Jared Box Project EIN 27-3761360 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Jared Box Project FY2023 filing

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Fill shoeboxes with toys and games to bring joy to hospitalized children. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $233K in revenue, $49K in expenses, and $277K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Port Matilda, PA
Website
thejaredbox.org
Filings
2 on file (2023–2023)
Revenue
$233KFY2023
Expenses
$49K
Net assets
$277K
People
11
Filings
2
Updates
0
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EIN  27-3761360 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Port Matilda, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Fill shoeboxes with toys and games to bring joy to hospitalized children.
Leadership
Cindy Kolarik · Executive Di · $18K
Money in and out
$233K revenue, $49K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$233K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$49K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$277K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $184K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
67.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+79%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$233K
FY2023
Expenses
$49K
FY2023
Total assets
$277K
FY2023
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$233K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$49K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$277K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$184K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$277K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJared Box Project
EINHdr · item D27-3761360
Principal addressHdr · item CPort Matilda, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jthejaredbox.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E86)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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 Di
$17,610Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/IT
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Kolarik’s $21K as Executive Di is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1965 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Cindy Kolarik$20,975$17,610

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 $34K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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The organization provides jared boxes, which are plastic shoeboxes filled with games, toys, and fun activities, to children in the hospital. An estimated 15,000 jared boxes were made in 2023.

$34Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$232K · 99%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$232K
Investment income1%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$233K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.17
Program services69%$34K
Management & general14%$7K
Fundraising17%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$49K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$277K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$277K
Months of cash on handcomputed67.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $277K · Operating expenses/yr $49K
67.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $34K · Total expenses $49K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $7K · Total expenses $49K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $49K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $8K · Solicited contributions $232K
$0.04 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $232K · Total revenue $233K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $233K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $233K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $233K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $49K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $233K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $277K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $233K · Expenses $49K
+79%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $277K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $277K · Total assets $277K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $277K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cindy Kolarik · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $18K · Total expenses $49K
36%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $18K · Total expenses $49K
36%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

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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)$201K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$233K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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