Project S E R V E EIN 27-0172688

Project S E R V E

EIN  27-0172688 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Miami, FL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects injured veterans and emergency responders with engineering students to co-design assistive technologies.
Leadership
Mark Robbins · Exec Dir/Sec (resigned May-25) · $133K
Money in and out
$387K revenue, $816K expenses
Bottom line
60% program efficiency

Connects injured veterans and emergency responders with engineering students to co-design assistive technologies. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $387K in revenue, $816K in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$387K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$816K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$429K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
60%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
24.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -19% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-111%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -50% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$387K
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses
$816K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -19%
Total liabilities
$51K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total revenue
$387K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$816K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$429K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $493K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Project S.E.R.V.E. (Student Engineering for Resilience of Veterans and Emergency Responders) identifies and engages veterans and emergency responders living with injuries or disabling conditions who agree to be served by the organizations program.

$493Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject S E R V E
EINHdr · item D27-0172688
Principal addressHdr · item CMiami, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.qlplus.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Dir/Sec (resigned May-25)
$133,003Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (to May-25), Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair (to May-25), Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (resigned Jun-25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (may-25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (resigned Jun-25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Robbins’s $133K as Exec Dir/Sec (resigned May-25) is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Robbins$133,003$130,931$119,257$46,391
Barbara Springer - Dir Oper$114,184
Barbara Springer$103,513
Charles Kolb$89,696$32,500
Robert Wolff$88,567
Robert Wolff$34,065

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$204K · 53%
Investment income$182K · 47%
Contributions & grants53%$204K
Investment income47%$182K
Other revenue$650
Total revenueLn 12$387K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.14
Program services60%$493K
Management & general26%$212K
Fundraising14%$111K
Total functional expensesLn 25$816K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$51K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $816K
24.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $493K · Total expenses $816K
60%
Management & General
Management & general $212K · Total expenses $816K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $111K · Total expenses $816K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $119K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $262K
$0.45 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $204K · Total revenue $387K
53%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $387K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $387K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $182K · Total revenue $387K
+47%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $816K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $387K · Prior year $490K
-21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $664K · FY2024 $387K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $387K · Expenses $816K
-111%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.7M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
91%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Robbins · Reported title Exec Dir/Sec (resigned May-25) · Highest reported compensation $133K · Total expenses $816K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $530K · Total expenses $816K
65%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $41K · Gross raised $150K
27%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 60%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 54%
Revenue growth -21%
Investment management fee ratio 1%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 5%
Fundraising fee ratio 6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$387K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$490K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$243K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$348K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$773K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$664K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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