The mission of the Resolution Project is to develop socially-responsible young leaders and empower them to make a positive impact today.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$174K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $190K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $2.5M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$910K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$910K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$910K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $1.2M Management & general 15% · $272K Fundraising 20% · $370K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$174,055Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Tsiatis’s $207K as President/CEO is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
George Tsiatis$207,051$208,795$174,055
Raquel Marion-Virgo$146,757——
Lauren Horn$141,139$125,750—
Patricia Page—$121,113—
Rachel Brophy—$109,277—

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 15aYes

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Founded in 2007, The Resolution Project identifies, equips, and empowers promising young social entrepreneurs with the support, skills, and seed funding they need to make a positive impact today.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $61K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,250
Unitemized GrantFY2020$22,925
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$272K
Fundraisingcol D$370K
Owns and owesPt X
$910K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$250K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$145K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$164K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$47K
Total assetsLn 16$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$910K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6546
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$496K$164K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$946K$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$886K$910K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$38K$38K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$118K$118K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$178K$151K$18K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$914K$570K$148K$196K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$104K$68K$16K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$56K$13K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$117K$23K$23K$70K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$75K$43K$24K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$165K$109K$25K$31K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$14K$3K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$19K$49$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.2M$272K$370K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.9M$3.3M$661K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.8M−$116K$576K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $1.9M$1.9M$24K$910K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,878,975 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,948,269$1,878,975
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,948,269$1,878,975
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $89,008$155,980
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,152,460$1,280,832
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $650,540$418,326
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,892,008$1,855,138
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,261$23,837
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,878,975 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$145,480
VIII-1e Government grants$250,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,483,495
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,878,975
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,878,975
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,855,138 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $37,925$37,925
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $118,055$118,055
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $150,919 · Management $17,755 · Fundraising $8,878$177,552
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $569,774 · Management $147,766 · Fundraising $196,184$913,724
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $68,055 · Management $15,995 · Fundraising $20,101$104,151
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,350 · Management $12,968 · Fundraising $16,087$85,405
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,175 · Management $23,406 · Fundraising $70,444$117,025
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,777 · Management $24,067 · Fundraising $8,115$74,959
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,867 · Management $25,055 · Fundraising $31,078$165,000
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,568 · Management $3,123 · Fundraising $3,873$20,564
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,132 · Management $2,189 · Fundraising $1,179$7,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,741 · Management $49 · Fundraising $14,488$33,278
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,212,338 · Management $272,373 · Fundraising $370,427$1,855,138
Part X · Balance sheet $959,499 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $496,331$164,009
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $295,435$687,208
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,732$17,318
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $61,356$43,893
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $58,828$47,071
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $945,682$959,499
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,142$30,763
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,386$18,745
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $59,528$49,508
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,023−$123,074
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $786,131$1,033,065
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $886,154$909,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $945,682$959,499
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $909,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,878,975
XI-2 Total expenses$1,855,138
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,837
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$886,154
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$909,991

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