Be Great Together INC

Tax-deductible

Kansas City, MO501(c)(3)Since 2020EducationEIN 85-2533202Revenue $241K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbgtogether.orgPo Box 30141, 64112-0741 · Kansas City, MOTax-exempt since Sep 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Begreat Together empowers teachers within their leadership and inspires students to become the leaders they are by offering programming and technical assistance, establishing school-to-community partnerships that create sustainability, (continued on schedule o)and providing funding to teacher-and student-led k-12 programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 2 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $89K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $430K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$241K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$475K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$445K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$241K
FY2025▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$221K
FY2022$663K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$241K
Expenses
$475K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$57K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$475K
Net assets
$445K
FY2025▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$164K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$490K
FY2024$680K
FY2025$445K

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 Sep 2020.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $362K Management & general 18% · $86K Fundraising 6% · $27K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director & Secretary
$98,867Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Avrell Stokes’s $99K as Executive Director & Secretary is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Avrell Stokes$98,867$87,200$87,200$87,000$14,113

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds innovative K-12 programs, HBCU scholarships, and Black/Latino leaders.

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1 program · $362K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Begreat together ventures to fund and support the development of public-school programs and initiatives. Primary focus areas include school and community program development, robotics and stem program expansion, and broadcasting and media program DEVELOPMENT.(CONTINUED on schedule o)(1) school and community program development &…

$362Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $165K · 2021–2025
Center School DistrictFY2025$14,400
Center Elementary SchoolFY2023$10,000
Capway INCFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,445

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$241K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$475K
Ln 25
Programscol B$362K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$445K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$436K
Total assetsLn 16$449K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$241K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$436K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$436K
Total assetsLn 16$449K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$445K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$667K$436K
Total assetsLn 16$680K$449K
LiabilitiesLn 26$483$4K
Net assetsLn 32$680K$445K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$34K$34K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$75K$21K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$5K$527
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K$752
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$68K$232$113
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$7K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$128K$91K$25K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$26K$7K$3K
TravelLn 17$31K$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$264$264
InsuranceLn 23$375$375
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K$362K$86K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $241K$475K−$235K$445K 990 PDF
FY2024 $591K$401K$190K$680K 990 PDF
FY2023 $493K$382K$111K$490K 990 PDF
FY2022 $663K$449K$215K$378K 990 PDF
FY2021 $221K$57K$164K$164K 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 $240,607 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $585,325$239,484
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $618$1,123
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $590,943$240,607
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,000$34,450
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,413$121,026
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $196,502$319,852
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $400,915$475,328
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $190,028−$234,721
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $240,607 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,123 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,484
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,484
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,123$240,607
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,328 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $34,450$34,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,667 · Management $21,333 · Fundraising $10,667$106,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,744 · Management $527$5,271
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,596 · Management $1,540 · Fundraising $752$7,888
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,889$25,889
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $68,154 · Management $232 · Fundraising $113$68,499
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,370$18,370
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,186 · Management $4,042$11,228
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $90,749 · Management $24,982 · Fundraising $12,190$127,921
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,561 · Management $7,037 · Fundraising $3,434$36,032
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,274$31,274
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $264$264
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $375$375
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $362,215 · Management $85,957 · Fundraising $27,156$475,328
Part X · Balance sheet $449,068 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $667,268$435,726
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$631
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,981$12,711
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $680,249$449,068
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $483$4,023
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $483$4,023
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $679,766$445,045
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $680,249$449,068
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $445,045 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$240,607
XI-2 Total expenses$475,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$234,721
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$679,766
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$445,045

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

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