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BENEFICENT TECHNOLOGY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
BENEFICENT TECHNOLOGY INC (EIN 77-0555413)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202533189349311918
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-14T15:06:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN941250261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINDQUIST VON HUSEN & JOYCE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 HOWARD STREET SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94105ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770555413EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BENEFICENT TECHNOLOGY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBENEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6506443400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13790 EL CAMINO REAL 1072AddressLine1Txt
CityPALO ALTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94306ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIA JEFFRESSPersonNm
Person TitleVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONPersonTitleTxt
Phone6506443400PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHERMAN LEONGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00513747PTIN
Phone4159579999PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BENETECHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAYAN KISHOREPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13790 EL CAMINO REAL 1072AddressLine1Txt
CityPALO ALTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94306ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,656,190GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BENETECH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBENETECH IS A NONPROFIT THAT EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES WITH SOFTWARE FOR SOCIAL GOOD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee70TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers19TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$9,778,173PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,473,769CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,089,769PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,166,573CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$59,433PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$15,848CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,927,375PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,656,190CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,368,043PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,082,442PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,732,023CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$506,339CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,587,638PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,641,752CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,038,123PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,373,775CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,110,748PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,282,415CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,547,397TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,414,402TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,467,773TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,052,363TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,079,624NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,362,039NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBENETECH IS IMPROVING EDUCATION ACCESS THROUGH ITS TECHNOLOGY, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, CATERING TO THE 1 IN 5 STUDENTS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES OR LEARN DIFFERENTLY. BENETECH BELIEVES THAT ACCESS TO EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF DIFFERENCES OR DISABILITY. STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND DISABILITIES AROUND THE WORLD FACE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION AND MAY NOT RECEIVE ADEQUATE INSTRUCTION, FORCED TO END THEIR EDUCATION EARLY, OR BE LIMITED TO CERTAIN SUBJECTS SINCE ACCESSIBLE MATERIALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SUBJECTS SUCH AS MATH OR CHEMISTRY. BENETECH IS WORKING WITH SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITY, AND PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE DIGITAL LITERACY AND ACCESS TO LEARNING MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES SUCH AS DYSLEXIA AND DISABILITIES RANGING FROM VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS TO PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,819,257ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,166,573RevenueAmt
DescACCESSIBLE EDUCATION CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY:BENETECH HAS BEEN DELIVERING INCLUSIVE LEARNING SOLUTIONS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AS THE DEVELOPER OF BOOKSHARE, THE WORLD'S LARGEST SERVICE FOR ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION MATERIALS. BENETECH IS TRANSFORMING HOW EDUCATIONAL CONTENT IS MADE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE BOOKSHARE AND ITS GLOBAL CERTIFIED ACCESSIBLE (GCA) PROGRAM. THROUGH THE BOOKSHARE PLATFORM, BENETECH PROVIDES THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE SERVICE FOR ACCESSIBLE E-BOOKS DELIVERING MORE THAN 20 MILLION E-BOOKS AND MATERIALS THAT HAVE SERVED OVER 1.5 MILLION LEARNERS. BENETECH BOOKSHARE MEMBERS READ BOOKS IN FORMATS THAT WORK BEST FOR THEM, WHETHER IT BE AUDIO, TYPOGRAPHY MANIPULATION, WORD HIGHLIGHTS SYNCED WITH AUDIO AND SO ON THROUGH THE BROWSER, MOBILE APPLICATIONS OR OTHER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT) OF CHOICE. BENETECH'S GOAL FOR ALL LEARNERS IS TO IMPROVE LITERACY AND FOSTER A LOVE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING. BENETECH CONTINUES TO SCALE AND INNOVATE, INCLUDING TAKING ON THE NEXT FRONTIER OF LEARNING CONTENT BY MAKING STEM ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL LEARNERS. THE BORN ACCESSIBLE, GCA INITIATIVE CONTINUES TO DRIVE SYSTEM CHANGE IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, PARTNERING WITH PUBLISHERS TO MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE WHEN THEY ARE CREATED.INCLUSIVE EDUCATION CAPACITY BUILDING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: BENETECH IS DEEPENING ITS IMPACT BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS AND MORE, TO IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE STUDENTS AND THOSE SERVING THEM, SUCH AS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. DOMESTICALLY, BENETECH IS EXPANDING ITS LOCAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS ACROSS URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NEED, SUCH AS ATLANTA, ALBUQUERQUE, DETROIT, LAS VEGAS AND MEMPHIS, AND ARE BUILDING A MODEL FOR PLACE-BASED CHANGE TO CLOSE LEARNING GAPS. BENETECH SERVES LEARNERS IN OVER 90 COUNTRIES DIRECTLY OR THROUGH PARTNERS AND PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES. BENETECH SUPPORTS SCHOOLS FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO EMBRACE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION THROUGH DIGITAL LITERACY AND DIGITAL PEDAGOGY. BENETECH PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATORS TO EFFECTIVELY USE ACCESSIBLE CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$65,858ExpenseAmt
DescBENETECH LABS: BENETECH LABS IS OUR INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTER, WHERE WE EXPLORE AREAS OF NEED AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS BY ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITIES, OTHER TECHNOLOGISTS, AND NONPROFITS. WE FOCUS ON FINDING AND DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PLATFORMS THAT BENETECH AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE CAN TAKE TO SCALE AND ACHIEVE LASTING SOCIAL IMPACT.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$8,885,115TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee70EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6506443400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13790 EL CAMINO REAL 1072AddressLine1Txt
CityPALO ALTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94306ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GERARDO CAPIEL
BOARD CHAIR - THRU 6/20241.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAYANNE DARENSBOURG
DIRECTOR - THRU 8/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM ELDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESA FAY-BUSTILLOS
BOARD SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN LO
DIRECTOR - THRU 5/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PALLAVI GONDIPALLI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA PAPE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS ESPERITU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY WEXLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD MUELLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA KETON
DIRECTOR - THRU 6/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOKO NAKAO
DIRECTOR - THRU 12/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE SCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR - THRU 12/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUNE KLEIN
BOARD TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES FRUCHTERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TED BORROMEO
DIRECTOR - START 12/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK CHEN
DIRECTOR - START 12/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AYAN KISHORE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$318,907$0$26,396
MATTHEW YIP
VP PRODUCT & ENGINEERING40.00$219,490$0$19,463Yes (X)
MICHAEL JOHNSON
VP CONTENT40.00$181,741$0$45,525Yes (X)
LISA WADORS VERNE
VP PROGRAMS40.00$186,064$0$3,722Yes (X)
TIA JEFFRESS
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.00$195,021$0$23,139Yes (X)
CANDACE BRADY
VP ADVANCEMENT40.00$190,932$0$18,775Yes (X)
CHARLES MARK LAPIERRE
PRIN. ACCESS & CONTENT QLT ARCHITECT40.00$183,475$0$39,897Yes (X)
JOHN BRUGGE
ENGINEERING MANAGER40.00$172,973$0$57,075Yes (X)
JACOB A BROWNELL
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER40.00$175,588$0$10,897Yes (X)
RONALD K ELLIS III
SENIOR ENGINEER40.00$169,455$0$10,768Yes (X)
JENNY HU
DIRECTOR OF IT40.00$156,905$0$20,477Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,150,551TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$276,134TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K27IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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AMAZON WEB SERVICES
PO BOX 84023SEATTLEWA98124CLOUD HOSTING$548,435
EXYGY
548 MARKET STREET 59930SAN FRANCISCOCA94104OTHER$259,538
SIGMA ASSOCIATES INC
324 HERITAGE TRAILCIRCLE PINESMN55014EVALUATION SERVICES$237,501
DAPROIM AFRICA LTD
BOOK SCANNING$159,9165091-00506NAIROBIKE
CADRES EN MISSION INTERNATIONAL
OTHER$143,150144 RUE PAUL BELLAMYNANTESFR
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$8,750,223GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,723,546AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,473,769TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGLOBAL LITERACYDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,166,573TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,166,573RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,166,573TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,848TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$15,848ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,656,190TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,166,573RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$15,848ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,429,175TotalAmt
Program Services$1,090,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$255,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,070FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,032,162TotalAmt
Program Services$3,840,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$898,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$292,493FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,312TotalAmt
Program Services$69,695ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,307FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,179,374TotalAmt
Program Services$900,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$210,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,551FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229,853TotalAmt
Program Services$167,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,253ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,862FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,306TotalAmt
Program Services$91,049ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,373FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$230,822TotalAmt
Program Services$182,861ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,587FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,091TotalAmt
Program Services$2,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$190FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,960TotalAmt
Program Services$23,851ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,989FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$1,628,407$1,214,590$388,710$25,107
COMMUNICATIONS$656,877$634,704$16,752$5,421
BOOK COLLECTION & DEVEL$558,078$558,078
BANK CHARGES$72,520$56,182$12,377$3,961

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,838TotalAmt
Program Services$52,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,428FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,373,775TotalAmt
Program Services$8,885,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,982,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$506,339FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$635,382BOYAmt
EOY$1,968,749EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$902,610BOYAmt
EOY$8,690EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$748,330BOYAmt
EOY$1,108,106EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,281BOYAmt
EOY$195,152EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,514BOYAmt
EOY$118,846EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,091BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,189BOYAmt
EOY$14,859EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,547,397BOYAmt
EOY$3,414,402EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$734,146BOYAmt
EOY$685,482EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,627BOYAmt
EOY$366,881EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$450,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,467,773BOYAmt
EOY$1,052,363EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,202BOYAmt
EOY$739,278EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$759,422BOYAmt
EOY$1,622,761EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,079,624BOYAmt
EOY$2,362,039EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,547,397BOYAmt
EOY$3,414,402EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,282,415ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,574,654CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,005,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,900,969CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,778,173CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,473,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,732,888TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,574,654CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,005,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,900,969CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,778,173CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,473,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,732,888TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,541,942SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$64,190,946PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,075CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$487CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,716CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,433CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,848CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,559TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$65,826,447TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,422,463GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97520PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98750PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$60,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$60,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,313,775FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,373,775FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$718,689FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$179,672FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$882,161CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$965,001CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$851,906CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$718,689CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,417,757TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,126,636LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$120,570CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$120,961CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$60,263CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$60,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$361,794TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$220,540CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$241,250CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$212,977CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$179,672CurrentYearAmt
Total$854,439TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,281,659GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$450,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$450,000OtherExpendituresAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$450,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$450,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$450,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$450,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$450,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$450,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$450,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$450,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,999,712TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$343,522DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$343,522RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,656,190RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,656,190TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,717,297TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$343,522DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$343,522ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,373,775ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,373,775TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:AN ENDOWMENT FUND OF $350,000 WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH 2014 TO SUPPORT ITS PROGRAMS FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS. IN 2017, BENETECH RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL ENDOWMENT OF $100,000 WITH THE SAME TERM AS THE ORIGINAL ENDOWMENT FUND. ANY INCOME GENERATED FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND WILL BE USED ONLY FOR PROGRAM EXPENSES. THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND SHALL NEVER BE USED UNLESS AGREED UPON IN WRITING. THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS EXTENDED FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL YEARS TO 2024. IN 2024, THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ENDOWMENT WAS RETURNED TO THE DONOR FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR TERM.
PART X, LINE 2:BASED ON AN ANALYSIS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN HAD NO MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE RECORDED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2023 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY REGULATORY AGENCIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AND FOUR YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED FOR FEDERAL AND STATE RESPECTIVELY.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC02PROGRAM SERVICESCOUNTRY MANAGEMENT$19,285
EUROPE03PROGRAM SERVICESPROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES$259,308
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA02PROGRAM SERVICESPROOFREADING, QA SERVICES$187,866
SOUTH ASIA012PROGRAM SERVICESPROOFREADING, QA SERVICES$271,325
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees19SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee19TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$737,784SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$737,784TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
AYAN KISHORE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$318,907$0$0$0$0$0$6,423$0$19,973$0$345,303$0$0$0
MATTHEW YIP
VP PRODUCT & ENGINEERING$209,490$0$10,000$0$0$0$4,425$0$15,038$0$238,953$0$0$0
JOHN BRUGGE
ENGINEERING MANAGER$172,973$0$0$0$0$0$3,631$0$53,444$0$230,048$0$0$0
MICHAEL JOHNSON
VP CONTENT$181,741$0$0$0$0$0$3,722$0$41,803$0$227,266$0$0$0
CHARLES MARK LAPIERRE
PRIN. ACCESS & CONTENT QLT ARCHITECT$183,475$0$0$0$0$0$3,860$0$36,037$0$223,372$0$0$0
TIA JEFFRESS
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION$195,021$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,139$0$218,160$0$0$0
CANDACE BRADY
VP ADVANCEMENT$190,932$0$0$0$0$0$3,738$0$15,037$0$209,707$0$0$0
LISA WADORS VERNE
VP PROGRAMS$186,064$0$0$0$0$0$3,722$0$0$0$189,786$0$0$0
JACOB A BROWNELL
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER$175,588$0$0$0$0$0$3,569$0$7,328$0$186,485$0$0$0
RONALD K ELLIS III
SENIOR ENGINEER$169,455$0$0$0$0$0$3,440$0$7,328$0$180,223$0$0$0
JENNY HU
DIRECTOR OF IT$156,905$0$0$0$0$0$3,174$0$17,303$0$177,382$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3LUCY RECKSEIT SERVED AS PART-TIME GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE BOARD AND WAS A CONTRACTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BYLAWS OF BENEFICENT TECHNOLOGY, INC. STATE "ONE DIRECTOR OF THIS CORPORATION SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE DESIGNATOR FROM TIME TO TIME", THEREFORE THE DESIGNATOR HAD THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT ONE MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FROM THE PREPARER AND CONDUCTS THE FIRST REVIEW OF THE FORM FOR ACCURACY. A COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE CEO AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW, EDITS AND COMMENTS. THE VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION THEN INCORPORATES ANY COMMENTS AND EDITS RECEIVED, IF NECESSARY. ANY EDITS OR CHANGES ARE APPROPRIATELY COMMUNICATED TO THE PREPARER AND ONCE FINALIZED THE FINAL FORM 990 IS SIGNED OFF BY THE VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH KEY EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, AND DIRECTOR IS EXPECTED TO READ AND SIGN ANNUALLY THE COMPANY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY WHICH ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THEN FILED WITH ITS MINUTES. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE BOARD OR THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE SHALL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO APPROPRIATELY PROTECT BENETECH'S INTERESTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION INFORMATION, AND COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND CFO, AND RECOMMENDS ANY CHANGES FOR FULL BOARD APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING TO BENETECH'S WEBSITE AFTER BOARD APPROVAL. AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ARE AUDITED FINANCIALS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS OF OVERSEEING THE AUDIT AND SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.