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The Be Org INC FY2023 filing

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Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Since 2021Youth DevelopmentEIN 87-1105149Revenue $487K in FY2023

On file with the IRSthebeorg.com145 W Ostend St Ste 600, 21230-3774 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Apr 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To encourage and nurture youth to live above their socially imposed limitations; to develop their character, talents and leadership skills allowing them to go beyond a dream and achieve remarkable excellence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
25¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $74K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
25%
of spending
Concern: 25% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $550K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$487K
+327% vs prior year
Spent
$435K
To programs
25%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$487K
FY2023▲ +327%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$114K
FY2023$487K
FY2024$858K
FY2025$697K
Expenses
$435K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$435K
FY2024$750K
FY2025$635K
Net assets
$54K
FY2023▲ ×29
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$2K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$150K
FY2025$146K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

25 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 25% · $109K Management & general 65% · $283K Fundraising 10% · $43K

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; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tonee a Lawson
Executive Director
$54,151Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tonee a Lawson’s $63K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Tonee a Lawson$55,817$54,151

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

Programs and updates

Empowers youth to overcome limitations, build character, and achieve excellence through talent and leadership development.

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3 programs · $100K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Be Virtual

Be. Virtual is the flagship program of the be. Org, bolstering support on both a local and national level. The overall growth of be. Virtual is our biggest success, within the past year. We have grown from only having a summer youthworks partnership to two sessions of weekly after school programming at two separate sites.

$43Kprogram expense
02

Gea-Girls Empowerment Academy

During our recent girls empowerment academy, girls participated in a trip to the new lexington market. This was an intentional opportunity for them to immerse themselves into the larger baltimore community and experience it through a new lens. The sessions prior to the visit were dedicated to preparation for the visit.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Be College Ready

Highlights the annual beyond a dream youth conference hosted on the campus of our partner towson university. We welcomed over 100 students and parents as they learning about the college admissions process from students and university officials as well as learning about career planning for creating paths to careers in stem, arts…

$17Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fund for Educational Excellence INCFY2024$277K
Baltimore Children and Youth Fund INCFY2024$105K
Uncommon Charitable Impact INCFY2024$75K
Annie E Casey Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Baltimore Corps INCFY2024$20K
The Abell Foundation INCFY2024$18K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INCFY2024$11K
Argosy FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$550K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$487K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$487K
Money outPt IX
$435K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Managementcol C$283K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$487K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$53K
Total revenueLn 12$487K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$2K$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$8K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$746$718$28
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$6K$656$43K
InsuranceLn 23$735$735
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$262K$95K$168K
Total functional expensesLn 25$435K$109K$283K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $697K$635K$61K$146K 990 PDF
FY2024 $858K$750K$108K$150K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $487K$435K$52K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $114K$2K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $487,149 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $114,210$487,149
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $114,210$487,149
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,775$54,151
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,537$380,659
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $112,312$434,810
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,898$52,339
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $487,149 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$52,906
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$434,243
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$487,149
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$487,149
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,810 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $54,151$54,151
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,657$1,657
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,809 · Management $9,432$17,241
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,593$10,593
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $33,762$33,762
IX-17 TravelPrograms $718 · Management $28$746
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,915 · Management $656 · Fundraising $42,594$49,165
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $735$735
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $94,582 · Management $167,678$262,260
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $109,024 · Management $283,192 · Fundraising $42,594$434,810
Part X · Balance sheet $54,237 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,898$48,237
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$6,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,898$54,237
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,898$54,237
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,898$54,237
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,898$54,237
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,237 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$487,149
XI-2 Total expenses$434,810
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,339
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,898
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$54,237

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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