Beans Cafe INC EIN 92-0072522 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Beans Cafe INC FY2021 filing

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Feeds, shelters, and connects homeless Alaskans with vital services. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $14.1M in revenue, $8.5M in expenses, and $13.5M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1979
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Housing
Location
Anchorage, AK
Website
www.beanscafe.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$14.1MFY2021
Expenses
$8.5M
Net assets
$13.5M
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  92-0072522 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Anchorage, AK Founded 1979
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Feeds, shelters, and connects homeless Alaskans with vital services.
Leadership
Lisa Sauder · CEO · $123K
Money in and out
$14.1M revenue, $8.5M expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$14.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $5.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+40%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$14.1M
FY2021▲ +93%
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2021▲ +92%
Total assets
$14.5M
FY2021▲ +44%
Total liabilities
$990K
FY2021▼ -54%
Total revenue
$14.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$14.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBeans Cafe INC
EINHdr · item D92-0072522
Principal addressHdr · item CAnchorage, AK
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.beanscafe.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1979
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAK
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L410)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1979

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$123,000Pt VII · Sec A
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Lingle’s $136K as CEO is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2025 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Lingle$135,936$138,262$92,791$92,791$85,000
Lisa Marie Sauder$132,404
Lisa Sauder$132,404$123,000$123,420
Fony Imawan$44,921$100,647

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $7.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Social Services

The social services program provides direct assistance and referral for clients seeking employment, transportation, housing, medical, legal, alcohol or drug rehabilitation and educational opportunities.

$4.7Mprogram expense
02

Adult Meals

Bean's Cafe provides breakfast, hot lunch, and hot and cold beverages and warm day shelter during the day as a safe alternative to the streets, 24 hours a day 365 days per year.

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

Children's Meals

Children's meals program is designed to build strong and healthy foundations for children to increase productivity and enhance school age learning at school and throughout the day. Prepared meals are provided during the school year and delivered to alternative grade schools, high schools, after school programs, and early morning…

$525Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$9.2M · 66%
Contributions & grants$4.7M · 33%
Other revenue$135K · 1%
Program service revenue66%$9.2M
Contributions & grants33%$4.7M
Other revenue1%$135K
Investment income$12K
— government grantsLn 1e$851K
Total revenueLn 12$14.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program services83%$7.0M
Management & general17%$1.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$6.8M
Total assetsLn 16$14.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$990K
Total net assetsLn 32$13.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $7.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $8.5M · Less non-cash grants $1K · Cash operating expenses/yr $8.5M
10.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $7.0M · Total expenses $8.5M
83%
Management & General
Management & general $1.5M · Total expenses $8.5M
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $8.5M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $3.7M
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.7M · Total revenue $14.1M
33%
Government reliance
Government grants $851K · Total revenue $14.1M
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $9.2M · Total revenue $14.1M
66%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $14.1M
+0.09%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $9.2M · Total expenses $8.5M
109%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $14.1M · Prior year $7.3M
+93%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $13.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $14.1M · Expenses $8.5M
+40%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $14.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $13.5M · Total assets $14.5M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $338K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $14.5M
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Sauder · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $123K · Total expenses $8.5M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.0M · Total expenses $8.5M
59%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 93%
Investment management fee ratio <0.01%
Legal fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$9.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$14.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$7.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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