Beyond Toxics FY2020 filing

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Eugene, OR501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 93-1294227Revenue $896K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbeyondtoxics.orgPo Box 1106, 97440-1106 · Eugene, ORTax-exempt since Jan 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Beyond Toxics protects and enhances human and environmental health. We use environmental justice engagement and community-based environmental grassroots organizing to ensure environmental protection and health for all communities. We empower communities to enact lasting solutions to environmental health threats.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $284K a year · 29% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
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
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $612K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$896K
Spent
$516K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$768K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$896K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$896K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$516K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$516K
FY2021$599K
FY2022$707K
FY2023$787K
FY2024$912K
Net assets
$768K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$768K
FY2021$912K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2001.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $371K Management & general 24% · $126K Fundraising 4% · $18K

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; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$61,885Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Arkin’s $101K as Executive Dir. is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Lisa Arkin$101,446$79,500$69,512$61,885

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 communities to enact lasting solutions to environmental health threats.

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3 programs · $370K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Environmental Jusice

Vulnerable oregon communities, especially people of color, people of reproductive age, migrant workers and their families, and low-income individuals and communities are disproportionately impacted and harmed by exposure to toxics in their communities and at work.

$227Kprogram expense
02

Pesticide Reform

Beyond toxics works hard to reduce the damaging impacts of pesticides on the health of oregonians, native fish, pollinators, rivers, streams, and native plants. We educate public officials and the public about the dangers of pesticides and play a key role in advancing significant policy changes that will protect people and the…

$106Kprogram expense
03

Air & Water Quality

Beyond toxics is committed to mitigating the effects of air and water pollution by improving state and local air and water quality policies, mobilizing communities, and working with local and regional partners to reduce diesel particulate, fine particulates, hazardous air pollutants and other toxins released into the air and water.

$38Kprogram 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 · 8 grants · $194K · 2020–2024
Geos InstituteOR · FY2022$15,000
Museum of Natural & Cultural HistorOR · FY2021$5,400
UneteOR · FY2020$37,316

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$896K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$894K
Investment incomeLn 3$964
Other incomeLn 4–11$900
Money outPt IX
$516K
Ln 25
Programscol B$371K
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$768K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$786K
Total assetsLn 16$788K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
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$894K
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$913
Investment incomeLn 3$964
Other incomeLn 4–11$900
Total revenueLn 12$896K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$629K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$786K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171
Total assetsLn 16$788K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$768K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$406K$786K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$171
Total assetsLn 16$410K$788K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$390K$768K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$79K$79K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$38K$24K$193
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$158K$54K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$2K$471
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$7K$9K$446
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$16K$7K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$225$225
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$5K$1K$175
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$11K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$5K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$27K$7K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$496$433$63
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$3K−$687
Total functional expensesLn 25$516K$371K$126K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$912K$170K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$787K$317K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$707K$409K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $743K$599K$144K$912K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $896K$516K$380K$768K 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 I · Summary $895,519 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $448,039$893,655
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,414$964
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,438$900
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $472,891$895,519
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $56,725$79,066
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $306,238$337,101
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,216$99,444
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $461,179$515,611
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,712$379,908
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $895,519 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,364
VIII-1e Government grants$53,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$838,091
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$913
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$893,655
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $964$964
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $900$900
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,864$895,519
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $515,611 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $79,066$79,066
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,167 · Management $23,525 · Fundraising $193$61,885
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,822 · Management $54,296 · Fundraising $15,521$227,639
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,028 · Management $1,561 · Fundraising $471$6,060
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,692 · Management $9,214 · Fundraising $446$16,352
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,464 · Management $7,382 · Fundraising $1,319$25,165
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $225$225
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,088 · Management $2,792$5,880
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,057 · Management $1,050 · Fundraising $175$6,282
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,348 · Management $1,923$6,271
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,091 · Management $8,397$19,488
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,781 · Management $4,103$8,884
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,195 · Management $7,133$34,328
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,091 · Management $1,281$6,372
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,654 · Management $2,228$5,882
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $433 · Management $63$496
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,528 · Management $1,524$3,052
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,971 · Management −$687$2,284
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $371,476 · Management $126,010 · Fundraising $18,125$515,611
Part X · Balance sheet $788,419 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $406,050$629,066
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$157,282
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,900$1,900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,233$171
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $410,183$788,419
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,304$20,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,304$20,200
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $389,879$768,219
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $389,879$768,219
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $410,183$788,419
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $768,219 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$895,519
XI-2 Total expenses$515,611
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$379,908
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$389,879
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,568
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$768,219

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