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Womens Bean Project

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)EmploymentEIN 84-1144973Revenue $2.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwomensbeanproject.com1300 W Alameda Ave, 80223-2041 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Nov 1990Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To change women's lives by providing stepping stones to self-sufficiency through social enterprise.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 315 volunteers and 66 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 39% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$218K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$637K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1990.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.1M Management & general 12% · $315K Fundraising 10% · $262K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $218K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tamra M Ryan
CEO (thru 06/25)
$127,759Pt VII · Sec A
Anne L Davis
Controller/CFO
$90,170Pt VII · Sec A
Leah Weinkle
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Bittner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bret Duston
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tamra M Ryan’s $128K as CEO (thru 06/25) is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tamra M Ryan$127,759$116,531$142,773$106,086—
Tamra Ryan————$104,438
Anne L Davis$90,170$91,799$98,834$79,663—
Anne Davis————$80,431

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

Empowers women to achieve self-sufficiency through social enterprise.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Women's bean project offers transitional employment opportunities with a wrap around program to women who come from backgrounds of chronic unemployment, poverty, or displacement. The women participating in the program produce soups, baking goods, gift boxes and other nutritional food items.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation INCFY2025$8K
Weishoff Sisters Foundation INCFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $130K · 2021–2021
Bean FactoryCO · FY2021$130,112

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$427K
Investment incomeLn 3$148K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$315K
Fundraisingcol D$262K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$637K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$144K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$18K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$148K
Other incomeLn 4–11$427K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$637K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 6315
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$795K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$587K$637K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$253K$155K$35K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$146K$74K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$8K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$230K$162K$38K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$98K$13K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$35K$263$263
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$31K$165$1K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$28K$6K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$130K$97K$18K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$172K$162K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$69
InterestLn 20$250$119$124$7
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$202K$177K$17K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$40K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K$77K$6K$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.1M$315K$262K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.7M$57K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$2.3M$1.3M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$2.4M$4.1M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.1M$826K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.7M$918K$2.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,761,991 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,117,224$2,186,687
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $95,948$147,887
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $385,565$427,417
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,598,737$2,761,991
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 $1,540,736$1,890,065
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $13,200$7,180
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $781,949$807,727
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,335,885$2,704,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,262,852$57,019
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $2,761,991 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $472,903 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$229,786
VIII-1e Government grants$144,490
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,812,411
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,186
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,186,687
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $147,887$147,887
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$46,638−$46,638
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,152$1,152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $472,903 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $102,401$2,761,991
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,704,972 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $154,873 · Management $34,743 · Fundraising $63,205$252,821
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,054,419 · Management $146,048 · Fundraising $73,734$1,274,201
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,003 · Management $3,393$11,396
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $162,115 · Management $37,636 · Fundraising $30,224$229,975
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,596 · Management $13,376 · Fundraising $10,700$121,672
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,215$24,215
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,180$7,180
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,442 · Management $263 · Fundraising $263$35,968
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,442 · Management $165 · Fundraising $1,352$32,959
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,252 · Management $6,121 · Fundraising $12,135$46,508
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $96,688 · Management $18,179 · Fundraising $14,741$129,608
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $162,342 · Management $4,869 · Fundraising $4,701$171,912
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,805 · Management $69$2,874
IX-20 InterestPrograms $119 · Management $124 · Fundraising $7$250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $176,514 · Management $16,966 · Fundraising $8,280$201,760
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,391 · Management $3,745 · Fundraising $1,431$45,567
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,547 · Management $5,511 · Fundraising $34,048$116,106
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,127,548 · Management $315,423 · Fundraising $262,001$2,704,972
Part X · Balance sheet $8,844,455 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,655,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,638$31,638
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,428,140$2,405,598
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $509,921$287,178
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,844$74,539
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $274,195$319,830
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,611$17,655
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $795,243$1,052,206
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,216$811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,737,808$8,844,455
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,721$175,694
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,199$4,854
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $587,471$637,099
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,489,009$7,811,296
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $661,328$396,060
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,150,337$8,207,356
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,737,808$8,844,455
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,207,356 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,761,991
XI-2 Total expenses$2,704,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,019
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,150,337
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,207,356

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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