Be the Gift Incorporated

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Loveland, CO501(c)(3)Since 1974ReligionEIN 84-6122703

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Program - Home repairs for single moms and widows that own their own homes at no cost to them. Sixty-three families had their homes improved as a result of our efforts in 2025.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 6 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $42K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$451K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$483K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$451K
FY2025▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$447K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$451K
Expenses
$394K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$352K
FY2021$405K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$385K
FY2025$394K
Net assets
$483K
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$413K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$426K
FY2025$483K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1975.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $274K Management & general 14% · $54K Fundraising 17% · $66K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Corporate President / CEO
$67,962Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Corporate Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marilyn Johnson’s $68K as Corporate President / CEO is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marilyn Johnson$67,962$66,702$62,200$92,200——
Christian Walter————$20,702$9,443

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Repairs homes for widows and single moms to create safer living spaces for their children.

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2 programs · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Be the Gift is devoted to enhancing and securing family stability through home repair assistance for Single Mom homeowners and their Children. We do this by engaging the Community in improving the lives of these Families.

$274Kprogram expense
02

Program

Home repairs for widows and single mom homeowners, at no cost to them. Eighty-seven families had their home repairs completed providing a better and safer environment for them. Community groups, businesses and volunteers were engaged to complete this mission.

Pt IX · col B

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 2 funders$42K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$451K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$443K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$274K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$483K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$327K
Total assetsLn 16$638K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$443K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$451K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$184K
SavingsLn 2$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$327K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$297K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$638K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32$483K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$333K$327K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$314K$297K
Total assetsLn 16$654K$638K
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K$154K
Net assetsLn 32$426K$483K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$45K$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$96K$67K$14K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$6K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$26K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$1K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$13K$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$7K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$5K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$81K$2K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K$274K$54K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $451K$394K$57K$483K 990 PDF
FY2024 $391K$385K$6K$426K 990 PDF
FY2023 $508K$475K$33K$420K 990 PDF
FY2022 $447K$473K−$26K$387K 990 PDF
FY2021 $507K$405K$102K$413K 990 PDF
FY2020 $374K$352K$22K$311K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $451,109 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$107,643
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$335,736
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$443,379
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,730 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,730
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,730 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$451,109
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $393,687 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,900 · Management $11,531 · Fundraising $11,531$67,962
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,200 · Management $14,394 · Fundraising $14,395$95,989
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,150 · Management $1,656 · Fundraising $1,656$9,462
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,200 · Management $7,044 · Fundraising $7,044$40,288
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,800 · Management $1,564 · Fundraising $1,564$8,928
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,515$2,515
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,100 · Management $1,100 · Fundraising $2,243$4,443
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,065 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $3,500$20,065
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,200 · Management $2,291$4,491
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,400 · Management $2,369$6,769
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,072$17,072
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,870 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $2,000$10,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,766 · Management $2,000 · Fundraising $22,067$104,833
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,723 · Management $53,964 · Fundraising $66,000$393,687
Part X · Balance sheet $637,502 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $247,359$184,245
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $85,794$142,485
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,133$2,950
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $313,610$296,538
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$11,284
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $653,896$637,502
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,959$1,855
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,049$32,218
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $227,929$154,113
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $425,967$483,389
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $425,967$483,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $653,896$637,502
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $483,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$451,109
XI-2 Total expenses$393,687
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,422
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$425,967
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$483,389

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

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