Beyond Benign Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Beyond Benign, Inc. is organized for the purpose of promoting awareness of green chemistry and sustainable science through K-12 and university programs that support educators to implement green chemistry in their teaching and practice.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $129,493, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $115,171 spent. The K-12 program at Beyond Benign consists of professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers from elementary through high school level, and also open access curriculum materials for educators. Professional development opportunities include on-line courses for middle and high school level educators, as well as a regular webinar series for teachers. In addition, in-person hands-on workshops are run for educators to train teachers on greener chemistry approaches for implementation in the classroom. All curriculum resources are made available to educators free-of-charge through an on-line curriculum database.
- $550,838 spent. Higher Education is a program developed to increase the adoption of green chemistry in higher education institutions. The Organization facilitates a consortium program of college and university chemistry departments and hosts working groups for the faculty to engage in collaboration to advance green chemistry. Work includes development of resources that fill resource gaps, training faculty on tools and techniques for adopting greener chemistry, and hosting conferences and seminars for sharing best practices in higher education. All developed resources are placed on-line for educators to download free of charge.
- $375,805 spent. The organization developed an online community space (the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community) for the green chemistry education community to share resources, connect with each other and collaborate. The platform was launched in October of 2023 and features a resource clearinghouse for green chemistry resources, coupled with networking and collaboration tools to grow capacity for educators to integrate green chemistry in their teaching and practice.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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