The Metanoia Project

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To provide food, clothing, shelter, shower and resources to homeless men & women of cleveland.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2788076) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 40 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
91% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10.7 mo
of spending, in cash
10.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$308K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$260K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$233K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$308K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$282K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$308K
Expenses
$260K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$278K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$323K
FY2025$260K
Net assets
$233K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$70K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$233K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2009.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $237K Management & general 7% · $18K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Programs Man
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Bixby-Goblirsch’s $53K as Executive Di is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers food, clothing, shelter, showers, and resources to Cleveland's homeless men and women.

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1 program · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To shelter resistant homeless who would not make use of the community's regular shelter system, are unstable and in dangerous enviroments. Helping them helps our community overall.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2788076) · Dispute this line
$237Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Money outPt IX
$260K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$233K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Government grantsLn 1e$90K
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$233K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$233K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$184K$233K
Total assetsLn 16$184K$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$184K$233K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$183K$183K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$4K$2K$720
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$530$177
Office expensesLn 13$14K$8K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K$753
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$287$287
Total functional expensesLn 25$260K$237K$18K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 20, 2025 $308K$260K$48K$233K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $349K$323K$26K$184K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 30, 2024 $397K$285K$112K$158K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2023 $250K$274K−$24K$46K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 8, 2022 $282K$278K$4K$70K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $308,159 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $194,171$308,159
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $155,270$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $349,441$308,159
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $248,140$197,432
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,834$62,229
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $322,974$259,661
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,467$48,498
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $308,159 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$218,159
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$308,159
VIII-12 Total revenue$308,159
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $259,661 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $182,978$182,978
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,673 · Management $4,336 · Fundraising $1,445$14,454
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,317 · Management $2,159 · Fundraising $720$7,196
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,061 · Management $530 · Fundraising $177$1,768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,184 · Management $4,093 · Fundraising $1,364$13,641
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,708$4,708
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,900$5,900
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,902 · Management $2,259 · Fundraising $753$8,914
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,815$19,815
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $287$287
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,117 · Management $18,085 · Fundraising $4,459$259,661
Part X · Balance sheet $232,554 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $184,056$232,554
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $184,056$232,554
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $184,056$232,554
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $184,056$232,554
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $184,056$232,554
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $232,554 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$308,159
XI-2 Total expenses$259,661
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$184,056
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$232,554

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

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