GRAND RAPIDS MI | IRS ruling year: 2015 | EIN: 46-5280397
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An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
Rating Information
Not currently rated
Ratings are calculated from one or more beacon scores. Currently, we require either an Accountability & Finance beacon or an Impact assessment to be eligible for a Charity Navigator rating. Note: The absence of a rating does not indicate a positive or negative assessment; it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated this organization.
See rating report below to learn why this organization is not currently eligible.
Historical Ratings
Charity Navigator's ratings previously did not consider Leadership & Adaptability, Culture & Community, or Impact & Measurement. The historic rating mainly reflects a version of today’s Accountability and Finance score. More information on our previous rating methodologies can be found on our rating methodology page.
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Blockchain Education Network cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data (990EZ, 990N, 990PF does not qualify).
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Accountability & Finance beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS form 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Blockchain Education Network under the EIN: 46-5280397.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Blockchain Education Network, Blockchain Education Network will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
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Salary of Key Persons - Data Available
The compensation data below shows the five highest paid individuals at this charity. The amount includes salary, cash bonuses, and compensation from related organizations. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2.
Erick Pinos, Director
$0
Barbara Minuzzi, Director
$0
Kate Stapleton, Director
$0
Antonio Gomes, Director
$0
Jeremy Gardner, Director
$0
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2021
IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available
Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) (BMF foundation code: 16)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage accountability and finance data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Blockchain Education Network) or EIN (465280397) in the 'Search Term' field.
Impact & Measurement
Not Currently Scored
Blockchain Education Network cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
Blockchain Education Network cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
We exist to provide borderless education in blockchain, making it accessible to anyone and everyone while building a global transparent community.
Vision Statement
10 out of 10 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
The vision of BEN is that anyone, regardless of where they are in the world, will be able to use Blo
Strategic Goals
20 out of 20 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: We serve our students by providing an abundance of resources. With our global chapters we host events, educate, create community, build careers and mentor students.
Goal Two: Provide financial aid for flights, hotels, and visas for students to attend blockchain conferences and hackathons.
Goal Three: Create more educational resources and translate into different languages. Onboard more university clubs, students, and professors to BEN Learn.
Leadership
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Investment in Leadership Development
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
Our organization takes students and club leaders to a very hands on position in our organization. We put them in roles where their execution and opinions matter, because that's how the real world works. Through this method our students go through an incubator period where they are ready to tackle on job with prominent Blockchain companies such as Binance, Augur & Harmony.
External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Thought Leadership
Adaptability
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Adaptability Practices
30 out of 30 points
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year
During the pandemic, the lack of events and traveling caused us to pivot to completely virtual education. We built & launched our BEN Learn platform: learn.blockchainedu.org
Where anyone can sign up, join our network and learn Blockchain education classes from our Instructors.