Maslow Project EIN 27-0734969

Maslow Project

EIN  27-0734969 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Medford, OR
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Verified accurate 8/27/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides homeless youth with resources, education, and job support for a better future.
Leadership
Mary Ferrell · Executive Director · $204K
Money in and out
$3.6M revenue, $3.1M expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Provides homeless youth with resources, education, and job support for a better future. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $3.6M in revenue, $3.1M in expenses, and $6.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$3.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$6.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $441K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -39% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -36% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +23%
Total assets
$6.6M
FY2025▲ +13%
Total liabilities
$521K
FY2025▲ +63%
Total revenue
$3.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$6.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$441K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$6.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's 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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMaslow Project
EINHdr · item D27-0734969
Principal addressHdr · item CMedford, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.maslowproject.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 15aYes
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
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 1547 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.7M · 75%
Program service revenue$379K · 11%
Other revenue$387K · 11%
Investment income$126K · 4%
Contributions & grants75%$2.7M
Program service revenue11%$379K
Other revenue11%$387K
Investment income4%$126K
— government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.02
Program services79%$2.5M
Management & general19%$588K
Fundraising2%$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$521K
Total net assetsLn 32$6.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.9M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $3.1M · Less non-cash grants $67K · Cash operating expenses/yr $3.0M
15.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.5M · Total expenses $3.1M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $588K · Total expenses $3.1M
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $62K · Total expenses $3.1M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $88K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $807K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.7M · Total revenue $3.6M
75%
Government reliance
Government grants $2.1M · Total revenue $3.6M
59%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $379K · Total revenue $3.6M
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $126K · Total revenue $3.6M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $379K · Total expenses $3.1M
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.6M · Prior year $3.2M
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $2.1M · FY2024 $3.6M
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $6.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.6M · Expenses $3.1M
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $6.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $6.1M · Total assets $6.6M
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $6.6M
38%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mary Ferrell · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $204K · Total expenses $3.1M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.8M · Total expenses $3.1M
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 13%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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
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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)$3.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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