The Metanoia Project: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-2788076)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$282K
FY2022	$250K
FY2023	$397K
FY2024	$349K
FY2025	$308K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$278K
FY2022	$274K
FY2023	$285K
FY2024	$323K
FY2025	$260K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$70K
FY2022	$46K
FY2023	$158K
FY2024	$184K
FY2025	$233K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

91%

Program services 91% · $292K Management & general 8% · $24K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Mariah Powers

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Clark

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bev Lapolla

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Godfrey

Executive Di

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Renee Brickman

Programs Man

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Dan Sweeney

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caraline Watkins

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lois Arnold

Director

$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

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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 · $292K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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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.

$292Kprogram 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

World Group FoundationFY2025$500

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$349K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K

Money outPt IX

$323K

Ln 25

Programscol B$292K

Managementcol C$24K

Fundraisingcol D$6K

Owns and owesPt X

$184K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K

Total assetsLn 16$184K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K

Government grantsLn 1e$139K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K

Total revenueLn 12$349K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$184K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K

Total assetsLn 16$184K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$184K

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$158K	$184K
Total assetsLn 16	$158K	$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$848	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$158K	$184K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$229K	$229K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$19K	$11K	$6K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K	$2K	$913	$304
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K	$1K	$575	$192
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$130	$130
Office expensesLn 13	$20K	$12K	$6K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K		$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$211	$211
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$136	$136
InsuranceLn 23	$19K	$11K	$6K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$25K	$25K
All other expensesLn 24e	$145	$145
Total functional expensesLn 25	$323K	$292K	$24K	$6K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$308K	$260K	$48K	$233K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$349K	$323K	$26K	$184K	990 PDF
FY2023	$397K	$285K	$112K	$158K	990 PDF
FY2022	$250K	$274K	−$24K	$46K	990 PDF
FY2021	$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

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Part I · Summary $349,441 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $372,493$194,171

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,555$155,270

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $397,048$349,441

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $233,340$248,140

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,911$74,834

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $285,251$322,974

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $111,797$26,467

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

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 $349,441 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$138,977

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,194

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$194,171

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $155,270$155,270

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $155,270$349,441

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $322,974 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $229,011$229,011

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,477 · Management $5,739 · Fundraising $1,913$19,129

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,826 · Management $913 · Fundraising $304$3,043

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,149 · Management $575 · Fundraising $192$1,916

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $130$130

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,225 · Management $6,115 · Fundraising $2,039$20,379

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,367$5,367

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $211$211

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $136$136

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,185 · Management $5,593 · Fundraising $1,864$18,642

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,865$24,865

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $145$145

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $292,360 · Management $24,302 · Fundraising $6,312$322,974

Part X · Balance sheet $184,056 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,437$184,056

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $158,437$184,056

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $848$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $157,589$184,056

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $157,589$184,056

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $158,437$184,056

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $184,056 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$349,441

XI-2 Total expenses$322,974

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,467

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$157,589

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$184,056

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for The Metanoia Project

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV