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Womens Bean Project FY2021 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)EmploymentEIN 84-1144973Revenue $2.6M in FY2021

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.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$185K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$185K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 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
$610K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021
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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
$2.0M
FY2021
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.2M Management & general 8% · $132K Fundraising 20% · $339K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $185K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$104,438Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Davis
Controller
$80,431Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gwen Young
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Bittner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anna Conrad
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bryce Kelley
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Kuark
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 · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The project offers transitional employment to women who come from backgrounds of chronic unemployment, poverty or displacement. The participants produce and market soups, jewelry, gift baskets and other items.

$1.2Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$473K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$339K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$998K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$610K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$145K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$196K
Other incomeLn 4–11$473K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$998K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$998K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$800K
Other assetsLn 15$82K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$610K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$756K$998K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$546K$800K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$671K$610K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$195K$158K$13K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$744K$604K$51K$89K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$477$614
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$41K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$63K$5K$7K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$138K$138K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$75K$63K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$17K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$12K$5K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$76K$52K$14K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$56K$42K$11K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$4$66
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$183$183
InterestLn 20$18K$15K$2K$906
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$65K$55K$7K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$25K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$42K$561$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$6K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.2M$132K$339K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,591,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,236,813$2,118,603
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $511,916$473,085
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,748,729$2,591,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,049,724$1,068,964
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$138,341
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $550,658$466,591
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,600,382$1,673,896
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $148,347$917,792
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $2,591,688 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $488,435 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$196,184
VIII-1e Government grants$145,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,777,419
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,844
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,118,603
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,037−$19,037
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,687$3,687
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $492,122 · Excluded from tax −$19,037$2,591,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,673,896 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $158,430 · Management $13,255 · Fundraising $23,131$194,816
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $604,123 · Management $50,642 · Fundraising $89,034$743,799
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,806 · Management $477 · Fundraising $614$6,897
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,839 · Management $3,357 · Fundraising $4,313$48,509
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,098 · Management $5,180 · Fundraising $6,665$74,943
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $138,341$138,341
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,624 · Management $12,706$75,330
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,368 · Fundraising $2,003$19,371
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,579 · Management $4,544 · Fundraising $13,232$29,355
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,575 · Management $13,819 · Fundraising $10,481$75,875
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,470 · Management $11,135 · Fundraising $2,253$55,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,513 · Management $4 · Fundraising $66$1,583
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $183$183
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,407 · Management $1,813 · Fundraising $906$18,126
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $54,909 · Management $7,262 · Fundraising $2,563$64,734
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,748 · Management $2,062 · Fundraising $1,011$27,821
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,780 · Management $561 · Fundraising $43,035$85,376
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,800 · Management $5,371 · Fundraising $1,808$12,979
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,202,069 · Management $132,371 · Fundraising $339,456$1,673,896
Part X · Balance sheet $2,568,392 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $755,707$998,360
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $178,958$412,422
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,534$25,866
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $182,390$218,459
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,931$24,969
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $545,876$799,920
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $8,034$5,896
X-15 Other assets$82,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,711,430$2,568,392
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $111,342$235,610
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $151,783$3,686
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $670,711$609,881
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $768,227$1,324,281
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $272,492$634,230
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,040,719$1,958,511
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,711,430$2,568,392
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,958,511 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,591,688
XI-2 Total expenses$1,673,896
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$917,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,040,719
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,958,511

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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