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Nonprofit · EIN 99-1019220

BEVY FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98126

Financials

$74K$39K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BEVY FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-EZ$73,940$38,797$35,143$35,143–$35,143
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$73,940

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$38,776
Other expenses
$21
Program services (functional)
$38,775

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$0
Total assets, end of year
$35,143
Total liabilities, end of year
–
Net assets, end of year
$35,143
Cash, savings and investments
$35,143
Gross receipts
$73,940

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Michael Carter AndersonPresident40$0
Alice CecileSecretary / Staff Engineer40$0
Francois MockersDirector6$0
Robert SwainDirector4$0
James LiuDirector4$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5422 30TH AVE SW, SEATTLE, WA 98126-2904
Signed the 990-EZ
Michael Anderson, President
Phone
(309) 824-5732

Mission

Our mission is to promote, protect, and advance the free and open source Bevy Engine and related open source projects. We coordinate and promote its continued maintenance and development, educate and train members of the general public in its usage, and conduct research and development to advance the state of the art of creating real-time applications and simulations.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Developing Open Source Application Development and Simulation Technology: In 2024 the Bevy Foundation produced three Bevy open source Bevy releases (Bevy 0.13, Bevy 0.14, and Bevy 0.15), which we released as free and open source software under the dual Apache 2.0 / MIT software license. These releases added rendering features (ex: virtual geometry, voxel global illumination, lightmaps, volumetric fog, depth of field), Entity Component System features (ex: required components, hooks, observers), animation features (animation graphs, blending), user interface features (box shadows, better text rendering, rounded UI corners, camera-driven UI), and many others. These releases were produced by hundreds of volunteers over the course of 2,882 "pull requests". Alice Cecile, the Bevy Foundation Staff Engineer we hired this year, spent approximately 70% of her time serving as a project manager (reviewing and merging pull requests) and developer (building new features and designs). Paying Alice was the foundation's one expense for this program service, so we have reported this program service's expenses as $27,143, computed as: $38,776 (The total cost of paying Alice's salary, including taxes and fees) x 0.7 (estimated amount of time she spent on this program) = $27,143. In terms of "number of persons benefited", Bevy does not employ any user tracking in our software, so finding an exact number is hard. One metric we have is how many crates.io downloads the Bevy software package has. We take a snapshot of this number once a year in August. Our last snapshot in August of 2024 had 834,415 downloads since the previous snapshot (note that users can download Bevy more than once, so this is NOT a direct count of people).
    Expenses $27,143
  • Writing Educational Material and Training Members of the Public: The foundation produced release notes for the three Bevy releases this year, which described in detail the most important features that were added: Bevy 0.13: https://bevyengine.org/news/bevy-0-13/ Bevy 0.14: https://bevyengine.org/news/bevy-0-14/ Bevy 0.15: https://bevyengine.org/news/bevy-0-15/ The foundation also doubled the number of lines of Bevy API (application programming interface) documentation, from 32,007 lines of documentation to 63,575 lines. This documentation was produced by hundreds of volunteers via some of the 2,882 pull requests submitted (not every pull request contributed API documentation). Again, like the previous program service selection, paying Alice was our one expense this year. She spent an estimated 15% of her time on this program service. Using the same calculation as the previous section, this resulted in an estimated expense of $5,816 to the foundation. Again, in terms of "number of persons benefited", Bevy does not employ any user tracking, so we will once again provide an (over) estimate of the 834,415 downloads that occurred between "yearly snapshots" (see previous program service section)
    Expenses $5,816
  • Educating and Running Flourishing Bevy Communities: The foundation moderated and ran our Github community, Discord community, and social media presences. The foundation board members serve as moderators in these communities. In 2024 there were 684,511 messages in the Bevy Discord and 2138 issues in the bevy repository. Again, like the previous program service selection, paying Alice was our one expense this year. She spent an estimated 15% of her time on this program service. Using the same calculation as the previous section, this resulted in an estimated expense of $5,816 to the foundation. Calculating "number of persons benefited" is challenging here, but our Discord has approximately 20,000 members, who benefit from our help channels, development discussions, and personal interactions.
    Expenses $5,816

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

File the 2025 990-EZ for BEVY FOUNDATION

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
99-1019220
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2024
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$35,143
Income (IRS master file)
$73,940

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2024$73,940$38,797$35,143IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 99-1019220).

Questions about BEVY FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of BEVY FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BEVY FOUNDATION is 99-1019220.
Is BEVY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
Are donations to BEVY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BEVY FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BEVY FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BEVY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of BEVY FOUNDATION?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does BEVY FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $73,940, expenses of $38,797 and total assets of $35,143 at year end.

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