078————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Transforms unused spaces into vibrant community hubs with public art and curated experiences.

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3 programs · $248K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Street Art Festival

Over the last three years beyond walls has facilitated free-to-the-public mural festivals with a mix of internationally-renowned artists and artists from neighboring communities. Through our unique artist selection process, we ensure the murals across lynn reflect the rich culture and incredible diversity present in the city.

$188Kprogram expense
02

The Launch

The launch is a 3 acre parcel of underused waterfront land located in lynn. Efforts include community activation events in order to show the potential use and need for the redevelopment of the land.

$45Kprogram expense
03

Patio

Through funding from the essex county community foundation creative county initiative, we partnered with local collaborators, cojuelos productions (community engagement consulting firm) and crowley cottrell (landscape architect) to design and build a series of parklets to be piloted in the downtown lynn cultural district.

$16Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$656K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$152
Money outPt IX
$652K
Ln 25
Programscol B$289K
Managementcol C$237K
Fundraisingcol D$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$225K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$152
Total revenueLn 12$656K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$240K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$240K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$52K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$225K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$240K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$277K$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$221K$225K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$54K$20K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$17K$60K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$3K$9K$409
Legal feesLn 11b$700$700
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$310K$160K$78K$72K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$176$23K
TravelLn 17$25K$23K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$1K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$25K$6K$392
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$1K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$652K$289K$237K$127K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$599K$878K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $928K$961K−$33K$281K 990 PDF
FY2022 $901K$772K$129K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $656K$652K$4K$225K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $656,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $479,447$646,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,328$9,707
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $153$152
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $486,928$656,286
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $115,242$190,308
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,416$461,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $265,658$652,075
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $221,270$4,211
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $656,286 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$640,427
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$646,427
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,707$9,707
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $152$152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,859 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$656,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $652,075 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,400 · Management $19,550 · Fundraising $11,050$85,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,627 · Management $59,825 · Fundraising $9,296$85,748
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,383$7,383
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,634 · Management $9,134 · Fundraising $409$12,177
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $700$700
IX-11c Accounting feesFundraising $30,407$30,407
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $159,708 · Management $78,064 · Fundraising $72,248$310,020
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,027 · Management $3,165$8,192
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $176 · Management $22,634$22,810
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,572 · Management $2,031$24,603
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,388$3,388
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,187 · Management $23,223$24,410
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,932 · Management $6,493 · Fundraising $392$31,817
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,288 · Management $1,934 · Fundraising $2,198$5,420
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $288,551 · Management $236,824 · Fundraising $126,700$652,075
Part X · Balance sheet $320,290 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,323$239,827
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $54,333$15,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,261$6,697
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,544$7,006
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$51,760
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $277,277$320,290
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,007$55,209
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$39,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,007$94,809
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $175,315$158,707
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $45,955$66,774
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $221,270$225,481
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $277,277$320,290
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $225,481 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$656,286
XI-2 Total expenses$652,075
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$221,270
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$225,481

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