PROJECT BEACON

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $759K · expenses $313K · assets $739K

EIN
87-2278608
Address
27316 SPECTRUM WAY, CONROE, TX 77385-2100
Website
HTTPS://PROJECTBEACONTX.ORG
NTEE code
L24 Independent Housing for People with Disabilities (Housing and Shelter) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2022 (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
Kevin Gerrity (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PROJECT BEACON BUILDS A COMMUNITY OF BELONGING WHERE ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER NEURODIVERSITIES CAN PLAY, LEARN, WORK AND LIVE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Kelly Baughman EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER2024 $100,000$100,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Kevin Gerrity PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Dr Amy Wood VICE PRESIDENT2024 5 $0 reported 1
Cindy Melton VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY2024 5 $0 reported 1
David Abrams TREASURER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Glenn Lucadou BOARD MEMBER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Rob Wollard BOARD MEMBER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Amanda Smith BOARD MEMBER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Wendy Maurer BOARD MEMBER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Paul Vanderwal BOARD MEMBER2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $100K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KELLY BAUGHMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER40 $100,000$0$0 $100,0001
KEVIN GERRITY PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDER5 $0$0$0 $01
DR AMY WOOD VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY MELTON VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID ABRAMS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
GLENN LUCADOU BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
ROB WOLLARD BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA SMITH BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
WENDY MAURER BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL VANDERWAL BOARD MEMBER5 $0$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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$758,844$312,944 $738,580$731,058 $404,155$11,754 $100,00000

Funders of this organization

15 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,045,688 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
STONIER SCHOLARSHIP INC $531,2702 $483,2702024 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION $105,0001 $105,0002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $77,1002 $40,9002024 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $64,5002 $26,5002025 2024-2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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WCN CARES $50,0001 $50,0002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $40,3752 $32,2012025 2024-2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $28,1002 $18,1002024 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST $26,5002 $11,5002024 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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LEGACY ENHANCEMENT $25,0001 $25,0002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT BEACON”
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA $21,5001 $21,5002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $20,0001 $20,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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FORGOOD INC $16,3431 $16,3432024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $15,0001 $15,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $15,0001 $15,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $10,0001 $10,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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ALPHA ZETA BUILDING CORPORATION OF ALPHA DELTA PI SORORITYTXL24 $480,197$415,323 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x, same state
LIFENET COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARETXL24 $654,468$460,896 Director$0 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x, same state
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BETA ZETA HOUSE CORPORATIONMNL24 $670,828$245,206 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
JONATHANS LANDING FOUNDATION INCFLL24 $640,908$1,458,430 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$94,167 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
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G A PROPERTIES INCSCL24 $703,839$760,408 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
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HOPE SPRINGS MANOR INCINL24 $742,353$376,602 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
OVER THE RAINBOW ASSOCIATIONILL24 $1,305,027$1,035,828 PRESIDENT$284,711 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF THE SIOUX EMPIRESDL24 $1,276,253$1,138,775 EXEC VICE PR$135,000 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF HERNANDOFLL24 $402,076$329,585 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INCMIL24 $1,493,453$1,350,606 PAST PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
AREA AGENCY PROPERTIES INCNHL24 $492,394$630,164 CEO/Director$402,002 Same NTEE code L24, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one $1,952,56927 8DAF sponsor2014–2024 BIG WAVE GROUP; HEALTHY&DWELL INC; OVER THE RAINBOW ASSOCIATION; HOSPITALITY APARTMENTS and 4 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $1,926,95014 5DAF sponsor2012–2024 PEACE OF HEART COMMUNITY INC; OVER THE RAINBOW ASSOCIATION; HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SARPY COUNTY INC; HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC and 1 more
GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION INC $1,435,0004 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 CUPED CORPORATION
THE FLAGLER FOUNDATION $1,300,5003 1Private foundation2010–2012 FLAGLER HOME
HOUGH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $1,225,0004 1Private foundation2022–2025 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
MARSHALL E RINKER SR FOUNDATION INC $1,130,39812 1Private foundation2011–2024 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one $721,42636 11DAF sponsor2016–2024 BOSTON BUILDING MATERIAL COOP CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL FUND INC; OVER THE RAINBOW ASSOCIATION; BIG WAVE GROUP; COASTAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY and 7 more
DAYTON FOUNDATION $719,2354 1DAF sponsor2016–2021 HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER OF
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THE BERLIN FAMILY FOUNDATION $420,0002 1Private foundation2016–2017 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
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Where the money went

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 990 · $312,944 spent · pay $100,000 · grants $0 · events $161,440
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $100,000-$100,000- 32.0%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $53,274-$53,274- 17.0%
Advertising and promotion $51,724-$51,724- 16.5%
Other (as described) EventAUCTION AND CONSIGNMENT $38,430-$38,430- 12.3%
Other (as described)NONCASH DONATIONS $25,895$25,895-- 8.3%
Occupancy $21,333-$21,333- 6.8%
Fees: legal $9,555-$9,555- 3.1%
Fees: accounting $6,228-$6,228- 2.0%
Other (as described)SOCIAL ENRICHMENT $4,774$4,774-- 1.5%
Insurance $1,523-$1,523- 0.5%
All other expenses $208$208-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $448,207$123,010reported apart
Total$312,944100%

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