Better Burma FY2021 filing

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Woodland Park, CO501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 86-2221018

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Providing temporary relief to poor and displaced persons, in myanmar and the region, providing assistance and funding for shelter, food, basic medical care, and elementary education. Educate of the crisis in myanmar.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$28K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $157K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$204K
Spent
$191K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$204K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$204K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$326K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$191K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$191K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$607K
Net assets
$13K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$13K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$787K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $159K Management & general 2% · $4K Fundraising 15% · $28K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$28,000Pt VII · Sec A
Sec / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joah McGee’s $66K as Exec Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Joah McGee$66,000$61,500$28,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides relief and education for poor and displaced people in Myanmar and the region.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $131K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Humanitarian relief for idps

$63Kprogram expense
02

Burma civil disobedience movement

$55Kprogram expense
03

Covid 19 releief

$12Kprogram 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 · 7 grants · $93K · 2021–2023
Myanmar Spring Helping HandsMI · FY2023$20,000
Partners AsiaCA · FY2021$32,000
Foundation for Education and DevelopmentFY2021$19,000
Empowering Communities INCFY2021$9,500
Friends of Pariaman INCNY · FY2021$3,000
Free the OppressedCO · FY2021$2,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$204K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$159K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Total revenueLn 12$204K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$0$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$15K
Net assetsLn 32$0$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$44K$44K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$74K$74K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$28K$24K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$306
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K$159K$4K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$607K$580K$787K 990 PDF
FY2024 $326K$221K$105K$207K 990 PDF
FY2023 $261K$203K$58K$102K 990 PDF
FY2022 $180K$149K$31K$44K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $204K$191K$13K$13K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $204,491 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,491
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,491
VIII-12 Total revenue$204,491
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $191,236 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $44,500$44,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $73,790$73,790
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,000 · Management $4,000$28,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,836 · Management $306$2,142
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $27,909$27,909
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,626$2,626
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,269$12,269
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,021 · Management $4,306 · Fundraising $27,909$191,236
Part X · Balance sheet $28,078 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$28,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$28,078
X-25 Other liabilities$14,823
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$14,823
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$13,255
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$13,255
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$28,078
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,255 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,491
XI-2 Total expenses$191,236
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,255
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,255

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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