Bethel Foundation

Tax-deductible

Oklahoma City, OK501(c)(3)Since 2004HousingEIN 86-1095024Revenue $709K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbethelfoundation.org13003 N Western Ave, 73114-1422 · Oklahoma City, OKTax-exempt since Jun 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to uplift and empower individuals in need by providing free food, clothing, essential items, housing, education assistance, kid camps, and various other community programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers.
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$795K
108% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 108% of assets; over 80%.
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
$709K
+177% vs prior year
Spent
$475K
To programs
95%
Net assets
−$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$709K
FY2025▲ +177%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$256K
FY2025$709K
Expenses
$475K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$481K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$475K
Net assets
−$59K
FY2025▲ +80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$40K
FY2023−$109K
FY2024−$293K
FY2025−$59K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · 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 2005.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $451K Management & general 5% · $24K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Internationl
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairpe
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynda K Powell’s $34K as Executive Di is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynda K Powell$33,986$21,627$16,886$11,429$20,457

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

Provides food, clothing, housing, and education help to single mothers.

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3 programs · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The foundation is an approved food bank agency acting as an emergency food pantry which provides food, clothing, and household items to individuals in need. The foundation had 196,640 support encounters during the year and provided toiletries to 1,298 households.

$179Kprogram expense
02

The foundation provided services to 2,700 clients through their various programs throughout the year. Bethel holds a spring conference for single mother's which focuses on providing the necessary tools for success. Bethel provides a "grace" scholarship which is intended to assist mom's with tuition costs for higher education.

$155Kprogram expense
03

The foundation owns and operates four residential housing units which are provided as housing to single mothers involved in their counseling programs. After completion of the life skill mentoring and counseling program the mothers are given the option of purchasing the very home they stayed in while the bethel foundation helped them get…

$117Kprogram expense

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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$709K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$709K
Money outPt IX
$475K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
−$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$907
Total assetsLn 16$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$709K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$107K
Total revenueLn 12$709K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$907
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$907
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$633K
Total assetsLn 16$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K
Net assetsLn 32−$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$5K$907
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$636K$633K
Total assetsLn 16$743K$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$795K
Net assetsLn 32−$293K−$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$20K$523
TravelLn 17$441$375$66
InterestLn 20$31K$30K$685
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$43K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$687
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$341K$325K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$18K$312
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K$451K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $709K$475K$234K−$59K 990 PDF
FY2024 $256K$440K−$184K−$293K 990 PDF
FY2023 $301K$450K−$149K−$109K 990 PDF
FY2022 $346K$345K$714$40K 990 PDF
FY2021 $287K$304K−$18K$40K 990 PDF
FY2020 $425K$481K−$56K$57K 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 $708,607 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $244,556$708,607
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,493$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $256,049$708,607
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $33,986$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $406,428$474,806
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $440,414$474,806
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$184,365$233,801
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $708,607 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$708,607
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$107,361
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$708,607
VIII-12 Total revenue$708,607
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $474,806 across 10 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,050$4,050
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,510$4,510
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,982 · Management $1,278$4,260
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,202 · Management $523$20,725
IX-17 TravelPrograms $375 · Management $66$441
IX-20 InterestPrograms $30,364 · Management $685$31,049
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,123 · Management $1,028$44,151
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,178 · Management $687$6,865
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $325,475 · Management $15,079$340,554
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,889 · Management $312$18,201
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $451,098 · Management $23,708 · Fundraising $0$474,806
Part X · Balance sheet $735,541 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,699$907
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $636,334$633,142
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,649$1,492
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $742,682$735,541
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,035,863$794,921
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$293,181−$59,380
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$293,181−$59,380
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $742,682$735,541
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$59,380 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$708,607
XI-2 Total expenses$474,806
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$233,801
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$293,181
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$59,380

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

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