501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 $3K a year · under 1% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$429K
+83% vs prior year
Spent
$371K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$76K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$429K
FY2021▲ +83%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$429K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$354K
Expenses
$371K
FY2021▲ +63%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$344K
Net assets
$76K
FY2021▲ +316%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$7K
FY2024$14K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $297K Management & general 20% · $74K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$14,000Pt VII · Sec A
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marilyn Monaghan’s $2K as President is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marilyn Monaghan$2,300$10,500$22,500$14,000$15,600
Pamela Thompson——$12,000$12,000$11,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Apparent Project is an international affairs nonprofit based in Lacey, WA.

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3 programs · $297K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The apparent project has trained haitians in bead making, jewelry making, sewing and other artistic trades. A production company now trains & employs these artisans, while apparent project continues to help distribute & sell items produced through party boxes & fundraiser ORDERS.THESE programs were severly affected by COVID-19 since they…

$292Kprogram expense
02

Apparent project childcare & early education school currently has about 70 children attending. We now have 2k through 5k as well as first through fourth grades. We plan to add a grade each year through sixth grade. After school care is provided for children whose parents work past normal school hours.

$5Kprogram expense
03

The apparent project institute has trained approximately 125-150 adults and teenagers in typing, basic english, excel, word and powerpoint. This group consists of production managers and workers in haiti, students and ap staff. This improves opportunity for further education and more employment opportunities for these haitian workers.

Pt IX · col B

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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$429K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$397K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$371K
Ln 25
Programscol B$297K
Managementcol C$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$76K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$397K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Total revenueLn 12$429K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$76K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 64
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$20K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$18K$76K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$225K$225K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$14K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$23K$29K
TravelLn 17$2K$76$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$200$200
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$15K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$371K$297K$74K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $354K$344K$11K$14K 990 PDF
FY2023 $364K$406K−$42K$7K 990 PDF
FY2022 $322K$340K−$18K$58K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $429K$371K$58K$76K 990 PDF
FY2020 $235K$228K$6K$18K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $429,267 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $190,537$397,193
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,262$32,071
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $234,799$429,267
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $106,580$224,783
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,357$37,869
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,524$108,792
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $228,461$371,444
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,338$57,823
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $429,267 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$397,193
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$397,193
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,071$32,071
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3$3
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,071 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3$429,267
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $371,444 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $224,783$224,783
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $14,000$14,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,178$21,178
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,691$2,691
IX-11a Management feesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,950$2,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,571 · Management $4,221$11,792
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,994 · Management $29,412$52,406
IX-17 TravelPrograms $76 · Management $1,900$1,976
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $200$200
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,480$3,480
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,666$2,666
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,551 · Management $6,771$21,322
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $297,324 · Management $74,120 · Fundraising $0$371,444
Part X · Balance sheet $78,575 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,149$38,699
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $39$27,096
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $412$412
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,848$11,368
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,448$78,575
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,164$2,468
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,164$2,468
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,284$76,107
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,448$78,575
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $76,107 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$429,267
XI-2 Total expenses$371,444
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,823
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,284
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$76,107

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