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← BERKSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by BERKSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$582,043
Total expenses
$511,073
Contributions and grants received
$579,828
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$454
Investment income
$103
Other revenue
$1,658
Total assets, end of year
$623,608
Total liabilities, end of year
$100
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$623,508
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$394,249
Management and general expenses
$75,935
Fundraising expenses
$40,889
Program service expenses (Part III)
$394,249

Program services were 77.1% 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)

    $215,357

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $364,471

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $454 · related or exempt $454

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $103 · excluded $103

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,658

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,658 · excluded $1,658

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,787 · program services $50,841 · management and general $10,167 · fundraising $6,779

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $264,048 · program services $202,786 · management and general $36,757 · fundraising $24,505

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $31,177 · program services $24,786 · management and general $3,835 · fundraising $2,556

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,094 · program services $22,337 · management and general $4,054 · fundraising $2,703

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,975 · management and general $9,975

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $25,359 · program services $25,359

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $210 · program services $210

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $46,015 · program services $38,225 · management and general $4,675 · fundraising $3,115

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,468 · program services $1,468

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,098 · program services $4,573 · management and general $915 · fundraising $610

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,134 · program services $5,134

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,507 · program services $13,880 · management and general $4,627

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,647 · program services $3,485 · management and general $697 · fundraising $465

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $1,336 · program services $1,002 · management and general $200 · fundraising $134

  • 24b · Other expenses: BUSINESS EXPENSES

    total $218 · program services $163 · management and general $33 · fundraising $22

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $120,936 · end of year $108,023

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $50,334 · end of year $136,061

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $478 · end of year $2,470

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

    $420,531

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

    $43,477

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $377,373 · end of year $377,054

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,583 · end of year $100

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $463,675 · end of year $510,495

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $88,863 · end of year $113,013

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

BERKSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM (BEAT) IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT. WE PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FOR WILDLIFE IN SUPPORT OF THE NATURAL WORLD THAT SUSTAINS US ALL. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF OUR WORK.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BERKSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM (BEAT) IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT. WE PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FOR WILDLIFE IN SUPPORT OF THE NATURAL WORLD THAT SUSTAINS US ALL. BEAT OPERATES ON A STRONG FOUNDATION OF SCIENCE TO FIND, STOP, AND PREVENT POLLUTION.

  • SCIENCE-BASED STEWARDSHIPWE INVOLVE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS, AND INTERNS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYING AND MONITORING. PROJECTS INCLUDE: WILDLIFE TRACKING AND HABITAT MONITORING, ROAD-STREAM CROSSING ASSESSMENT TO SEE IF FISH AND OTHER WILDLIFE CAN PASS SAFELY UNDER THE ROADS, RIVER & PARK CLEANUPS, INVASIVE SPECIES MAPPING AND REMOVAL, STORMWATER PIPE OUTFALL SURVEYING AND WATER QUALITY TESTING TO CATCH POLLUTION CURRENTLY GETTING INTO OUR WATERWAYS.

    Expenses $74,239

  • WATCHDOGGING / NO FRACKED GAS IN MASSWE WORK WITH HUNDREDS OF ACTIVISTS TO STOP NEW - AND GET OFF OLD - FRACKED "NATURAL" GAS (METHANE) AND OTHER FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTE CLEAN, CAREFULLY SITED RENEWABLE ENERGY ALTERNATIVES INSTEAD.

    Expenses $205,702

  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION & OUTREACHWE PUBLISH A FREE, WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER WITH ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS, CALENDAR OF EVENTS, AND PUBLIC NOTICES. WE MAINTAIN AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE: THEBEATNEWS.ORG. WE HOLD MONTHLY COMMUNITY GATHERINGS CALLED GREEN DRINKS WITH A DIFFERENT PRESENTER EACH MONTH. AND WE OFFER MANY NATURAL HISTORY & ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS, WALKS, TALKS, AND INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FUTHER INFORMATION.NORTHEAST WILDLIFE TRACKERS - THE MISSION IS TO CONVENE, NETWORK, MOTIVATE, AND INSPIRE WILDLIFE TRACKERS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. THROUGH OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WE AIM TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM CONNECTIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR INSPIRING WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION BY BRINING TOGETHER A RANGE OF ISSUES AND EXPERIENCES CONNECTED TO WILDLIFE.BERKSHIRE ZERO WASTE INITIATIVE - IS NOW A PROJECT UNDER OUR EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM.VARIOUS OTHER INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FOR WILDLIFE IN SUPPORT OF THE NATURAL WORLD THAT SUSTAINS US ALL.

    Expenses $114,308 · Revenue $454

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ELIA DEL MOLINO

    PRESIDENT/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TERRI STIFFLER

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LOGAN MALIK

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KAREN PELTO

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SCOTT MCGINNIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRUCE WINN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRITTANY EBELING

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $67,787
    From this org
    $62,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,685
    Hours/week
    40

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
2025
Filed
26 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202641479349300009

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