Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BEAT THE ODDS.

This return was superseded by a later amendment.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 2024 , filed 17 August 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) 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: $479,409 changed to $572,527
Total expenses: $436,880 changed to $648,839
Contributions and grants received: $513,266 changed to $577,695
Grants paid: $500 changed to $0
Program service revenue: $0 changed to $13,303
Other revenue: -$33,857 changed to -$18,471
Total assets, end of year: $285,416 changed to $207,376
Total liabilities, end of year: $7,368 changed to $5,640
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $278,048 changed to $201,736
Program services expenses: $325,694 changed to $481,274
Management and general expenses: $37,416 changed to $65,049
Fundraising expenses: $73,770 changed to $102,516
Program service expenses (Part III): $325,694 changed to $481,274

Listed only on the earlier return

Ben CarewBEN CAREW

Listed only on the later return

Hasan MuhammedHASAN MUHAMMED
Santigie Ben CarewSANTIGIE BEN CAREW

Totals

Total revenue: $479,409
Total expenses: $436,880
Contributions and grants received: $513,266
Grants paid: $500
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: -$33,857
Total assets, end of year: $285,416
Total liabilities, end of year: $7,368
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $278,048
Program services expenses (Part IX): $325,694
Management and general expenses: $37,416
Fundraising expenses: $73,770
Program service expenses (Part III): $325,694

Program services were 74.5% 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

$8,250
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$505,016
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$8,250
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$35,562
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$35,562 · excluded -$35,562
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$1,705
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $1,705 · related or exempt $1,705

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $500 · program services $500
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $70,000 · program services $49,000 · management and general $10,500 · fundraising $10,500
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $217,592 · program services $157,592 · management and general $6,000 · fundraising $54,000
9 · Other employee benefits

total $2,169 · program services $1,571 · management and general $60 · fundraising $538
10 · Payroll taxes

total $26,901 · program services $19,483 · management and general $742 · fundraising $6,676
11c · Fees: accounting

total $8,502 · management and general $8,502
11g · Fees: other

total $17,158 · program services $16,325 · management and general $83 · fundraising $750
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $3,828 · program services $3,828
13 · Office expenses

total $2,667 · program services $1,930 · management and general $619 · fundraising $118
14 · Information technology

total $6,780 · program services $4,286 · management and general $2,188 · fundraising $306
16 · Occupancy

total $3,837 · program services $3,489 · management and general $290 · fundraising $58
17 · Travel

total $13,180 · program services $9,226 · management and general $3,295 · fundraising $659
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $17,608 · program services $15,847 · management and general $1,761
23 · Insurance

total $2,289 · management and general $2,289
24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM FOOD & MEALS

total $18,915 · program services $18,915
24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

total $10,972 · program services $10,972
24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM E

total $6,423 · program services $6,423
24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

total $3,305 · program services $2,314 · management and general $826 · fundraising $165
24e · All other expenses

total $4,254 · program services $3,993 · management and general $261

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $73,055 · end of year $135,172
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

end of year $47,679
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $65,182
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$144,386
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$41,821
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $99,455 · end of year $102,565
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $2,173 · end of year $7,368
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $142,462 · end of year $278,048
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $93,057 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE CREATIVE TOOLS NECESSARY TO INSPIRE SELF-AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALING FROM TRAUMA THROUGH MUSIC AND ARTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BEAT THE ODDS IS DEDICATED TO SERVING UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH (AGES 14-24) IN BOSTON'S LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH ITS CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVITY AND UNLOCK THEIR HIDDEN TALENTS. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE CREATIVE TOOLS NECESSARY TO INSPIRE SELF-AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALING FROM TRAUMA THROUGH MUSIC AND ARTS.

BEAT THE ODDS IS DEDICATED TO SERVING UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH (AGES 14-24) IN BOSTON'S LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH ITS CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

Expenses $325,694 · Grants $500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Camila Rojas PaganCAMILA ROJAS PAGAN

CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

25
Esteban PepinESTEBAN PEPIN

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Jessenia CruzJESSENIA CRUZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Ben CarewBEN CAREW

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Cynthia BrazierCYNTHIA BRAZIER

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Aliana PineiroALIANA PINEIRO

BOARD CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Pedro CruzPEDRO CRUZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Giovanni LopezGIOVANNI LOPEZ

CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Total calculated

$0

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: 2024
Filed: 14 August 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202512269349301956

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