The Advot Project EIN 27-3084801

The Advot Project

EIN  27-3084801 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches communication and relationship skills through art to empower people to advocate for themselves.
Leadership
Naomi Ackerman · Executive Dir. · $150K
Money in and out
$916K revenue, $954K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency

Teaches communication and relationship skills through art to empower people to advocate for themselves. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $916K in revenue, $954K in expenses, and $168K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$916K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$954K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$168K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -27% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -169% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$916K
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses
$954K
FY2025▲ +18%
Total assets
$175K
FY2025▼ -35%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2025▲ ×10
Total revenue
$916K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$954K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$168K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$175K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $863K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Listen, Act, Change Curriculum

Served over 950 young people of promise living in poverty and/or impacted by incarceration. Through interactive workshops focused on healthy relationships, communication skills, and creative self-expression in theater and visual arts, we reached youth across schools, after-school programs, group homes, and juvenile detention facilities…

$863Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Advot Project
EINHdr · item D27-3084801
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jtheadvotproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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 15aNo
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 Dir.
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$76,396Pt VII · Sec A
Probation Program Manager
$70,360Pt VII · Sec A
Visionary Trainer
$50,695Pt VII · Sec A
Visionary Trainer
$26,042Pt VII · Sec A
Visionary Trainer
$23,382Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Naomi Ackerman’s $150K as Executive Dir. is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Naomi Ackerman$150,000$135,000$117,860$113,096$106,800
Ann Kee$76,396
Annie Kee$71,557$64,847$42,524
Jarvis Griggs$70,360
Kaci Hamilton$50,695
Mara Shuster-Lefkowitz$26,042
Sara Ryan$23,382

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%$919K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$537K
Total revenueLn 12$916K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.05
Program services90%$863K
Management & general4%$42K
Fundraising5%$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$954K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$173K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$168K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $173K · Operating expenses/yr $954K
2.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $863K · Total expenses $954K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $42K · Total expenses $954K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $49K · Total expenses $954K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $36K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $292K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $919K · Total revenue $916K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $537K · Total revenue $916K
59%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $916K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $916K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $954K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $916K · Prior year $857K
+7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $335K · FY2024 $916K
+29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $168K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $916K · Expenses $954K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $175K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $168K · Total assets $175K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $175K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Naomi Ackerman · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $150K · Total expenses $954K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $309K · Total expenses $954K
32%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 7%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $16K · 2020–2020
Merced Velez Scholarship FundFY2020$16,300

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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)$916K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$857K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$623K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$422K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$335K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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