BEAM Circular is working to unlock the power of communities to transform waste into economic prosperity and environmental solutions. BEAM Circular believes that every person should have access to a good job, clean air and water, and a thriving community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$244K 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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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $757K a year · 18% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$244K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
+244% vs prior year
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +244%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$6.5M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2025▲ +306%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +184%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$533K
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2025.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $4.8M Management & general 11% · $620K Fundraising 2% · $86K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $244K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$165,754Pt VII · Sec A
Treas. & Sec.
$78,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Warner’s $166K as President & CEO is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Karen Warner$165,754$78,838
Maria Olide$78,000$78,940

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 15aYes

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1 program · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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BEAM Circulars programs are for the purpose of advancing the circular bioeconomy in the North SanJoaquin Valley (NSJV), with a focus on growing a bioindustrial manufacturing industry cluster that will increase access to family-sustaining jobs and a healthy environment.

$4.8Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $1.3M · 2024–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$139,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$134,165
The Hurd CoFY2025$100,000
Terra Rossa LLCFY2025$90,000
Gilly Biotechnologies INCFY2025$75,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$75,000
Ecoatex LLCFY2025$75,000
Verde Nanomaterials INCFY2025$70,000
Yosemite Community College DiFY2025$61,000
Olipha INCFY2025$55,500
Turlock Unified School DistriFY2025$50,874
Upcycled Foods INCFY2025$50,000
Upcycled Foods INCFY2025$50,000
San Joaquin County Office ofFY2025$47,360
Individual RecipientFY2025$28,211
Modesto City SchoolsFY2025$24,999
Merced Union High School DistFY2025$24,650
Kern Community College DistriFY2025$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$620K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$397K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$397K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$397K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K$397K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$788K$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$254K$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$533K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$244K$195K$38K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$208K$59K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$39K$8K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$67K$13K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$97K$19K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$67K$61K$5K$167
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$23K$2K$62
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.1M$1.9M$169K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$2K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$74K$6K$68K
TravelLn 17$29K$22K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$10K$853$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$171K$124K$47K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$499$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$4.8M$620K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.5M$5.5M$981K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.4M$533K$533K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,517,838 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,189,296$4,903,036
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $706,011$1,569,169
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,052$11,314
I-11 Other revenue$34,319
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,897,359$6,517,838
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $94,252$1,193,156
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $748,635$1,828,846
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $521,033$2,515,002
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,363,920$5,537,004
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $533,439$980,834
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,517,838 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,459,755
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,443,281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,903,036
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,569,169$1,569,169
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,314$11,314
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $25,269$25,269
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,050$9,050
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,589,533 · Excluded from tax $25,269$6,517,838
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,537,004 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,193,156$1,193,156
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $195,017 · Management $38,003 · Fundraising $10,734$243,754
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,065,508 · Management $207,636 · Fundraising $58,648$1,331,792
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,526 · Management $7,508 · Fundraising $2,121$48,155
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,921 · Management $13,041 · Fundraising $3,683$83,645
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,207 · Management $18,943 · Fundraising $5,350$121,500
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $61,374 · Management $5,357 · Fundraising $167$66,898
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,768 · Management $1,987 · Fundraising $62$24,817
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,934,100 · Management $168,810 · Fundraising $5,271$2,108,181
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,095 · Management $22,958$25,053
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,200 · Management $68,005$74,205
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,202 · Management $6,512$28,714
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $853 · Management $9,352$10,205
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $124,324 · Management $46,625$170,949
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $499 · Management $5,481$5,980
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,830,750 · Management $620,218 · Fundraising $86,036$5,537,004
Part X · Balance sheet $3,320,863 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $247,904$396,614
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $417,832$1,851,378
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $121,904$1,072,871
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $787,640$3,320,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $140,021$990,902
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $114,180$815,688
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $254,201$1,806,590
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$70,811$1,070,234
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $604,250$444,039
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $533,439$1,514,273
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $787,640$3,320,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,514,273 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,517,838
XI-2 Total expenses$5,537,004
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$980,834
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$533,439
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,514,273

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