Eleos Project EIN 20-1740391

Eleos Project

EIN  20-1740391 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Centennial, CO Founded 2004
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds clean water systems in developing nations to improve community health.
Leadership
Mark S Purington · Executive Director · $79K
Money in and out
$233K revenue, $220K expenses
Bottom line
48% program efficiency

Builds clean water systems in developing nations to improve community health. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $233K in revenue, $220K in expenses, and $45K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$233K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$220K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$45K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $13K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.52
Program efficiency
48%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -51% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -63% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$233K
FY2025▲ +166%
Expenses
$220K
FY2025▼ -16%
Total assets
$45K
FY2025▼ -54%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$233K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$220K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$45K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$13K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$45K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B48%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $90K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

PCEA Hospital borehole drilling and completion

$33Kprogram expense
02

Noosikitok borehole drilling and completion

$31Kprogram expense
03

Bagasi borehole drilling and completion

$27Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEleos Project
EINHdr · item D20-1740391
Principal addressHdr · item CCentennial, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jeleosproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a2
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,400Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark S Purington’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark S Purington$79,400$46,593$60,000$65,000$61,548$53,000
Helen Camille Purington$12,000$12,000$8,725$7,285

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$184K · 79%
Contributions & grants$37K · 16%
Other revenue$10K · 4%
Program service revenue79%$184K
Contributions & grants16%$37K
Other revenue4%$10K
Investment income$1K
Total revenueLn 12$233K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.52
Program services48%$106K
Management & general52%$114K
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$45K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $45K · Operating expenses/yr $220K
2.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $106K · Total expenses $220K
48%
Management & General
Management & general $114K · Total expenses $220K
52%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $220K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $37K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $37K · Total revenue $233K
16%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $233K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $184K · Total revenue $233K
79%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $233K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $184K · Total expenses $220K
84%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $233K · Prior year $87K
+166%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $210K · FY2025 $233K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $45K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $233K · Expenses $220K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $45K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $45K · Total assets $45K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $12K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $45K
26%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark S Purington · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $79K · Total expenses $220K
36%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $85K · Total expenses $220K
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 48%
Overhead ratio 52%
Revenue growth 166%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$233K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$87K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$47K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$182K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$253K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$210K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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