BE KIND NOW INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $17K · expenses $30K · assets $16K

EIN
85-2715658
Address
19 OPAL DR, ROBBINSVILLE, NJ 08691-2209
Website
http://bekindjoyofgiving.org
NTEE code
P99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Akshita Naik (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The 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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Umang Naik President2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Cynthia L Schwab-Rosen Vice President2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Akshita Naik Treasurer2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Tina Karkera Secretary2023-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Johan Glozman (former) Vice President2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
William D Coleman (former) Vice President2021-2022 40 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Umang Naik President5 $0-$0 $01
Cynthia L Schwab-Rosen Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Akshita Naik Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Tina Karkera Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Umang Naik President4 $0-$0 $01
Cynthia L Schwab-Rosen Vice President20 $0-$0 $01
Akshita Naik Treasurer8 $0-$0 $01
Johan Glozman Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Tina Karkera Secretary20 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Umang Naik President4 $0-$0 $01
Cynthia L Schwab-Rosen Secretary20 $0-$0 $01
William D Coleman Vice President40 $0-$0 $01
Akshita Naik Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Johan Glozman Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Umang Naik President4 $0-$0 $01
Cynthia L Schwab-Rosen Secretary20 $0-$0 $01
William D Coleman Vice President40 $0-$0 $01
Akshita Naik Treasurer8 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,721$29,742 $16,047$16,047 $16,721$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,199$29,424 $29,068$29,068 $36,199$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,824$53,760 $22,293$22,293 $52,824$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,125$40,632 $23,229$23,229 $63,125$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $134 in all, tax years 2022 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BE KIND NOW INC” 2022-2023 2$84 2023$57
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CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BE KIND NOW INC” 2023 1$50 2023$50
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $29,742 spent · pay $0 · grants $16,476 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $16,476 55.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,076 44.0%
Fees to independent contractors $75 0.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $70 0.2%
Printing, publications, postage $45 0.2%
Total$29,742100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $29,424 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,360 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,360 52.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,064 47.8%
Total$29,424100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $53,760 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,437 52.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,574 45.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $500 0.9%
Printing, publications, postage $174 0.3%
Fees to independent contractors $75 0.1%
Total$53,760100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $40,632 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,582 82.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,215 15.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $500 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $335 0.8%
Total$40,632100%

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