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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BEAN PATH.

Totals

Total revenue
$675,658
Total expenses
$790,104
Contributions and grants received
$501,606
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$174,052
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$631,076
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,358
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$618,718
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$482,391
Management and general expenses
$206,684
Fundraising expenses
$101,029
Program service expenses (Part III)
$482,391

Program services were 61.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $367,915

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $133,691

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $78,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU

    total $174,052 · related or exempt $174,052

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $194,386 · program services $97,813 · management and general $24,453 · fundraising $72,120

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,398 · program services $2,716 · management and general $679 · fundraising $2,003

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,311 · program services $10,220 · management and general $2,555 · fundraising $7,536

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $59,873 · management and general $58,373 · fundraising $1,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $133,094 · program services $80,682 · management and general $52,412

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $28,339 · program services $21,254 · fundraising $7,085

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,288 · program services $7,144 · management and general $6,929 · fundraising $215

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,547 · program services $4,188 · management and general $1,359

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $183,132 · program services $146,506 · management and general $36,626

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,450 · program services $4,450

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $46,663 · program services $45,938 · management and general $725

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,832 · program services $12,624 · management and general $3,871 · fundraising $337

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $41,642 · program services $31,232 · management and general $9,578 · fundraising $832

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $20,649 · program services $6,814 · management and general $6,814 · fundraising $7,021

  • 24c · Other expenses: SCHOLARSHIPS

    total $8,500 · program services $8,500

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $7,000 · program services $2,310 · management and general $2,310 · fundraising $2,380

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $246,954 · end of year $122,468

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $283,368

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,290 · end of year $2,150

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $252,190

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $29,100

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $237,988 · end of year $223,090

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $15,436 · end of year $12,358

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $280,541 · end of year $618,718

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $219,255 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CREATE EQUITY STEAM OPPORTUNITIES & CULTIVATE THE TALENT IN MISSISSIPPI BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, & NETWORKS TO EDUCATE AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY, STARTING WITH JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOALS INCLUDE EXPOSING PEOPLE TO POSSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES, GROWING THE TECH ECHOSYTEM, EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AND SHARE NEW TECH SKILLS, AND MENTORING ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS THROUGH STEAM CHALLENGES AND CAREERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, & NETWORKS FOR STEAM OPPORTUNITIES.

  • DURING THE PAST PROJECT YEAR, THE BEAN PATH WAS ABLE TO NOT ONLY COMPLETE ALL EXPECTED RESULTS, BUT IN MANY CASES EXCEED THEM. THIS YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CELEBRATED THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEAN PATH AND WANTED TO EXPAND ITS REACH AND IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL WAS TO CULTIVATE ENTREPRENEURIAL AND INNOVATIVE TALENT IN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH BEING THE ONE-STOP TECH-FACING SOURCE THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND NETWORK NECESSARY TO EDUCATE, INNOVATE AND BUILD A STRONG, INSPIRED, FUTURE WORKFORCE. THE BEAN PATH PROMISED TO PROVIDE LOW-INCOME AND UNDER-EMPLOYED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH A GROUP AND/OR INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AT NO COST. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT FACILITATORS INTRODUCED AND IMPARTED NEW CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGIES THAT BUILD ON DIGITAL LITERACY AWARENESS, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROMISED TO OFFER FREE TO LOW-COST CERTIFIED PROGRAMMING BY EXPANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH THE BEAN PATH'S MISSION.BELOW ARE JUST SOME OF THE SUCCESSES THE ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCED DURING 2023:- OVER 51 COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROGRAMS- OVER 2,200 PEOPLE REACHED- LAUNCH & SUCCESSFUL 2ND YEAR MAKERSPACE SUMMER PROGRAM- HOSTED OVER 33 EDUCATORS DURING EDUCATORS WEEK- HOSTED OVER 40 EDUCATORS DURING STEAM IMMERSION PROGRAM- HOSTED OVER 65 STUDENTS AND PARENTS FOR STEAM MAKERSPACE SHOWCASE & GRADUATION- HOSTED OVER 30 EVENTS AT MAKERSPACE- HIRED 3 FULL TIME STAFF FOR PROGRAMMING- INCREASED DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT (WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS)

    Expenses $482,391 · Revenue $174,052

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Nashlie Sephus

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tamika Jenkins

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Creston Burse

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tonie Sephus

    HR & FINANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Xaviur Levy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theresa Kennedy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nader Dabit

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roderick Jackson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alemesha Campbell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amber Avery

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349307847

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