Project 440 helps young people use their interest in music to forge new pathways for themselves and ignite change in their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $150K
Looks good: 11 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
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$498K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$311K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$400K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$498K
FY2024▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$340K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$322K
Expenses
$311K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$306K
Net assets
$400K
FY2024▲ +87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$416K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2007.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $203K Management & general 21% · $67K Fundraising 13% · $42K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ex-Officio
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Conyers’s $25K as Ex-Officio is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Joseph Conyers$25,000$25,000$25,000$25,000

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

Empowers youth to use music for personal growth and community impact.

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2 programs · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Project 440 provides free afterschool programs for high school students that use music as the springboard to help young people grow as individuals and members of their community. Participants develop an entrepreneurial mindset, gain proficiencies in leadership and service, learn about the college admissions process and career…

$197Kprogram expense
02

The college fair for musicians is a free daylong event that welcomes hundreds of high school students and families from throughout the delaware valley and the new york and washington D.C. Metro areas.

$6Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$498K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$481K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$311K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$400K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$481K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$498K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$158K
SavingsLn 2$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$267K
Other assetsLn 15$59K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$400K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K$267K
Total assetsLn 16$214K$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$528$0
Net assetsLn 32$214K$400K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$79K$17K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$23K$5K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$6K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$8K$2K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$15K$15K$494
Office expensesLn 13$20K$10K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$2K$2K$927
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$265
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K$201
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$52K$14K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$800$800
Total functional expensesLn 25$311K$203K$67K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $322K$306K$16K$416K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $498K$311K$187K$400K 990 PDF
FY2023 $340K$337K$3K$214K 990 PDF
FY2022 $350K$350K$66$211K 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$294K$96K$211K 990 PDF
FY2020 $276K$249K$27K$115K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $497,692 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $326,779$480,672
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,057$12,837
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,451$4,183
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $340,287$497,692
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $182,419$179,068
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,010$131,846
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $337,429$310,914
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,858$186,778
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $497,692 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$20,259
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$460,413
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$480,672
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,837$12,837
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,183$4,183
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,837 · Excluded from tax $4,183$497,692
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $310,914 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,124 · Management $16,564 · Fundraising $24,312$120,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,986 · Management $4,811 · Fundraising $7,063$34,860
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,289 · Management $2,573 · Fundraising $2,573$11,435
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,422 · Management $1,763 · Fundraising $2,588$12,773
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,452 · Management $14,650 · Fundraising $494$30,596
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,733 · Management $8,268 · Fundraising $1,724$19,725
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,854 · Management $1,854 · Fundraising $927$4,635
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,490 · Management $265$3,755
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,205 · Management $1,603 · Fundraising $201$4,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,406 · Management $14,229 · Fundraising $1,691$68,326
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $800$800
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,761 · Management $66,580 · Fundraising $41,573$310,914
Part X · Balance sheet $400,346 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,937$158,487
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,417$108,605
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,742$72,350
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,424
X-15 Other assets$59,480
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $214,096$400,346
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $528$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,042$245,866
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,526$154,480
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $213,568$400,346
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $214,096$400,346
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $400,346 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$497,692
XI-2 Total expenses$310,914
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$186,778
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$213,568
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$400,346

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