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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BE ORG INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 28 October 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$858,178 changed to $845,678
Total expenses
$749,742 changed to $772,639
Contributions and grants received
$858,178 changed to $737,482
Program service revenue
$0 changed to $108,196
Total assets, end of year
$150,173 changed to $212,324
Total liabilities, end of year
$0 changed to $89,797
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$150,173 changed to $122,527
Management and general expenses
$500,933 changed to $523,830

Totals

Total revenue
$858,178
Total expenses
$749,742
Contributions and grants received
$858,178
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$150,173
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$150,173
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$192,929
Management and general expenses
$500,933
Fundraising expenses
$55,880
Program service expenses (Part III)
$192,929

Program services were 25.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $81,146

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $777,032

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $81,146

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $55,817 · management and general $55,817

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $144,883 · program services $89,343 · management and general $55,540

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,766 · management and general $7,766

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,148 · management and general $17,148

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,340 · management and general $16,340

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $317,187 · program services $72,785 · management and general $234,402 · fundraising $10,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,300 · management and general $6,300

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,091 · management and general $4,091

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,482 · program services $1,795 · management and general $20,687

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $134 · fundraising $134

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,231 · management and general $52,231

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,730 · program services $5,923 · management and general $10,165 · fundraising $1,642

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $74,381 · program services $17,097 · management and general $13,180 · fundraising $44,104

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,716 · management and general $1,716

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $5,986 · program services $5,986

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES

    total $5,550 · management and general $5,550

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $48,237 · end of year $30,173

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,000 · end of year $120,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $54,237 · end of year $150,173

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ENCOURAGE AND NURTURE YOUTH TO LIVE ABOVE THEIR SOCIALLY IMPOSED LIMITATIONS; TO DEVELOP THEIR CHARACTER, TALENTS, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ALLOWING THEM TO GO BEYOND A DREAM AND ACHIEVE REMARKABLE EXCELLENCE.

  • BE VIRTUAL - BE. VIRTUAL IS THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF THE BE. ORG, BOLSTERING SUPPORT ON BOTH A LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL. THE OVERALL GROWTH OF BE. VIRTUAL IS OUR BIGGEST SUCCESS, WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. WE HAVE GROWN FROM ONLY HAVING A SUMMER YOUTHWORKS PARTNERSHIP TO TWO SESSIONS OF WEEKLY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AT TWO SEPARATE SITES. AT CONNEXIONS ACADEMY, COHORT 1 STUDENTS HAVE INCREASED THE VISIBILITY AND REPUTATION WITHIN THE SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED 65 STUDENTS FROM WEST BALTIMORE, MD THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER.

    Expenses $98,354

  • CHARACTER EDUCATION/STEM PROGRAMMING - TOOK PLACE FOR OVER 130 STUDENTS THROUGH CONTINUED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE Y OF CENTRAL MD, MORAVIA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND CHARLES CARROL BARRISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE USING STEM EXPERIMENTS TO CREATE MODALITIES FOR EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND INCORPORATING GAME PLAY FOR MORE STUDENT ENGAGED ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING.

    Expenses $35,998

  • GEA-GIRLS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY - DURING OUR RECENT GIRLS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY, GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN A TRIP TO THE NEW LEXINGTON MARKET. THIS WAS AN INTENTIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES INTO THE LARGER BALTIMORE COMMUNITY AND EXPERIENCE IT THROUGH A NEW LENS. THE SESSIONS PRIOR TO THE VISIT WERE DEDICATED TO PREPARATION FOR THE VISIT. THESE SESSIONS INCLUDED WATCHING SEASON 4 OF THE GODADDY MADE IN AMERICA SERIES ENTITLED MADE IN BALTIMORE. THE SERIES INCLUDED A DEEP DIVE INTO THE BACK STORIES, RESILIENCE, DETERMINATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF SEVERAL BALTIMORE BASED SMALL BUSINESSES AND OWNERS. GEA CULMINATED WITH A WOMENS FIRESIDE CHAT FOCUSING ON LOCAL WOMEN LEADERS IN BALTIMORE AND A CHARGE TO OUR GIRLS TO EMBRACE THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP.

    Expenses $33,329

  • BADYC - BADYC WAS THE PLACE TO BE FOR CAREER EXPLORATION, COLLEGE READINESS, AND LEADERSHIP GROWTH. SEEING OUR STUDENTS TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR FUTURE WAS TRULY INSPIRING!

    Expenses $21,362

  • BE COLLEGE READY - HIGHLIGHTS THE ANNUAL BEYOND A DREAM YOUTH CONFERENCE HOSTED ON THE CAMPUS OF OUR PARTNER TOWSON UNIVERSITY. WE WELCOMED OVER 100 STUDENTS AND PARENTS AS THEY LEARNING ABOUT THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FROM STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS AS WELL AS LEARNING ABOUT CAREER PLANNING FOR CREATING PATHS TO CAREERS IN STEM, ARTS, MARKETING, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

    Expenses $3,886

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tonee A Lawson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $55,817
    From this org
    $55,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Taylor Scott

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Severn Miller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christi Owiye

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shannon Jefferies

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jamar Creech

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Roodinz Vital

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tracy Barbour-Gillett

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Andrea Ross

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dominic McAlily

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520439349301037

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