Project Genesis INC

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Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 13-3718952Revenue $283K in FY2024

On file with the IRStorah.org2833 Smith Avenue Suite 225, 21209-1426 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Apr 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To further the principles of judaism in accordance with and through the teaching of traditional jewish sources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $102K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$283K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$204K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$123K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$283K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$231K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$283K
Expenses
$204K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$204K
Net assets
$123K
FY2024▲ +130%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$61K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$123K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $204K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth L Menken’s $60K as Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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
Kenneth L Menken$60,000$80,000$76,000$88,000$88,000
Mordechai Dixler—$14,398$40,395$37,202$41,809

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches traditional Jewish sources to promote Jewish principles.

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1 program · $204K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Project Genesis promotes learning about Jewish heritage and identity to a worldwide audience utilizing the medium of the Internet

$204Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$102K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$283K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$204K
Owns and owesPt X
$123K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$283K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$123K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$71K$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$54K$123K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$76K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$967$967$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$306$306$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$648$648$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$204K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $283K$204K$78K$123K 990 PDF
FY2023 $297K$305K−$7K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$293K$4K$61K 990 PDF
FY2021 $289K$281K$9K$57K 990 PDF
FY2020 $231K$198K$33K$48K 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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Part I · Summary $282,560 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $279,364$273,695
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,000$8,865
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $297,364$282,560
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $128,407$113,994
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $176,346$90,109
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $304,753$204,103
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,389$78,457
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $282,560 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$273,695
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,695
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $8,865 · Excluded from tax $0$8,865
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $8,865 · Excluded from tax $0$282,560
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,103 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$79,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,135 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,135
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,769 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,769
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,590 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,590
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,611$75,611
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,020 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,020
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $967 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$967
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $306 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$306
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,557 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,557
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $648 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$648
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $204,103 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$204,103
Part X · Balance sheet $133,734 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,059$17,934
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$95,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,908$20,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,967$133,734
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,461$10,637
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,461$10,637
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,506$123,097
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,967$133,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $123,097 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$282,560
XI-2 Total expenses$204,103
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,457
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,506
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,866
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$123,097

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