2024-05-15T17:46:12-05:00 2023-06-30 860550947 R & A CPAS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 4542 E CAMP LOWELL STE 100 TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2022-07-01 760779755 BEN'S BELLS INC BENS 5206221379 40 E BROADWAY BOULEVARD TUCSON AZ 85701 HELEN GOMEZ BERNARD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5206221379 2024-05-15 1 HELEN GOMEZ BERNARD 999009999 0 DAVID F SAMER P00182147 5208814900 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HELEN GOMEZ BERNARD 40 E BROADWAY BOULEVARD TUCSON AZ 85701 990411 0 X BENSBELLS.ORG X 2004 AZ THE MISSION OF BEN'S BELLS IS TO TEACH INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF INTENTIONAL KINDNESS AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO PRACTICE KINDNESS AS A WAY OF LIFE. 14 14 37 1329 0 0 346495 316869 150018 205253 0 0 419678 385116 916191 907238 0 0 0 0 600649 780994 0 0 199762 242439 372217 843088 1153211 73103 -245973 554976 532367 79539 243240 475437 289127 X THE MISSION OF BEN'S BELLS IS TO TEACH INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE POSITIVE IMPACTS IF INTENTIONAL KINDNESS AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO PRACTICE KINDNESS AS A WAY OF LIFE. 0 0 617312 399286 MERCHANDISING/STUDIO:BEN'S BELLS HAS THREE STUDIO LOCATIONS IN ARIZONA AND ONE IN CONNECTICUT. SINCE 2003, BEN'S BELLS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF CERAMIC WIND CHIMES IN THE STUDIOS EACH YEAR TO DISTRIBUTE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE BELLS ARE A SYMBOL OF KINDNESS AND ITS POWER IN HEALING, MEANT TO TOUCH OTHERS' LIVES AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A GENTLER PLACE TO LIVE.THE STUDIO LOCATIONS ALSO OPERATE AS STORE FRONTS IN ADDITION TO AN ONLINE WEBSITE WHERE MERCHANDISE CAN BE ORDERED. SHOP KIND IS MORE THAN JUST A RETAIL STORE, HOWEVER. BEN'S BELLS' "GOODS FOR KINDNESS" ARE LITERALLY THAT. IT'S PURPOSE-DRIVEN SHOPPING THAT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. EVERY HANDMADE AND HAND-SELECTED ITEM SOLD HELPS FUND BEN'S BELLS' OPEN ART STUDIOS, KINDNESS EDUCATION, AND FURTHERS THE MISSION OF INSPIRING KINDNESS. 138114 13200 EDUCATION:SINCE ITS INCEPTION, OVER 800 SCHOOLS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR KIND CAMPUS PROGRAM, MEANING MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION STUDENTS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING KINDNESS SKILLS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT CULTURE, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN TO SUPPORT A RANGE OF POSITIVE LEARNING OUTCOMES.OUR OTHER KINDNESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND GROW WITH OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE FORMALLY PARTICIPATED IN OUR KIND COLLEAGUES PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BENEFITTED MORE THAN 43,000 EMPLOYEES AT PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. MEANWHILE MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATE IN KINDNESS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THROUGH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, GROUP VOLUNTEERING, AND WORKSHOPS. IN 2022-2023, WE HONORED 22 INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR KINDNESS BY GIVING THEM BEN'S BELLS AND SHARING THEIR STORIES. WE HAVE ALSO DISTRIBUTED OVER 80,000 BELLS SINCE WE STARTED IN 2013. OUR MISSION CONTINUES TO RESONATE WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OUR VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR MISSION AND GOALS. THIS YEAR, 1,385 PARTICIPANTS DEDICATED 12,335 HOURS TO HELP CREATE HAND-MADE ART PIECES, PARTICIPATE IN OUR EDUCATION OUTREACH, AND SUPPORT OUR MESSAGE OF INTENTIONAL KINDNESS AT EVENTS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA AND CONNECTICUT. 79699 141260 MURAL: BEN'S BELLS HAS INSTALLED A SERIES OF KINDNESS-THEMED MOSAIC MURALS IN TUCSON, PHOENIX, CONNECTICUT, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THESE BRIGHTLY COLORED PUBLIC ART PIECES SYMBOLIZE COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND SUPPORT THROUGH KINDNESS, AND ARE CREATED BY A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS, LOCAL ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHEREVER THEY ARE LOCATED. IN DECEMBER OF 2009, THE BEN'S BELLS PROJECT, TUSD'S COMMUNITY TRANSITION PROGRAMS AND THE MARSHALL FOUNDATION BROUGHT WORLD RENOWNED AND AWARD-WINNING MOSAIC ARTIST ISAIAH ZAGAR FROM PHILADELPHIA TO TUCSON. HE TAUGHT THE "ZAGAR METHOD AND WORKED ALONGSIDE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INSTALL MOSAIC ART ONTO TWO PUBLIC WALLS WITHIN MAIN GATE SQUARE. THE ZAGAR WORKSHOP RESULTED IN THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE KINDNESS CORRIDOR MOSAIC ART MURAL.SINCE THEN, BEN'S BELLS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN CREATING DOZENS MORE COMMUNITY MURALS, AND WE REGULARLY INSTALL OUR BELOVED "BE KIND" FLOWER, "KINDNESS TREE AND "KIND CACTUS" AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN ARIZONA, CONNECTICUT, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.WE HAVE LAUNCHED A CUSTOM MURAL PROGRAM, WHICH IS EXPANDING OUR REACH TO MORE BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC ART SPACES. 835125 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X KATIE KEVERSHAN 5206221379 40 E BROADWAY BOULEVARD TUCSON AZ 85712 ANDREW LURIA CHAIR-ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER FONSECA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY MELLADY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIKA BARNES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN SHIRLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENI JANKOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEIGH KRUK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE MCGUIRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FOREST MELTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL TILICKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY WORTHINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH PEBBLES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN GOMEZ BERNARD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 77533 0 0 JEANNETTE MARE CHIEF KINDNESS OFFICER 5.00 X 4226 0 0 81759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48437 268432 316869 MURALS 900099 141260 141260 STUDIO 900099 50793 50793 EDUCATION 611710 13200 13200 205253 67897 48437 40457 27440 27440 391209 42716 348493 348493 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 9183 9183 9183 907238 553746 0 36623 691733 532366 26048 133319 89261 62178 10685 16398 11813 688 3452 7673 75298 30120 37648 7530 7063 7063 15480 3287 33 12160 28035 17077 7142 3816 124766 101824 17952 4990 4324 1937 1701 686 9801 7616 2021 164 MATERIALS 40958 37426 956 2576 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 18599 12289 6284 26 BANK FEES 16041 9194 2886 3961 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 10990 10153 178 659 9049 1907 1338 5804 1153211 835125 118324 199762 24565 29171 110130 147245 312704 38742 92875 100459 14702 17093 123539 123539 0 0 0 199657 554976 532367 57576 67683 21963 37090 0 138467 79539 243240 X 475437 251627 37500 475437 289127 554976 532367 X -245973 61754 -2091 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 337481 259537 359549 379253 351980 1687800 337481 259537 359549 379253 351980 1687800 1687800 839 839 1688639 0.99950 0.89100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 52498 52498 0 71041 71041 0 0 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 170790 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION -34417 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT RECEIVABLE 63284 199657 CURRENT OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 37405 LONG TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 101062 138467 X 1011708 61754 42716 104470 907238 0 907238 1195927 42716 42716 1153211 0 1153211 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FORM FEDERAL INCOME TAX AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM ARIZONA INCOME TAXES AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1). ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO INCOME TAXES REFLECTED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME ("UBTI"). FROM TIME TO TIME, THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHICH WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS SUPPORT SERVICE EXPENSE, IF THEY OCCUR. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: MERCHANDISE COST OF GOODS SOLD ADJUSTMENT PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: MERCHANDISE COST OF GOODS SOLD ADJUSTMENT CKD - TUCSON 62348 38937 23411 2625 6741 175 25218 CKD - CT 18239 18239 1271 1620 739 2 14810 9500 5310 2068 95397 48437 46960 3896 8361 175 28025 40457 6503 X SPECIAL EVENT 1 20937 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST ADHERE TO. ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ANY DIRECTOR SHOULD BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD AND MADE A MATTER OF RECORD WHEN THE INTEREST BECOMES RELEVANT TO BOARD ACTION OR DEBATE. ANY DIRECTOR WHO DISCLOSES A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD WILL NOT VOTE OR USE HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE ON THE MATTER BUT IS PERTMITTED TO BRIEFLY STATE HIS OR HER POSITION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM OTHER DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANZATION USES SALARY COMPARISON DATA THROUGH THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LODESTAR CENTER TO DETERMNINE ANNUAL OFFICER COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: IMPLEMENTATION OF ASC 842 -2,094. ROUNDING 3.