Be That Neighbor
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of Be That Neighbor is dedicated to building a stronger, more inclusive community. We connect people across economic and social divides through programs in music, arts, wellness, and education. By fostering unexpected friendships and amplifying unheard voices, we create a community where everyone belongs.
- Income
- $162,268
- Spending
- $155,173
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Highest pay
- $12, chair
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (4)
- $35,932 spent. Mill City Players Singers Choir - A community choir including people from varied racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds sharing the joy of harmony.
- $71,821 spent. Cedar Riverside Athletics and Enrichment was created to provide a one stop opportunity for youth & their families to get connected to physically active resources and high quality programming
- $16,320 spent. Sallie Steele Birdsong Scholarship provides access to singing lessons for local youth.
- $21,553 spent. Neighbors in the Park- We sponsor activities in Gold Medal Park on Saturday mornings from Memorial Day to Labor Day including Yoga in the Park, aerialists' demonstrations, Open Eye Puppet Theater, performances by Sallie Steele Birdsong scholarship recipients, the Cedar Riverside Youth Dance Troupe, an ice cream social with games led by the Cedar Riverside Athletic and Enrichment group, and our annual Most Beautiful pet contest.Hope 612 is a theater project for young people from Cedar Riverside and formerly unhoused youth. They have written a play about their experiences growing up in Minneapolis and, in partnership with Theater in the Round, will be performing it in the summer of 2026 and 2027
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 January 2016.
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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