The Lot Project seeks to cultivate intentional relationships with those in need, to build connections to the opportunities in our community, and to serve our neighbors in creative and empowering ways.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$251K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% 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
$528K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$582K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$528K
FY2021▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$563K
Expenses
$325K
FY2021▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$429K
Net assets
$582K
FY2021▲ +54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$589K
FY2024$644K
FY2025$778K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $232K Management & general 23% · $73K Fundraising 6% · $19K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$48,900Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nate Knox’s $58K as Executive D is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Nate Knox$57,500$45,250$36,227——
David Moore———$48,900$47,885

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $223K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Hope lot project. The lot project serves meals, and also provides clothing and basic needs items, to those in our community who are homeless, transient,or otherwise in the most extreme levels of need. In 2021, 11,540 meals were distributed and 19,167 articles of clothing , shoes, and basic needs items were distributed.

$158Kprogram expense
02

Artisan gardens- the lot project also supports two community gardens in a very depressed neighborhood near our location. These gardens serve as a space where community volunteers grow and distribute food to members of the community in need.

$38Kprogram expense
03

Mill Hill Makers

A program that is under development but not yet fully operational. It will serve as a community workshop and WORKSPACE.VOLUNTEERS are engaged in building out this space and helping us to develop the program as we expect it to launch in 2022. During 2021 progress was made on the building.

$27Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $17K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,202
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,045
Unitemized GrantFY2022$306

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$528K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$71
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$232K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$582K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$833K
LiabilitiesLn 26$251K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$166K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$71
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$528K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$585K
Total assetsLn 16$833K
LiabilitiesLn 26$251K
Net assetsLn 32$582K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6375
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$281K$243K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$385K$585K
Total assetsLn 16$671K$833K
LiabilitiesLn 26$292K$251K
Net assetsLn 32$379K$582K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$116K$116K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$24K$20K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$47K$2K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$11K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$98$3K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$3K$12K
TravelLn 17$8K$851$7K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$3K$10K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$232K$73K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $563K$429K$133K$778K 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$383K$55K$644K 990 PDF
FY2023 $263K$329K−$66K$589K 990 PDF
FY2022 $379K$307K$72K$655K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $528K$325K$204K$582K 990 PDF
FY2020 $380K$273K$107K$379K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $528,192 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $374,572$517,287
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82$71
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,487$10,834
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $380,141$528,192
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $69,244$116,230
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $132,289$125,476
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,257$82,883
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,790$324,589
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,351$203,603
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $528,192 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,435
VIII-1e Government grants$26,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$468,852
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$166,092
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$517,287
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $71$71
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $6,000$6,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,834$4,834
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,905$528,192
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $324,589 across 12 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $116,230$116,230
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,450 · Management $19,560 · Fundraising $4,890$48,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,962 · Management $2,306 · Fundraising $8,446$57,714
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,833 · Management $5,792 · Fundraising $2,237$18,862
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,402$10,402
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $98 · Management $2,933$3,031
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,684 · Management $11,754$14,438
IX-17 TravelPrograms $851 · Management $7,120$7,971
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,531$10,531
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,849$16,849
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,253$3,253
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,627 · Management $10,356 · Fundraising $3,425$16,408
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,115 · Management $73,476 · Fundraising $18,998$324,589
Part X · Balance sheet $832,902 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,498$141,406
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,293$101,986
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $384,704$584,713
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,371$4,797
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $670,866$832,902
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,082$736
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $292,263$250,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $244,864$546,580
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $133,739$35,626
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $378,603$582,206
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $670,866$832,902
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $582,206 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$528,192
XI-2 Total expenses$324,589
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$203,603
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$378,603
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$582,206

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