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Believe in Community Charitable Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 93-1338814

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Jun 20, 2025

47 Peggotty Beach RoadScituate, MA 02066

(781) 361-1452

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

90th percentile

48%

Higher net margin than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

91st percentile

99%

Faster asset growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

74th percentile

28%

Faster revenue growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Up

$26,842

Up $13,347 (+99%) from 2023

Net Assets

$26,842

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Up

$27,603

Up $6,094 (+28%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$14,256

Up $6,242 (+78%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$13,347

Down $148 (-1.1%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2023: $13,495Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $26,842Net Assets 2024: $26,8422024

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2024

Assets$26,842
Liabilities-
Net Assets$26,842

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$30K$20K$10K$0Revenue 2023: $21,509Expenses 2023: $8,014Net Income 2023: $13,4952023Revenue 2024: $27,603Expenses 2024: $14,256Net Income 2024: $13,3472024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$27,603
Expenses$14,256
Net Income$13,347
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 20, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$27,603
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

(i) to raise money to support residents of scituate, massachusetts, including but not limited to town employees and/or students who attend scituate public schools and families of students and town employees, who are struggling due to unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters, financial hardship and other emergencies. (ii) to raise money to support programs and events that foster a sense of community in scituate and bring scituate residents together; to raise money to promote public safety to ensure that scituate continues to be a safe, resilient and welcoming place to live where neighbors support each other in times of crisis.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN SCITUATE AND BRING SCITUATE RESIDENTS TOGETHER; TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENSURE THAT SCITUATE CONTINUES TO BE A SAFE, RESILIENT AND WELCOMING PLACE TO LIVE WHERE NEIGHBORS SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN TIMES OF CRISIS.-$12,478
TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS OF SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE NATURAL DISASTERS, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KIMBERLY PETERSPresident-$0--
THERESE PETERSTreasurer-$0--
JOSEPH NORTONSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Believe in Community
EIN
93-1338814
Phone
7813611452
Address
47 PEGGOTTY BEACH ROAD, SCITUATE, MA 02066

Signing Officer

Name
Kimberly Peters
Title
President
Phone
7813611452
Signed
2025-06-20
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
David M Pinkham CPA LLC
Address
475 SCHOOL STREET SUITE 13, MARSHFIELD, MA 02050
Preparer
David M Pinkham
Phone
7818340444
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses office 28 charitable contributions 11,600 fundraising expenses 1,000 outside contract services 878 total 13,506

Form 990-ez, Part III

(i) to raise money to support residents of scituate, massachusetts, including but not limited to town employees and/or students who attend scituate public schools and families of students and town employees, who are struggling due to unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters, financial hardship and other emergencies. (ii) to raise money to support programs and events that foster a sense of community in scituate and bring scituate residents together; to raise money to promote public safety to ensure that scituate continues to be a safe, resilient and welcoming place to live where neighbors support each other in times of crisis.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 29

To support programs and events that foster a sense of community in scituate and bring scituate residents together; to promote public safety to ensure that scituate continues to be a safe, resilient and welcoming place to live where neighbors support each other in times of crisis.

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