Project Lead INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Richmond Hill, NY501(c)(3)Since 1994Human ServicesEIN 13-3761446

Food distribution, camp scholarships,assistance & trips for disadvantaged persons.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $134K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$268K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$285K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$190K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$268K
FY2021▼ -11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$384K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$500K
Expenses
$285K
FY2021▲ +42%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$352K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$504K
Net assets
$190K
FY2021▼ -8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$225K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$287K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1994.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $246K Management & general 14% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Avrohom Hecht’s $78K as Executive Di is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2023FY2022FY2020
Avrohom Hecht$77,800$70,350$62,150$50,850$31,850

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides food, camp scholarships, and assistance for disadvantaged people.

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1 program service account for $246K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Food distribution, camp scholarships, assistance & trips for disadvantaged persons.

$246Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $815K · 2019–2023
Chaverim of Queens INCNY · FY2023$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$151,636
Unitemized GrantFY2022$26,361
Unitemized GrantFY2021$169,922
Unitemized GrantFY2021$169,922
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,600
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,600
Unitemized GrantFY2020$144,645
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,769
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,700
Unitemized GrantFY2019$90,504
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,463
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,967

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$268K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Money outPt IX
$285K
Ln 25
Programscol B$246K
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$190K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Government grantsLn 1e$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Total revenueLn 12$268K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$96K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$190K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K$96K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$225K$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$0
Net assetsLn 32$206K$190K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$158K$158K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$22K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$35K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$868
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K$33
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$736$736
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K$220
Total functional expensesLn 25$285K$246K$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $500K$504K−$4K$287K 990 PDF
FY2023 $384K$352K$32K$225K 990 PDF
FY2022 $351K$348K$3K$193K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $268K$285K−$16K$190K 990 PDF
FY2020 $301K$201K$101K$206K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $268,460 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$96,744
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$171,699
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,443
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17$17
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$268,460
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $284,657 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $157,956$157,956
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,170 · Management $14,780$36,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,045 · Management $8,797$43,842
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,107 · Management $868$2,975
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $22,555 · Management $33$22,588
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,750$5,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,423$5,423
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $736$736
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,689$1,689
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,910$1,910
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,618 · Management $220$4,838
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $246,140 · Management $38,517 · Fundraising $0$284,657
Part X · Balance sheet $190,151 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $188,668$95,664
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,954$87,682
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,494$6,805
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $225,116$190,151
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,768$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $206,348$190,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $225,116$190,151
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $190,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$268,460
XI-2 Total expenses$284,657
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,197
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$206,348
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$190,151

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