Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
57th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
69th percentile
Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
81st percentile
Faster asset growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
84th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$32,972
Up $8,986 (+37%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$32,972
Up $8,986 (+37%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$58,119
Up $20,268 (+54%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$49,133
Up $13,031 (+36%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$8,986
Up $7,237 (+414%) from 2023
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
- Signed
- Feb 6, 2026
- Return Version
- 2023v6.0
- Gross Receipts
- $58,119
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
BasicNeeds US seeks to improve access to effective mental health services and psychosocial supports for people and families affected by mental illness in resource poor settings around the world. We develop and promote strategies to provide mutual support and inclusive village banking supports. We provide seed funding and consultation to promote these innovative efforts for people with mental illnesses in our Network. Our work is in partnership with the BasicNeeds Network members supporting projects in low resource settings in Africa and South Asia.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| In 2023-4, BNUS provided the third year of funding with support from the ECOM Foundation, to strengthen community mental health for small holder farmers in Bungoma region of Kenya. We partnered with BasicNeeds Basic Rights Kenya who provided farming families with: 1) entrepreneurship and Village Savings and Loan training for self-help groups;2) outreach for mental health services through county clinics serving over 600 people in the coffee societies; 3) sensitization and disability inclusion sessions in three coffee societies; and 4) distributing urgent aid to the neediest families in the area. | $25,959 | $58 |
| BasicNeeds US supported the implementation of inclusive VSLAs with BN Ghana staff in the Ashanti Region. 7 groups were established and have begun collecting savings and making loans. Over 50% of group members are people with mental illnesses or disabilities, groups have developed new savings habits and are preparing to distribute annual earnings. There is interest from other communities and government officials to expand the work further. | $23,000 | $116 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Dougherty | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Charlotte Dougherty | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Christopher Underhill | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Basicneeds US Inc
- EIN
- 26-4181803
- Phone
- 3399700300
- Address
- 9 Meriam St Suite 7, Lexington, MA 02420
Signing Officer
- Name
- Richard Dougherty
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 7816086234
- Signed
- 2026-02-06
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8
“Refund from prior year Attorney General filing overpayment. All other revenue was from the general public or Our funding partner ECOM Foundation, a 501C(3) charitable organization.”
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| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | I filed the extension and then my wife ended up in emergency neurosurgery in May 2025 at Lahey Medical Center. We are a complete volunteer organization. I had a file labelled final in my folders but evidently never submitted it online. I neglected to verify it. I found it on preparing the return for YE 9/30/2025. My apologies. The YE 2025 return is being prepared now. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $32,972
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $32,972
- Revenue
- $58,119
- Expenses
- $49,133
- Net income
- $8,986