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US nonprofit · EIN 461262736 · Rocky River, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461262736) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2012.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Because I Said I Would

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$5.3m
$2.7m liabilities
Net assets
$2.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
3.7 years on average
Staff
20
220 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Manish Patel
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Because I Said I Would's network

7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

7 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.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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Manish Patel ChairInterim Chair2018
8 yrs
Alexander DavidFounder2023
3 yrs
Carl BaldesareBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Christa MonteBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Kevin MatthewsTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Lance LaymanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Vanessa BongiornoBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amanda MesserCo-Foundersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Alexander DavidFounder40$65k
Kevin MatthewsTreasurer2$0
Manish PatelInterim Chair2$0
Christa MonteBoard Member2$0
Vanessa BongiornoBoard Member2$0
Carl BaldesareBoard Member2$0
Lance LaymanBoard Member2$0

Colorado roster

11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20233031335). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Nate FletcherChairman
Adam DorfmanBoard Member
Larry DorfmanBoard Member
Evelyn Kay Spatafore
Kevin MatthewsBoard Member
Alexander David SheenChief Executive Officer/Founder
Joe SavariseBoard Member
Jonathan HeavyBoard Member
Brad LevinBoard Member
Jen HallidayBoard Member
Evelyn Kay SpataforeChief Operating Officer

About

Legal name
Because I Said I Would
EIN
461262736
Address
20525 Center Ridge Rd Ste 500, Rocky River, OH, 44116-3447
State
Ohio
Mission
To better humanity through promises made and kept. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
W99 Public and societal benefit
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public & Societal Benefit
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Alexander D Sheen (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsManish Patel
≥4years on the filingsKevin Matthews
≥3years on the filingsAlexander David
≥2years on the filingsCarl Baldesare

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$5.3m
Total liabilities
$2.7m
Net assets or fund balances
$2.6m
Contributions and grants received
$351k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
20
Volunteers
220

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.5m$1.4m$1.1m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.