Abandon Project INC EIN 27-2493515

Abandon Project INC

EIN  27-2493515 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Matthews, NC Founded 2012
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers meals, school supplies, tutoring, and family resources.
Leadership
James Meadows · Executive Director · $60K
Money in and out
$422K revenue, $378K expenses
Bottom line
47% program efficiency

Offers meals, school supplies, tutoring, and family resources. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $422K in revenue, $378K in expenses, and $101K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$422K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$378K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $44K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.47 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
47%
of spending reaches programs▲ +19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -37% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -61% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$422K
FY2025▼ -1%
Expenses
$378K
FY2025▲ +21%
Total assets
$101K
FY2025▼ -24%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$422K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$378K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$44K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$101K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B47%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $179K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Tutoring Program provides an opportunity for students to receive help with school work and structured assignments through an i-Ready program. This program helps them to assess their current reading comprehension level and allow us to make curriculum specific to each child to help better their reading comprehension levels.

$121Kprogram expense
02

Health Initiative Program provides nutritional education to children and how to see their worth through nutrition. It also educates them on recognizing proteins, vegetables, and good carbohydrates versus bad carbohydrates.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Neighborhood Initiative provides community and small group activities in the community. This program is meant to be a relational opportunity to provide families resources, whether is is connection to a job or trade school. We also help them if they have a need such as counseling services.

$20Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAbandon Project INC
EINHdr · item D27-2493515
Principal addressHdr · item CMatthews, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.neighborhoodhope.life
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A

James Meadows’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 50th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Meadows$60,000$60,000$65,000$59,333$52,500$54,167

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 & grants100%$422K
Total revenueLn 12$422K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.47 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.16
Program services47%$179K
Management & general36%$137K
Fundraising16%$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$378K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$101K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $101K · Operating expenses/yr $378K
3.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $179K · Total expenses $378K
47%
Management & General
Management & general $137K · Total expenses $378K
36%
Fundraising
Fundraising $62K · Total expenses $378K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $71K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $437K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $422K · Total revenue $422K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $422K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $422K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $422K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $378K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $422K · Prior year $428K
-1%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $261K · FY2025 $422K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $101K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $422K · Expenses $378K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $101K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $101K · Total assets $101K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $101K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual James Meadows · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $378K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $194K · Total expenses $378K
51%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 47%
Overhead ratio 36%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth -1%

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 4 funders$51K
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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)$422K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$428K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$460K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$496K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$392K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$261K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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