Ernest Becker Foundation FY2021 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 94-3188175Revenue $37K in FY2021

On file with the IRSernestbecker.org2606 2nd Ave 335, 98121-1212 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Nov 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $53K a year · 68% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$37K
-84% vs prior year
Spent
$112K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$461K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$37K
FY2021▼ -84%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$37K
FY2022$25K
FY2023$18K
Expenses
$112K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$195K
Net assets
$461K
FY2021▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$538K
FY2021$461K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$187K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Nov 1993.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $79K Management & general 21% · $24K Fundraising 8% · $9K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/Preside
$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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $79K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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.

$79Kprogram 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 · 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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$112K
Ln 25
Programscol B$79K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$461K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$461K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$421
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$37K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$461K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$461K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$432K$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$538K$461K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$538K$461K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$45K$17K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$1K$573
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$672$144$408
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$72
OccupancyLn 16$2K$906$906$201
TravelLn 17$3$2$1
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$500
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$363$218$145
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$27K$932
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$713$213$244
Total functional expensesLn 25$112K$79K$24K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $18K$195K−$176K$187K 990 PDF
FY2022 $25K$124K−$98K$364K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $37K$112K−$75K$461K 990 PDF
FY2020 $232K$97K$135K$538K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $37,358 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $103,337$31,371
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $128,751$5,987
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $232,088$37,358
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 $66,710$75,175
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,110$36,808
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $96,820$111,983
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $135,268−$74,625
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,358 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,371
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$421
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,371
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $316$316
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,671$5,671
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,987$37,358
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $111,983 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,138 · Management $17,361 · Fundraising $6,944$69,443
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,726 · Management $1,433 · Fundraising $573$5,732
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,070$1,070
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $672 · Management $144 · Fundraising $408$1,224
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,372 · Fundraising $72$1,444
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $906 · Management $906 · Fundraising $201$2,013
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2 · Management $1$3
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $500$500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $218 · Management $145$363
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,139$1,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,950 · Fundraising $932$27,882
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $713 · Management $213 · Fundraising $244$1,170
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $78,825 · Management $23,784 · Fundraising $9,374$111,983
Part X · Balance sheet $460,913 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,344$20,674
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,310$4,947
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $431,843$435,292
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $538,497$460,913
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $538,497$460,913
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $538,497$460,913
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $538,497$460,913
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $460,913 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,358
XI-2 Total expenses$111,983
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,625
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$538,497
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,959
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$460,913

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