Maslow projects mission is to offer every homeless child and youth the probability of success and the opportunity for a better life. We DO this by providing resources for basic needs, removing barriers to education and employment, and fostering self-sufficiency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 34 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $672K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$377K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
21
named funders · $759K
Looks good: 21 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$521K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$3.6M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$6.1M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$6.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.5M Management & general 19% · $588K Fundraising 2% · $62K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $377K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$203,545Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$89,779Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director - Housing
$83,908Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Ferrell’s $204K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Ferrell$203,545$154,227$172,861$132,089$145,037$118,769
Crisanto Ayson$89,779—————
Matt Norhtrop$83,908—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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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Provides homeless youth with resources, education, and job support for a better future.

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2 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Basic Needs and Outreach

Our medford resource center offers a one-stop location for youth to access basic needs and increase immediate connections to supportive services, including: laundry service, hot meals, food boxes, clothing, hygiene supplies, sleeping bags, bus tokens, and emergency assistance.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Case Management and Support Services

Skilled case managers are located in schools throughout the county and at our medford-based resource center to help identify and advocate for high-risk and homeless youth in need of basic needs and support services.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$387K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$379K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$588K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$521K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$379K
Investment incomeLn 3$126K
Other incomeLn 4–11$387K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$21K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$626K
SavingsLn 2$788K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$521K
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$261K$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$319K$521K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$6.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$416K$416K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$876K$136K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$35K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$133K$111K$16K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$145K$129K$11K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$15K$77K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$164$12K$263
Office expensesLn 13$24K$2K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$475K$368K$107K
TravelLn 17$76K$69K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$60K$17K$85
InsuranceLn 23$28K$2K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$507K$378K$128K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.5M$588K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.6M$3.1M$441K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$2.5M$614K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$2.5M$524K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$2.5M$1.4M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.2M$804K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.8M$249K$1.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,553,170 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,469,116$2,661,513
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $323,732$378,654
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $132,082$125,726
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $228,099$387,277
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,153,029$3,553,170
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,580,278$1,792,425
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $959,163$1,319,887
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,539,441$3,112,312
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $613,588$440,858
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $3,553,170 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,083,233
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$578,280
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$67,094
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,661,513
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $378,654$378,654
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $146,980$146,980
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $51,960$51,960
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$21,254−$21,254
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $335,317$335,317
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $378,654 · Unrelated business $51,960 · Excluded from tax $461,043$3,553,170
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,112,312 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $416,378$416,378
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $876,101 · Management $136,469 · Fundraising $50,485$1,063,055
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,976$34,976
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $110,965 · Management $16,021 · Fundraising $6,104$133,090
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $129,374 · Management $11,261 · Fundraising $4,291$144,926
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,896$22,896
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,877 · Management $76,606$91,483
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $164 · Management $11,997 · Fundraising $263$12,424
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,681 · Management $22,471$24,152
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,310$5,310
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $367,582 · Management $107,110$474,692
IX-17 TravelPrograms $69,416 · Management $6,811$76,227
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $59,887 · Management $17,053 · Fundraising $85$77,025
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,406 · Management $25,920$28,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $377,849 · Management $128,263 · Fundraising $1,240$507,352
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,461,656 · Management $588,188 · Fundraising $62,468$3,112,312
Part X · Balance sheet $6,609,170 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $435,661$625,574
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,742,600$787,940
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $409,907$552,173
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,912$44,607
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $260,535$2,088,046
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,939,262$2,510,830
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,824,735$6,609,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $131,923$136,991
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $77,000$262,983
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $109,922$121,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $318,845$521,188
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,505,890$6,087,982
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,505,890$6,087,982
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,824,735$6,609,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,087,982 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,553,170
XI-2 Total expenses$3,112,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$440,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,505,890
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$141,234
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,087,982

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