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The Dick and Jane Project

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Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Youth Development EIN 27-4261320Revenue $1.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSweamplifyvoices.org1327 Sullivant Ave, 43223-1333 · Columbus, OHTax-exempt since Aug 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Using music as the catalyst, the Dick and Jane Project inspires middle school students to write.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $48K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
+76% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$152K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$292K
FY2022$476K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +94%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$276K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$152K
FY2024▲ +95%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$5K
FY2021$11K
FY2022−$5K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$152K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 13% · $180K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Stephanie Shoup
Dir of Opera
$78,286Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Campbell
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Marinacci
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Shoup’s $78K as Dir of Opera is at the 11th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Stephanie Shoup$78,286———
Nicholas D'Andrea—$77,731$65,376$20,000
Annette Dominguez———$18,688
Tiera Suggs———$14,227
Lily McBride———$12,956

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 15aNo

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Inspires middle school students to write using music as a catalyst.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We, the Change

Launched in 2021 as a year round arts-based social emotional learning program in four columbus city schools middle schools. Under the guidance of a team of professional musicians, producers, videographers and visual artists, we met with small groups of 15 students at each school, for one class period five days a week.

$1.2Mprogram 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
Greater Columbus Arts Council INCFY2025$33K
Ingram-White Castle FoundationFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$48K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$180K
Owns and owesPt X
$152K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32$152K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K$108K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$279K$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$201K$63K
Net assetsLn 32$78K$152K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$767K$652K$115K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$11K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$57K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K$115
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$364K$329K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$534
Office expensesLn 13$31K$27K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$921
OccupancyLn 16$41K$35K$5K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$12K$839
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$346
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$68K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$241$179$62
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$180K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$74K$152K 990 PDF
FY2023 $839K$726K$113K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $476K$492K−$16K−$5K 990 PDF
FY2021 $292K$276K$16K$11K 990 PDF
FY2020 $99K−$5K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,481,042 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $810,886$1,387,928
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,427$93,114
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $839,313$1,481,042
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $507,814$847,316
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,570$560,019
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $726,384$1,407,335
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,929$73,707
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,481,042 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,146,594
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$241,334
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,387,928
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,114$93,114
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $93,114$1,481,042
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,407,335 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $651,784 · Management $115,021$766,805
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,054 · Management $1,951$13,005
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,380 · Management $10,126$67,506
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,385 · Management $115$8,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,365$1,365
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $328,800 · Management $35,525$364,325
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,087 · Management $534$4,621
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,608 · Management $4,837$31,445
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,579 · Management $921$7,500
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,169 · Management $5,409$40,578
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,839$7,839
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,994 · Management $839$12,833
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,960 · Management $346$2,306
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,935 · Management $1,224$8,159
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,082 · Management $2,225$70,307
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $179 · Management $62$241
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,226,835 · Management $180,500 · Fundraising $0$1,407,335
Part X · Balance sheet $214,799 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,444$70,178
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $146,445$38,205
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $40,384$86,240
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$15,397
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $23,274$4,779
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,547$214,799
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,199$11,711
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $144,959$12,258
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $47,610$39,279
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $200,768$63,248
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $77,779$151,551
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,779$151,551
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,547$214,799
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $151,551 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,481,042
XI-2 Total expenses$1,407,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,707
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,779
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$65
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$151,551

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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