Believe & Achieve Foundation
Donations deductibleBelieve & Achieve Foundation's network
8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED Tinson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Fred Gunther | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kara Todd | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kate Ryan Magee | Executive Di | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kristin Shillingford | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Larissa Mekosh | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michael Ryan | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Flynn | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Gunther | President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Larissa Mekosh | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kate Ryan Magee | Executive Di | 28 | $0 | ||
| Michael Ryan | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kara Todd | Director | 12 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Shillingford | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Susan Flynn | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ed Tinson | Director | 3 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Believe & Achieve Foundation
- EIN
- 273440808
- Address
- 606 Gordon Dr, Exton, PA, 19341-1287
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- To provide access to basic needs for at-risk children in local neighborhoods. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P20 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Kate Ryan Magee (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsFred Gunther
≥8years on the filingsKara Todd
≥8years on the filingsKate Ryan Magee
≥8years on the filingsMichael Ryan
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $105k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $105k
- Contributions and grants received
- $101k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $25k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 500
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| West Chester Area School District | Summer program | $7k |
| Chester County Intermediate Unit | Summer program | $7k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Believe & Achieve Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 17 September 2010
- Registered agent
- Not stated