Ernest Becker Foundation FY2020 filing

Seattle, WA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2020
Revenue
$232K
Spent
$97K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$538K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Last filed FY2023 — 3 yrs ago
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Amazonsmile Foundation
$12 in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
67% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
<$100K
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CErnest Becker Foundation
EINHdr · item D94-3188175
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1993
Latest filingForm 990FY2023 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82Z)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ernestbecker.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.09
Program services67%$65K
Management & general24%$23K
Fundraising9%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$97K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$232K
FY2020
Expenses
$97K
FY2020
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
66.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+58%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$538K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$135K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$538K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$538K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$129K · 55%
Contributions & grants$103K · 45%
Investment income55%$129K
Contributions & grants45%$103K
Total revenueLn 12$232K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $533K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $97K · Less non-cash grants $592 · Cash operating expenses/yr $96K
66.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $65K · Total expenses $97K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $23K · Total expenses $97K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $97K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $9K · Solicited contributions $103K
$0.09 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $103K · Total revenue $232K
45%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $232K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $232K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $129K · Total revenue $232K
+55%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $97K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $232K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $538K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $232K · Expenses $97K
+58%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $538K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $538K · Total assets $538K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $432K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $538K
80%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Daniel J Dunn MBA · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $97K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $67K · Total expenses $97K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%——
Overhead ratio 24%——
Fundraising cost ratio 9%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Jacobs’s $15K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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

NameFY2023FY2022
Deborah Jacobs$14,900$12,300

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Sponsors study and present public conferences on Ernest Becker's work and its relevance to society.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $65K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Present conferences to the public on ernest becker's work and today's society and sponsor study of ernest becker's work.

$65Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12
Grants paid · 3 grants · $30K · 2023–2023
Cape Cod Community Death EducationFY2023$10,000
Morbid AnatomyFY2023$10,000
The Good Death FoundationCA · FY2023$10,000

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2023 Latest $18K$195K-27% 990 PDF
FY2022 $25K$124K-32% 990 PDF
FY2021 $37K$112K-84% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $232K$97K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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