Project S E R V E EIN 27-0172688

Project S E R V E FY2021 filing

EIN  27-0172688 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Miami, FL
Form 990 (PDF)
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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
Barbara Springer - Dir Oper · Sec. and Int. E.d. (from 8/20-9/20) · $114K
Money in and out
$773K revenue, $1.2M expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

Connects injured veterans and emergency responders with engineering students to co-design assistive technologies. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $773K in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, and $3.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$773K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$389K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.33 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
35.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-50%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$773K
FY2021▲ +17%
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +16%
Total assets
$3.9M
FY2021▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$186K
FY2021▲ +221%
Total revenue
$773K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$389K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $659K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The organization has a process by which it identifies injured veterans and others; such as first responders, "challengers," who agree to be served by the organization's program. The challengers are linked to a team of engineering students at a college or university that has an agreement with the organization.

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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 1b10
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Sec. and Int. E.d. (from 8/20-9/20)
$114,184Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and E.d. (until 8/2020)
$89,696Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and E.d. (from 10/2020)
$34,065Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (until 08/2020)
$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
Investment income$477K · 62%
Contributions & grants$296K · 38%
Investment income62%$477K
Contributions & grants38%$296K
— government grantsLn 1e$162K
Total revenueLn 12$773K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.33 Fundraising $0.10
Program services57%$659K
Management & general33%$386K
Fundraising10%$117K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$305K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$186K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.4M · Operating expenses/yr $1.2M
35.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $659K · Total expenses $1.2M
57%
Management & General
Management & general $386K · Total expenses $1.2M
33%
Fundraising
Fundraising $117K · Total expenses $1.2M
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $133K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $317K
$0.42 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $296K · Total revenue $773K
38%
Government reliance
Government grants $162K · Total revenue $773K
21%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $773K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $477K · Total revenue $773K
+62%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.2M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $773K · Prior year $664K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $773K · Expenses $1.2M
-50%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.7M · Total assets $3.9M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3.1M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.9M
81%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Barbara Springer - Dir Oper · Reported title SEC. AND INT. E.D. (FROM 8/20-9/20) · Highest reported compensation $114K · Total expenses $1.2M
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $753K · Total expenses $1.2M
65%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 33%
Fundraising cost ratio 40%
Revenue growth 17%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 10%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 2%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$490K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$243K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$348K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$773K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$664K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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