Project Connect INC EIN 27-4003340

Project Connect INC

EIN  27-4003340 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Madison, TN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people in poverty with faith communities to build supportive relationships.
Leadership
Jeff Darnell · President (thru 10/2024) · $77K
Money in and out
$492K revenue, $645K expenses
Bottom line
44% program efficiency

Connects people in poverty with faith communities to build supportive relationships. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $492K in revenue, $645K in expenses, and $234K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$492K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$645K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$234K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$153K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.44 Management & general $0.38 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
44%
of spending reaches programs▼ -15% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -55% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-31%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -141% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$492K
FY2024▼ -30%
Expenses
$645K
FY2024▼ -18%
Total assets
$758K
FY2024▼ -18%
Total liabilities
$523K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total revenue
$492K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$645K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$234K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$153K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$758K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B44%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $281K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provided assistance to vulnerable men, women, and their families, including grants for emergency assistance and education programs to equip individuals with skills needed to break the poverty cycle.

$281Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Connect INC
EINHdr · item D27-4003340
Principal addressHdr · item CMadison, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jprojectconnectnashville.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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
President (thru 10/2024)
$77,366Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/President (eff 11/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Darnell’s $77K as President (thru 10/2024) is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stuart Spears$110,923$75,462
Jeff Darnell$77,366$7,500
Alan Murdock$59,522$70,520
Zach Bevill$28,293$60,724

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 & grants$465K · 94%
Other revenue$27K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$465K
Other revenue6%$27K
Total revenueLn 12$492K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.44 Management & general $0.38 Fundraising $0.18
Program services44%$281K
Management & general38%$246K
Fundraising18%$119K
Total functional expensesLn 25$645K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$104K
Total assetsLn 16$758K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$523K
Total net assetsLn 32$234K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $104K · Operating expenses/yr $645K
1.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $281K · Total expenses $645K
44%
Management & General
Management & general $246K · Total expenses $645K
38%
Fundraising
Fundraising $119K · Total expenses $645K
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $155K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $702K
$0.22 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $465K · Total revenue $492K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $492K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $492K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $492K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $645K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $492K · Prior year $700K
-30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.4M · FY2024 $492K
-23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $234K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $492K · Expenses $645K
-31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $758K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $234K · Total assets $758K
31%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $758K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jeff Darnell · Reported title PRESIDENT (THRU 10/2024) · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $645K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $319K · Total expenses $645K
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 44%
Overhead ratio 38%
Fundraising cost ratio 26%
Revenue growth -30%
Accounting fee ratio 10%

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 · FY2023
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $958K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$24,168
Unitemized GrantFY2023$88,012
Unitemized GrantFY2022$152,742
Unitemized GrantFY2021$364,538
Unitemized GrantFY2020$328,601

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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)$492K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$700K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$972K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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