Phoenix Project EIN 30-0872706 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Phoenix Project FY2023 filing

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Offers a safe, confidential space for victims to share stories and explore options, empowering them to live free from abuse. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $385K in revenue, $422K in expenses, and $399K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Front Royal, VA
Website
phoenix-project.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$385KFY2023
Expenses
$422K
Net assets
$399K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  30-0872706 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Front Royal, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers a safe, confidential space for victims to share stories and explore options, empowering them to live free from abuse.
Leadership
Tammy Sharpe · Executive Director · $32K
Money in and out
$385K revenue, $422K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$385K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$422K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$399K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$385K
FY2023▼ -30%
Expenses
$422K
FY2023▼ -11%
Total assets
$506K
FY2023▲ +12%
Total liabilities
$108K
FY2023▲ +492%
Total revenue
$385K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$422K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$399K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$506K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPhoenix Project
EINHdr · item D30-0872706
Principal addressHdr · item CFront Royal, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jphoenix-project.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$32,337Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Avery Harper’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Avery Harper$63,874$52,206
Tammy Sharpe$32,337$60,796$58,500$58,500

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 $393K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

The organization provides victims a safe, nonjudgmental, confidential place to tell their stories and explore their options.

$393Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$385K
— government grantsLn 1e$284K
Total revenueLn 12$385K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.03
Program services93%$393K
Management & general4%$17K
Fundraising3%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$422K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$400K
Total assetsLn 16$506K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$108K
Total net assetsLn 32$399K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $400K · Operating expenses/yr $422K
11.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $393K · Total expenses $422K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $17K · Total expenses $422K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $422K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $115K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $385K · Total revenue $385K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $284K · Total revenue $385K
74%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $385K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $385K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $422K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $385K · Prior year $553K
-30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $399K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $385K · Expenses $422K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $506K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $399K · Total assets $506K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $506K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tammy Sharpe · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $422K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $284K · Total expenses $422K
67%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth -30%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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)$591K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$516K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$385K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$553K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$458K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$433K revenue · ⤓ 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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