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BE KIND NOW INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
BE KIND NOW INC (EIN 85-2715658)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202523219349208082
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T17:41:49-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN852715658EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BE KIND NOW INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBEKIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6173041019PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line119 Opal DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityRobbinsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08691ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAkshita NaikPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6173041019PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresshttp://bekindjoyofgiving.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$16,721GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$16,721ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$16,721TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$16,476GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$75FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$70OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$45PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$13,076OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$29,742TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$13,021ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$29,068NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,047NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,068BOYAmt
EOY$16,047EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$29,068BOYAmt
EOY$16,047EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,068BOYAmt
EOY$16,047EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe mission is to promote kindness through the joy of giving. Be Kind Now Inc. intends to bring like-minded people together for charitable initiatives to create lasting change in their lives and communities, by fighting deprivation of basic needs like food, shelter, clothing, education etc.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
School Lunch Initiative: Be Kind donated $4,675 to help provide meals to 187 students in Robbinsville schools in January 2024 in an effort to fight food insecurity among families in the community, and specifically children. Further, through a summer initiative, Be Kind raised donations of $25 per child and added to the funds raised. A donation of $7,225 went to 289 students' meal accounts for their use in choosing items they normally wouldn't have access to in the cafeteria.$11,900$11,900
Meal Packing Event - On Feb 18, 2024 Be Kind along with over 150 volunteers, packaged 15,000 meals and collaborated with local food banks to distribute them to the food insecure. Thanks to our donors for their generous contributions and to The Outreach Program for supporting us with the supplies and giving us this opportunity to support the food insecure in our local area.$0$5,700
Earthquake/Hurricane Relief: Be Kind has second year in a row made a grant to World Central Kitchen. In 2024 Be Kind donated $2576 directed to aid those in need in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, to help fight food insecurity resulting from the hurricanes.$2,576$2,576
Other Project accomplishments include: (1) Our Annual Winter Coat drive where we collect gently used Winter gear and collaborate with Sandros Coat rack to donate them in Trenton, (2) Thanksgiving Drive -Be Kind collected donations from Oct 18 to Nov 8th, 2024, and on Nov 17, 2024, with the help of kid and adult volunteers packed 250 Thanksgiving baskets and then donated extra supplies to the Robbinsville Food Pantry at the Vincent J. Calcagno Robbinsville Senior Center. (3) Blanket Day event where families come together to make no-sew blankets, which go to kids, (4) Be Kind organized a PRIDE month fundraiser where over 100 volunteers came together to paint rocks with signs of love and kindness. The rocks were placed around the trail in Robbinsville Town Center. Funds raised were topped up and donated to PFLAG Robbinsville (5) Grant to Community Lunch Program & helping local families in need.$2,000$9,566
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$29,742TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Umang Naik
President5$0$0$0
Cynthia L Schwab-Rosen
Vice President10$0$0$0
Akshita Naik
Treasurer10$0$0$0
Tina Karkera
Secretary10$0$0$0
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAkshita NaikPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line119 Opal DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityRobbinsvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08691ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6173041019PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Community TrustYes (X)CommunityTrustInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,911CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$63,125CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,824CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,199CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,721CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$179,780TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,911CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$63,125CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,824CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,199CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,721CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$179,780TotalAmt
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Public Support Total170$179,780PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$179,780TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10(1)Robbinsville Board of Education - for School Meals $25 per Student to fight food insecurity in our local schools =$4675 in Jan'24 (187 Students) and $7,225 in Oct'24(289 students) totaling to $11900(2.) World Central Kitchen to aid those in need in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton to help fight food insecurity resulting from these hurricanes=$2576.29(3) Robbinsville PFlag - raised funds and topped it to support a caring, kind, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. =$1000(4)Amazon Giftcards to support a local family in need = $1000
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Supplies and Materials;11647|Insurance;740|Advertising and Marketing;657|Corporate Expenses;31|Bank Fees and Service Charges;1^Total;13076^

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationExtension filed on 5/13/2025 due to the loss of the file used to compile data related to funds raised, spending, and collections for each Be Kind project during 2024, which needed to be recompiled.ExplanationTxt

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