Abandon Project INC FY2023 filing

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Matthews, NC501(c)(3)Since 2012Human ServicesEIN 27-2493515

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Our mission is to model the love of Jesus in overlooked communities who deserve freedom from negative cycles.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $125K a year · 31% 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
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $51K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$460K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$311K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$199K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$460K
FY2023▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$460K
FY2024$428K
FY2025$422K
Expenses
$311K
FY2023▲ +23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$314K
FY2025$378K
Net assets
$199K
FY2023▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$199K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$101K

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 2012.

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

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $128K Management & general 29% · $91K Fundraising 30% · $92K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A

James Meadows’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $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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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

Programs and updates

Offers meals, school supplies, tutoring, and family resources.

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3 programs · $128K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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.

$47Kprogram expense
02

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.

$43Kprogram expense
03

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

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$51K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$460K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$460K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Money outPt IX
$311K
Ln 25
Programscol B$128K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$199K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$460K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Total revenueLn 12$460K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$199K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 695
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$222K$199K
Total assetsLn 16$222K$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$222K$199K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$0$0$65K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$85K$46K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$0$0$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$2K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$287$287
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$1K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$6K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$5K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$21K$21K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$0$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$4K$7K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$5K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$311K$128K$91K$92K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $422K$378K$44K$101K 990 PDF
FY2024 $428K$314K$114K$132K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $460K$311K$149K$199K 990 PDF
FY2022 $496K$252K$243K$222K 990 PDF
FY2021 $392K$225K$166K$193K 990 PDF
FY2020 $261K$227K$34K$91K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $459,940 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$104,299
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$355,625
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$459,924
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$16
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$459,940
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $311,319 across 26 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,939$4,939
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $65,000$65,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,749 · Management $45,514 · Fundraising $0$130,263
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $5,000$5,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,313 · Management $2,530 · Fundraising $2,385$7,228
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $287$287
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,695$11,695
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $1,188 · Fundraising $2,771$3,959
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,650 · Fundraising $0$5,650
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,514 · Management $4,899 · Fundraising $0$9,413
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,576 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,576
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $2,472 · Fundraising $2,472$4,944
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,246 · Fundraising $0$4,246
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,962 · Management $7,307 · Fundraising $9,527$20,796
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,941 · Management $4,941 · Fundraising $4,941$14,823
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $128,494 · Management $90,729 · Fundraising $92,096$311,319
Part X · Balance sheet $198,653 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $222,444$198,653
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $222,444$198,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $222,444$198,653
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,444$198,653
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $222,444$198,653
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $198,653 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$459,940
XI-2 Total expenses$311,319
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$148,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,444
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$172,412
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$198,653

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