Project 1 27 FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Aurora, CO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 26-3341511Revenue $655K in FY2022

On file with the IRSproject127.org14000 E Jewell Ave, 80012-5651 · Aurora, COTax-exempt since Jul 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Inspire, recruit and resource churches and families to serve the children in foster care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$97K 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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FY2022 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$655K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$669K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$189K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$655K
FY2022▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$502K
FY2021$593K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$962K
FY2025$900K
Expenses
$669K
FY2022▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$669K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$882K
Net assets
$189K
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$122K
FY2025$141K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $563K Management & general 10% · $70K Fundraising 6% · $37K

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; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$96,521Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelly Radic’s $99K as President & CEO is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shelly Radic$99,135$93,558$96,521$86,521$85,776

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps churches and families serve children in foster care.

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2 programs · $563K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Inspired and recruited parents from Colorado churches to serve the children in Colorado's welfare system through 284 hours of faith-based seminars held this past year across the state. 136 individuals attended the state-certified training required to become foster and adoptive parents.

$563Kprogram expense
02

A new program, ECHOflex was launched March 2021 and served 109 children and adults in building new skills for positive mental health. The 1.27 National Network, led by Project 1.27, supported 12 similar organizations across the U.S.

$110program 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$655K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Money outPt IX
$669K
Ln 25
Programscol B$563K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$189K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$132K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Total revenueLn 12$655K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$189K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K$129K
Total assetsLn 16$214K$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$203K$189K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$85K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$351K$309K$21K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$13K$904$904
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$30K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$366$366
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$11K$739$739
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$94$94
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$866$864
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$571$571
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$360$360
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$476$476
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$15K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$21K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$38K$34K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$669K$563K$70K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $900K$882K$18K$141K 990 PDF
FY2024 $962K$1.1M−$91K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.0M$24K$213K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $655K$669K−$15K$189K 990 PDF
FY2021 $593K$484K$109K$203K 990 PDF
FY2020 $502K$474K$28K$94K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $654,725 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $488,342$534,628
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $116,664$148,470
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,652−$28,373
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $593,354$654,725
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $396,988$496,903
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,342$172,346
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $484,330$669,249
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $109,024−$14,524
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $654,725 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$132,045
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$402,583
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$534,628
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $148,470$148,470
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$28,373−$28,373
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $148,470 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$28,373$654,725
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $669,249 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,047 · Management $5,799 · Fundraising $5,799$96,645
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $308,749 · Management $21,051 · Fundraising $21,051$350,851
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,253 · Management $904 · Fundraising $904$15,061
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,224 · Management $2,061 · Fundraising $2,061$34,346
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,372 · Management $366 · Fundraising $366$6,104
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,836 · Management $739 · Fundraising $739$12,314
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,379 · Management $94 · Fundraising $94$1,567
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,707 · Management $866 · Fundraising $864$14,437
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,371 · Management $571 · Fundraising $571$9,513
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,280 · Management $360 · Fundraising $360$6,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,980 · Management $476 · Fundraising $476$7,932
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,229 · Management $1,038 · Fundraising $1,038$17,305
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,202 · Management $1,446 · Fundraising $1,446$24,094
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,997 · Management $33,750 · Fundraising $1,333$73,080
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $562,626 · Management $69,521 · Fundraising $37,102$669,249
Part X · Balance sheet $202,023 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,156$128,546
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,058$46,678
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,979$26,799
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $214,193$202,023
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,013$13,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,013$13,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,167$187,970
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,013$686
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,180$188,656
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $214,193$202,023
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $188,656 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$654,725
XI-2 Total expenses$669,249
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,524
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,180
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$188,656

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