Bellwether International FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Lindon, UT501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 84-4027660

Our mission is to disrupt the cycle of genocide and create genocide-resistant societies.Our vision is to create a world where governments can prevent genocide top-down and individuals resist genocide bottom-up to create peaceful and plural societies. Our theory of change is centered on prioritizing our four impact areas: conflict transformation economic development policy and sustainability. Escaping the trap requires Bellwether to work with governments to adopt economic policy that moves incentives away from mass atrocity curtail economic exploitation and reduce systematic barriers that create unequal outcomes for different religious ethnic and racial groups. At the same time Bellwether works to empower communities to resist the incentives to carry out violence by healing intergenerational trauma and supporting economic empowerment and social cohesion projects.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$15K 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $70K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$202K
Spent
$81K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$121K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$202K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$285K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$415K
Expenses
$81K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$405K
Net assets
$121K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$3K
FY2023$4K
FY2024$123K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBellwether International
EINHdr · item D84-4027660
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2021
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLindon, UT
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q70)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bellwetherngo.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12
Program services88%$72K
Management & general12%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$81K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
17.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+60%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$121K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$3K
FY2023$4K
FY2024$123K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$121K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$121K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$121K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$202K
Total revenueLn 12$202K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $118K · Operating expenses/yr $81K
17.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $72K · Total expenses $81K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $10K · Total expenses $81K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $81K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $202K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $202K · Total revenue $202K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $202K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $202K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $202K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $81K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $202K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $121K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $202K · Expenses $81K
+60%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $121K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $121K · Total assets $121K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $121K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rachel Miner · Reported title Chairman of the Board Founder · Highest reported compensation $15K · Total expenses $81K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $19K · Total expenses $81K
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 12%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 3%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman of the Board Founder
$14,583Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Manager Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Miner’s $75K as Chairman of the Board Founder is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachel Miner$75,000$73,630$46,523$25,000$14,583
Brenna Christen Server———$20,580—
Jenny Mehner———$17,673—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • –Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Works with governments and communities to prevent genocide and build peaceful societies.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $33K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Nigeria

IDP Camp Libraries for displaced persons - Partnered with B2A and Stephanos Foundation Bellwether initiated an education support program for vulnerable children displaced by local terrorist attacks and extremism that has targeted Christians in rural Nigeria.

$23Kprogram expense
02

Panzi Hospital Foundation

Badalika program child psychologist The child psychologist will work directly with families affected by sexual abuse and will coordinate holistic healing efforts through the Panzi Hospital that Dr. Mukwege runs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

$10Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $35K · 2020–2023
Irf SecretariatVA · FY2023$10,000
Panzi FoundationMD · FY2020$9,850

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $415K$405K+54% 990 PDF
FY2023 $269K$269K-6% 990 PDF
FY2022 $285K$306K×85 990 PDF
FY2021 $3K$100K-98% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $202K$81K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2020

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $81,258 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,850$9,850
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $22,995$22,995
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,583 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,583
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $418 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$418
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,547 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,547
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,436 · Fundraising $0$2,436
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,252 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,252
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,000
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,177 · Fundraising $0$7,177
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $71,645 · Management $9,613 · Fundraising $0$81,258

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