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Benefit Others Foundation

Tax-deductible

Branford, CT501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 85-1472667

Provide resources in order to fulfill the needs of individuals, families or organizations confronted with hardship. Hardships include but are not limited to physical disability, critical illness, socio-economic deprivation, psychological impairment and medical costs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 33% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
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
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$175K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$132K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$155K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$175K
FY2025▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$58K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$175K
Expenses
$132K
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$123K
FY2025$132K
Net assets
$155K
FY2025▲ +38%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$9K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$112K
FY2025$155K

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 Jun 2020.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $129K Management & general 2% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Grise
Secretary &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeffrey L Hays
Treasurer &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Hays
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Rettig
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Rettig
President &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Selby
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers resources to help individuals and families facing hardship, including illness and poverty.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services account for $39K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Donation to assist with costs of treatments for pediatric brain cancer

$30Kprogram expense
02

Donation to assist with costs of pediatric rare disease

$8Kprogram expense
03

Donation to national organizations for rare disorders (NORD/CRD)

$2Kprogram 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
Skyward Specialty Insurance FoundationFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $248K · 2024–2025
Peter Med Exp OrganizationsFY2025$89,962
Arabella Med Exp OrganizationsFY2025$30,301
Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,500
Nord INC & LuciaFY2024$60,000
Arabella Med Exp OrganizationsFY2024$40,293
Cure Rare Disease INCCT · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$175K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$737
Money outPt IX
$132K
Ln 25
Programscol B$129K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$155K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$737
Other incomeLn 4–11$174K
Total revenueLn 12$175K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$99K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$155K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$99K
Total assetsLn 16$112K$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$112K$155K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$122K$122K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$887$887
InsuranceLn 23$466$466
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K$129K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $175K$132K$43K$155K 990 PDF
FY2024 $205K$123K$82K$112K 990 PDF
FY2023 $151K$30K 990 PDF
FY2022 $91K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 $58K$9K 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 $174,796 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $737$737
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$174,059
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $737$174,796
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $131,743 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $121,831$121,831
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,059$1,059
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $887$887
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $466$466
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $129,331 · Management $2,412 · Fundraising $0$131,743
Part X · Balance sheet $154,852 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,018$54,333
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,818
X-11 Publicly traded securities$98,701
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,018$154,852
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,018$154,852
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $112,018$154,852
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,018$154,852
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $154,852 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,796
XI-2 Total expenses$131,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$112,018
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$219
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$154,852

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

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