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Project Most INC

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East Hampton, NY501(c)(3)Since 2006EducationEIN 20-2596491Revenue $3.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSprojectmost.orgPo Box 1486, 11937-0711 · East Hampton, NYTax-exempt since Jun 2005Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Project Most is committed to building on the strengths of children and families by providing a range of academic support, enrichment activities, and a positive social environment through its after-school, summer learning, and early-childhood programs. During the year, the organization expanded its programs to operate the montauk child care center, providing early childhood care and education for children from six weeks to five years of age.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 151 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.7M a year · 68% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $423K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$785K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$22.9M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$972K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$22.7M
FY2023$23.1M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2005.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.4M Management & general 8% · $233K Fundraising 7% · $201K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rebecca Morgan Taylor
Executive Dir.
$113,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John McGovern
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Morgan Taylor’s $113K as Executive Dir. is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Morgan Taylor$113,000$112,581$105,284$82,721$78,583$95,172

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers after-school programs and a safe space for school-aged children in East Hampton.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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High quality after school programming to the east hampton community at the john m. Marshall elementary school and the springs school. Project most also provides a summer learning program for students, grades 3 through 8, that focuses on organic gardening, cooking, health and wellness.

$2.4Mprogram 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
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$137K
Kate W Cassidy FoundationFY2024$105K
The Fine and Greenwald FoundationFY2024$55K
Yaffa Foundation INCFY2024$30K
The New York Community TrustFY2024$15K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$15K
TD Charitable FoundationFY2024$15K
Dearie Family Charitable TrustFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 17 funders$423K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$93K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$201K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$750K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$93K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$46K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$336K
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5151
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$92K$28K$21K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.6M$46K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$115K$107K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$169K$157K$7K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$26K$9K$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$7K$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$24K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$11K$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$57K$29K$29K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$133K$110K$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$349K$250K$65K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.4M$233K$201K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$2.8M$146K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.1M$175K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$1.9M$381K$23.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $22.9M$1.4M$21.5M$22.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$972K$178K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $785K$1.0M−$265K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,951,521 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,074,014$1,329,314
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,107,645$1,523,428
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,818$92,824
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,681$5,955
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,250,158$2,951,521
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,429,789$2,094,624
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $645,377$711,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,075,166$2,805,785
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $174,992$145,736
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,951,521 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$128,202
VIII-1e Government grants$750,317
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$450,795
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,129
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,329,314
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,523,428$1,523,428
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $46,857$46,857
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $45,967$45,967
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$5,955
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,523,428 · Excluded from tax $92,824$2,951,521
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,805,785 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,501 · Management $28,154 · Fundraising $21,116$140,771
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,589,039 · Management $45,997 · Fundraising $34,497$1,669,533
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $107,146 · Management $4,728 · Fundraising $3,545$115,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $156,794 · Management $6,918 · Fundraising $5,189$168,901
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,000$17,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,368$5,368
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,754 · Management $8,585 · Fundraising $51,507$85,846
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,897 · Management $6,899 · Fundraising $6,896$20,692
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,333 · Management $2,443 · Fundraising $2,361$29,137
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,962 · Management $1,372 · Fundraising $1,369$13,703
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $28,566 · Fundraising $28,565$57,131
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $109,559 · Management $11,800 · Fundraising $11,540$132,899
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $249,990 · Management $64,988 · Fundraising $34,407$349,385
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,371,975 · Management $232,818 · Fundraising $200,992$2,805,785
Part X · Balance sheet $6,579,208 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,174,236$1,020,717
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,232$23,258
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,598,797$3,464,113
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $125,109$287,541
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $104,452$65,420
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,304,881$1,382,218
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $223,141$335,941
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,550,848$6,579,208
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $144,925$43,852
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,359$16,150
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $170,284$60,002
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,081,767$2,555,093
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,298,797$3,964,113
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,380,564$6,519,206
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,550,848$6,579,208
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,519,206 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,951,521
XI-2 Total expenses$2,805,785
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$145,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,380,564
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,094
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,519,206

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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