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Trains women experts to write opinion pieces for public discussion. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $457K in revenue, $156K in expenses, and $505K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
New York, NY
Website
theopedproject.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$457KFY2020
Expenses
$156K
Net assets
$505K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  27-2877151 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains women experts to write opinion pieces for public discussion.
Leadership
Catherine Orenstein · Executive Director · $25K
Money in and out
$457K revenue, $156K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$457K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$156K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$505K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $301K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
24.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+66%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$457K
FY2020
Expenses
$156K
FY2020
Total assets
$530K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$25K
FY2020
Total revenue
$457K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$156K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$505K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$301K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$530K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COped Project
EINHdr · item D27-2877151
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jtheopedproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Orenstein’s $25K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catherine Orenstein$25,000$25,000$25,000$25,000$25,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $148K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$457K
Total revenueLn 12$457K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.02
Program services95%$148K
Management & general3%$5K
Fundraising2%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$156K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$313K
Total assetsLn 16$530K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$25K
Total net assetsLn 32$505K
Months of cash on handcomputed24.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $313K · Operating expenses/yr $156K
24.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $148K · Total expenses $156K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $5K · Total expenses $156K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $156K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $3K · Solicited contributions $457K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $457K · Total revenue $457K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $457K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $457K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $457K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $156K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $457K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $505K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $457K · Expenses $156K
+66%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $530K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $505K · Total assets $530K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $530K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Catherine Orenstein · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $25K · Total expenses $156K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $27K · Total expenses $156K
17%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.6%
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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$359K
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$311K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$459K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$136K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$457K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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