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Project Beacon

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Conroe, TX501(c)(3)Housing EIN 87-2278608Revenue $759K in FY2024

On file with the IRSprojectbeacontx.org27316 Spectrum Way, 77385-2100 · Conroe, TXTax-exempt since Jul 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Project Beacon is building a community of belonging where adults with autism and other neurodiversities can play, learn, work and live.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
10¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
10%
of spending
Concern: 10% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$759K
Spent
$313K
To programs
10%
Net assets
$731K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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

Where the money goes

10 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 10% · $31K Management & general 90% · $282K

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; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kelly Baughman
Executive Director, Co-Founder
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Amy Wood
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Melton
Vice President, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Abrams
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Glenn Lucadou
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Gerrity
President, Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Smith
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wendy Maurer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Baughman’s $100K as Executive Director, Co-Founder is at the 84th 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.

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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

Fosters belonging for neurodivergent adults through play, learning, work, and community living.

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1 program · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Project beacon established a strategic partnership with inspire ND which was able to enhance and accelerate the services available to neurodiverse adults in our community. Project beacon secured a space to establish the beacon access center which will be a transofrmational hub to support adults across the autism spectrum.

$31Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$759K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Other incomeLn 4–11$325K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$313K
Ln 25
Programscol B$31K
Managementcol C$282K
Owns and owesPt X
$731K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$725K
Total assetsLn 16$739K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$325K
Total revenueLn 12$759K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$725K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$725K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$739K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$731K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K$725K
Total assetsLn 16$285K$739K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$8K
Net assetsLn 32$285K$731K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$100K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$31K$92K
All other expensesLn 24e$208$208
Total functional expensesLn 25$313K$31K$282K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $759K$313K$446K$731K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $758,844 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$404,155
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$11,754
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$17,738
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$325,197
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$758,844
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$100,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$212,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$312,944
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$445,900
Part VI · Governance 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $758,844 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$404,155
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,895
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$404,155
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,754$11,754
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,738$17,738
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $325,197$325,197
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,492 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $325,197$758,844
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $312,944 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $100,000$100,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,555$9,555
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,228$6,228
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $51,724$51,724
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $21,333$21,333
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,523$1,523
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,669 · Management $91,704$122,373
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $208$208
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,877 · Management $282,067 · Fundraising $0$312,944
Part X · Balance sheet $738,580 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $285,158$724,780
X-15 Other assets$13,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $285,158$738,580
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,522
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $285,158$731,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $285,158$738,580
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $731,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$758,844
XI-2 Total expenses$312,944
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$445,900
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$285,158
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$731,058

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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