Small Public Charity

BASICNEEDS US INC

BASICNEEDS US INC is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Lexington, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $10K revenue, $14K expenses, $28K total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $216K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 264181803 Lexington, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10K
Total Expenses$14K
Total Assets$28K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$216K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BasicNeeds US promotes the development of community support groups in the global south for marginalized people with mental illness. We fund development strategies for training community groups to provide mutual support through inclusive village banking practices, participatory dialogue and cooperative livelihoods. We provide seed funding and consultation to promote these innovative efforts globally in partnership with the BasicNeeds Network, CBM UK and other global mental health leadership groups.

Sample Grants Received

2024
IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM WITH SMALL HOLDER COFFEE FARMERS TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY, AND DIVERSIFY THEIR INCOME STREAMS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
$50,959
2023
IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM WITH SMALL HOLDER COFFEE FARMERS TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY, AND DIVERSIFY THEIR INCOME STREAMS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
$26,910
2022
IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM WITH SMALL HOLDER COFFEE FARMERS TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY, AND DIVERSIFY THEIR INCOME STREAMS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
$28,917
2022
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,125
2020
IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM WITH SMALL HOLDER COFFEE FARMERS TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY, AND DIVERSIFY THEIR INCOME STREAMS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
$21,440

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Officers & Directors

Director Charlotte Dougherty
Director Christopher Underhill
President Richard Dougherty

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Top Grant Purposes

IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM WITH SMALL HOLDER COFFEE FARMERS TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY, AND DIVERSIFY THEIR INCOME STREAMS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
$211,338 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,125 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $10K $14K $28K
2024 $58K $49K $33K
2023 $38K $36K $24K
2022 $33K $87K $22K
2021 $101K $77K $76K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $101K to $10K (-91%), with total assets most recently reported at $28K.

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