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Project Lift INC FY2021 filing

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Hobe Sound, FL501(c)(3)Since 2011Youth Development EIN 27-3949112Revenue $2.5M in FY2021Latest return filed Jan 29, 2026

On file with the IRSprojectliftmc.com12050 Se Lantana Ave, 33455-7111 · Hobe Sound, FLTax-exempt since May 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk teens and their families through treatment of substance use disorders, mental health counseling, mentoring and vocational skills training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$285K 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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FY2021 · 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 $1.2M a year · 22% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$285K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $55K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$618K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2021▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$6.7M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$6.4M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$8.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2011.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.9M Management & general 11% · $258K Fundraising 10% · $254K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $285K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Robert Zaccheo JR
Chief Executive Officer
$129,565Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher Jackson
Chief Operating Officer
$80,308Pt VII · Sec A
Christine Coller
Chief Financial Officer
$75,289Pt VII · Sec A
Rj Ferraro
Founding President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elizabeth Gaskin
Advisor - Education Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Zaccheo JR’s $185K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Zaccheo JR$185,000$185,000$185,531$133,692$129,565$87,500
Matthew Fenedick$152,000—————
Lauren Adrian$145,000$110,500$96,290———
Tamara Molnar$125,000$113,000$57,692———
Nancy Stern—$100,051$98,077———
Christopher Jackson——$56,480$86,108$80,308$63,269
Christine Coller——$14,406$80,692$75,289$29,519
Chris Coller—$7,421————

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

Helps at-risk teens and families by treating substance use, offering counseling, mentoring, and job skills.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Our programming features skilled instructors in auto repair, welding, screen printing, graphic arts, carpentry, construction, solar installation, and hvac. Our high-quality vocational training on industry standard equipment has attracted local employers who volunteer to train the teens and seek out prospective employees, allowing for job…

$1.9Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Ken Duke and Friends INCFY2025$30K
Mariner Sands Charity Week INCFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.1M federal money spent
Registered ApprenticeshipDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.285 · Direct$1.1M

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.8M federal money spent
Registered ApprenticeshipDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.285 · Direct$1.5M
Coronavirus Relief FundDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.019 · Through Martin County, Florida Board of County Commissioners$315K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.8M federal money spent
Apprenticeship USA GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.285 · Direct$1.0M
Coronavirus Relief FundDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.019 · Through Martin County Board of County Commissioners$472K
Community Development Block Grants/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in HawaiiDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.228 · Through Indian River State College$251K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$258K
Fundraisingcol D$254K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$618K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$261K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$123K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Investment incomeLn 3$328
Other incomeLn 4–11$159K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$240K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$847K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$618K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5106
VolunteersI 659
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$742K$847K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$659K$618K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$285K$97K$92K$97K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.0M$100K$77K
Payroll taxesLn 10$114K$86K$15K$14K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$146K$92K$26K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$12K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$181K$179K$757$685
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$78K$62K$10K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$362K$347K$11K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.9M$258K$254K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 29, 2026 $6.7M$6.4M$254K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2025 $6.8M$6.8M$34K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 4, 2023 $8.1M$4.7M$3.4M$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2022 $5.3M$3.1M$2.2M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 7, 2022 $2.5M$2.4M$107K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 3, 2021 $2.9M$1.9M$981K$2.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,541,380 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,773,607$2,282,509
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $92,020$99,316
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$59,999$328
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,657$159,227
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,856,285$2,541,380
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,320,588$1,575,937
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $60,000$25,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $494,752$833,648
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,875,340$2,434,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $980,945$106,795
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,541,380 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$45,152
VIII-1c Fundraising events$122,960
VIII-1e Government grants$260,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,853,797
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,282,509
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $99,316$99,316
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,467$3,467
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,139−$3,139
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $139,348$139,348
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $19,879$19,879
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,316 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $159,555$2,541,380
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,434,585 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,527 · Management $92,074 · Fundraising $96,561$285,162
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,000,405 · Management $99,501 · Fundraising $76,838$1,176,744
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,563 · Management $14,943 · Fundraising $13,525$114,031
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $25,000$25,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $92,040 · Management $26,171 · Fundraising $28,129$146,340
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,409$1,409
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,172 · Management $2,126 · Fundraising $1,924$16,222
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $179,080 · Management $757 · Fundraising $685$180,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,665 · Management $2,149 · Fundraising $1,535$15,349
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,589$34,589
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $61,863 · Management $9,521 · Fundraising $6,265$77,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $346,749 · Management $11,002 · Fundraising $3,817$361,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,922,062 · Management $258,244 · Fundraising $254,279$2,434,585
Part X · Balance sheet $2,752,958 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $828,864$239,664
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,020,293$1,590,983
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $68,873$29,299
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,646$10,198
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,012$27,396
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $741,551$847,449
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,280$7,969
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,686,519$2,752,958
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $82,062$103,713
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $62,200$7,650
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $260,600$271,242
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,000$17,795
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $658,611$618,255
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $837,458$1,728,247
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,190,450$406,456
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,027,908$2,134,703
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,686,519$2,752,958
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,134,703 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,541,380
XI-2 Total expenses$2,434,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,027,908
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,134,703

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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