The Metanoia Project FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Cleveland, OH501(c)(3)HousingEIN 26-2788076Revenue $282K in FY2021

On file with the IRSmetanoiaproject.orgPo Box 770792, 44107-0037 · Cleveland, OHTax-exempt since May 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K 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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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$282K
Spent
$278K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$282K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$282K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$308K
Expenses
$278K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$278K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$323K
FY2025$260K
Net assets
$70K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$70K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$233K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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 2009.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $239K Management & general 11% · $29K Fundraising 3% · $9K

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; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$52,885Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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.

$239Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$282K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$278K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Government grantsLn 1e$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$282K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$70K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K$80K
Total assetsLn 16$94K$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$66K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$33K$16K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$172K$172K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$11K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$757$252
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$5K$2K$757
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$736$246
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$59$59
InsuranceLn 23$1K$779$390$130
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$238$238
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K$239K$29K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $308K$260K$48K$233K 990 PDF
FY2024 $349K$323K$26K$184K 990 PDF
FY2023 $397K$285K$112K$158K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$274K−$24K$46K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $282K$278K$4K$70K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $281,664 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $397,466$265,847
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,671$14,009
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2$1,808
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $400,155$281,664
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $326,991$245,914
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,393$31,630
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $413,384$277,544
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,229$4,120
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $281,664 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$54,509
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$211,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$265,847
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,009$14,009
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,808$1,808
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,817$281,664
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,544 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,000 · Management $16,500 · Fundraising $5,500$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,023$172,023
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,335 · Management $5,667 · Fundraising $1,889$18,891
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,515 · Management $757 · Fundraising $252$2,524
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,540 · Management $2,270 · Fundraising $757$7,567
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,994$2,994
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,470 · Management $736 · Fundraising $246$2,452
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,006$3,006
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,486$5,486
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $59$59
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $779 · Management $390 · Fundraising $130$1,299
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,005$6,005
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $238$238
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,444 · Management $29,326 · Fundraising $8,774$277,544
Part X · Balance sheet $82,228 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,186$79,787
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,059$2,441
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,245$82,228
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,622$485
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,622$12,485
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,623$69,743
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,623$69,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,245$82,228
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$281,664
XI-2 Total expenses$277,544
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,120
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,623
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,743

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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