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.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 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
$184K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$263K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$329K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$589K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$263K
FY2023▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$563K
Expenses
$329K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$429K
Net assets
$589K
FY2023▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$589K
FY2024$644K
FY2025$778K

From the FY2023 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

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $239K Management & general 22% · $74K Fundraising 5% · $16K

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; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Acting Exec
$36,227Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$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 · $227K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The lot. The lot program provides food, clothing, hygiene items, blankets, and shoes to those in need. The program serves those experiencing homelessness, the transient population, and the "working poor". In 2023, the lot program distributed 10,016 meals, 16,375 articles of clothing ,and served over 1,200 unique individuals.

$137Kprogram expense
02

West Market Makers

The west market makers program exists to provide a creative platform for the community at large to be introduced to those experiencing deep poverty. Boasting a fully stocked artist studio and woodworking area, we currently host three weekly events for anyone in our community to come in and express themselves creatively and get to know…

$49Kprogram expense
03

Artisan Gardens

The artisan gardens program provides organic produce and community gathering space free of charge to the "alphabet streets" community in downtown anderson. We currently have three garden plots where we use raised beds, in ground patches, and fruit trees to distribute high quality food to the low income, low access community in the area.

$40Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$263K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$218K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$66
Money outPt IX
$329K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$589K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$773K
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$218K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$66
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Total revenueLn 12$263K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$576K
Total assetsLn 16$773K
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K
Net assetsLn 32$589K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$612K$576K
Total assetsLn 16$860K$773K
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K$184K
Net assetsLn 32$655K$589K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$79K$79K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$14K$13K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$76K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$1K$942
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$844$844
OccupancyLn 16$17K$8K$9K
TravelLn 17$1K$303$999
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$5K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$11K$21K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K$239K$74K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $563K$429K$133K$778K 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$383K$55K$644K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $263K$329K−$66K$589K 990 PDF
FY2022 $379K$307K$72K$655K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $263,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $381,702$218,455
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,232$66
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$126$44,591
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $379,344$263,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $89,843$79,173
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,500$130,373
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,662$119,288
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $307,005$328,834
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $72,339−$65,722
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $263,112 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$218,455
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$79,173
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$218,455
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $66$66
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,500$4,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$33,703
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,388$6,388
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,954$263,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $328,834 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $79,173$79,173
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,493 · Management $12,678 · Fundraising $9,056$36,227
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,135 · Management $5,175 · Fundraising $3,696$85,006
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,879 · Management $1,319 · Fundraising $942$9,140
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,483$11,483
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $844$844
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,900 · Management $9,059$16,959
IX-17 TravelPrograms $303 · Management $999$1,302
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,303$2,303
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,339$36,339
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,805 · Management $11,457$16,262
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,684 · Management $20,950 · Fundraising $2,162$33,796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,014 · Management $73,964 · Fundraising $15,856$328,834
Part X · Balance sheet $772,807 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,964$61,015
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $132,055$132,120
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $611,789$576,025
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,222$3,647
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $860,030$772,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,256$5,234
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $205,485$183,984
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $581,823$528,487
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,722$60,336
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $654,545$588,823
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $860,030$772,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $588,823 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,112
XI-2 Total expenses$328,834
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,722
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$654,545
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$588,823

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