Lazarus Project FY2021 filing

Mendota Hts, MN · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2021
Revenue
$1.0M
+0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$994K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$414K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2021 (IRS tax year 2021).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Initiative Foundation
$25K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
82% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
→ +0.4% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CLazarus Project
EINHdr · item D01-0759717
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2003
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMendota Hts, MN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B28)
WebsiteHdr · item Jlazarusprojectmn.net

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program services82%$815K
Management & general18%$179K
Total functional expensesLn 25$994K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021+0.4%
Expenses
$994K
FY2021+0.2%
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$462K
FY2021▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$48K
FY2021▲ +15%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$40K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$462K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$338K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$48K
Total net assetsLn 32$414K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$882K · 85%
Contributions & grants$152K · 15%
Program service revenue85%$882K
Contributions & grants15%$152K
Investment income$17
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $338K · Operating expenses/yr $994K
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $815K · Total expenses $994K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $179K · Total expenses $994K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $994K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $77K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $152K · Total revenue $1.0M
15%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.0M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $882K · Total revenue $1.0M
85%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17 · Total revenue $1.0M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $882K · Total expenses $994K
89%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $1.0M
+0.4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $414K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $994K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $462K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $414K · Total assets $462K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $462K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Peggy Howell · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $113K · Total expenses $994K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $645K · Total expenses $994K
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%——
Overhead ratio 18%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 0.4%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$112,800Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director/Treasurer
$52,524Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peggy Howell’s $115K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peggy Howell$115,350$108,369$115,680$112,800$116,826
Rebecca Edeburn$56,818$46,379$56,448$52,524$53,096

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

Provides applied behavior analysis therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $815K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Autism Therapy

Applied behavior analysis therapy center serving children with autism spectrum disorder. Lazarus provides asd children, their families and their communities with reliable, high quality behavior therapy to bring each child to their highest POTENTIAL.THE lazarus project expanded its ability to provide early intervention autism services by…

$815Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $892K$995K-20% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M+40% 990 PDF
FY2022 $795K$1.0M-23% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.0M$994K+0.4% 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$993K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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