The mission of Project Now, INC. Is to strengthen communities by helping people help themselves and one another. We strive to eliminate the causes of poverty through strategic partnerships and alleviate the negative conditions where poor people live.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 157 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $177K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.3M
79% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 79% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.5M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$17.4M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$906K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17.5M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.5M
FY2021$13.2M
FY2022$16.7M
FY2023$18.7M
FY2024$15.4M
FY2025$17.5M
Expenses
$17.4M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$12.6M
FY2022$16.7M
FY2023$18.7M
FY2024$15.9M
FY2025$17.4M
Net assets
$906K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$906K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 1968.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $16.2M Management & general 6% · $1.1M Fundraising 1% · $147K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $198K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$113,876Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$83,629Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary (termed)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dwight L Ford’s $114K as President/CEO is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dwight L Ford$113,876$108,729$100,267$78,709$59,039—
Maureen Hart—————$111,143
Jeni Biskie$83,629$79,889$5,978———
Kelly Foster———$63,693$58,750$27,120

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

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Unites the community to meet human needs, protect dignity, and restore hope.

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3 programs · $11.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Weatherization/Energy Assistance

Project now provides weatherization and energy assistance to help reduce heating and cooling costs for low-income residents of rock island, mercer and henry counties. Energy assistance and weatherization programs provided assistance to 15,743 customers in 7,240 homes during the year.

$7.2Mprogram expense
02

Child Education

Project now head start promotes the school readiness of preschool-aged children from low-income families while providing comprehensive services to the families. Head start offers a variety of services that support the children, including those with special needs or disabilities, in a positive learning environment.

$2.8Mprogram expense
03

Senior Programs

Designed to help seniors live independently in their own homes. Services include: home-delivered meals, congregate meals, transportation, information and assistance, and outreach services. 136,995 home delivered meals were served to 1,254 seniors. 14,526 meals were served to 288 seniors who were eligible for congregate services.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$177K
Grants paid · 40 grants · $64.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,514,589
Unitemized GrantFY2024$970,815
Unitemized GrantFY2024$749,689
Unitemized GrantFY2024$469,343
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,690
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,703,518
Unitemized GrantFY2023$968,832
Unitemized GrantFY2023$510,416
Unitemized GrantFY2023$428,632
Unitemized GrantFY2023$43,688
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,683,045
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,008,837
Unitemized GrantFY2022$332,078
Unitemized GrantFY2022$262,865
Unitemized GrantFY2022$152,697
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,043,229
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,025,904
Unitemized GrantFY2021$852,728
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$763K
Investment incomeLn 3$242K
Money outPt IX
$17.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.2M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$147K
Owns and owesPt X
$906K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$952K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$15.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$806K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$763K
Investment incomeLn 3$242K
Other incomeLn 4–11$79K
Gains on assetsLn 7$225K
Total revenueLn 12$17.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$400
SavingsLn 2$951K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$952K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$79K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$906K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5157
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$669K$952K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$191K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$906K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.7M$6.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$259K$259K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$3.8M$454K$61K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$74K$73K$208$671
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$934K$143K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$437K$361K$73K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$185K$139K$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$418K$395K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$218K$218K
OccupancyLn 16$474K$435K$32K$7K
TravelLn 17$416K$412K$4K
InterestLn 20$83K$83K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$152K$152K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$77K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.3M$24K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.1M$1.1M$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.4M$16.2M$1.1M$147K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $17.5M$17.4M$65K$906K 990 PDF
FY2024 $15.4M$15.9M−$533K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.7M$18.7M−$9K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.7M$16.7M−$17K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.2M$12.6M$621K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.5M$11.4M$35K$2.2M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,491,004 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,593,426$16,406,608
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $601,180$763,203
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $45,642$242,240
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $109,856$78,953
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,350,104$17,491,004
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,655,086$6,718,126
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,587,779$6,144,266
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,640,727$4,563,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,883,592$17,425,706
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$533,488$65,298
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $17,491,004 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $78,953 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$92,011
VIII-1e Government grants$15,273,801
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,040,796
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$806,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,406,608
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $763,203$763,203
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,072$17,072
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $225,168$225,168
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $763,203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $321,193$17,491,004
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,425,706 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,718,126$6,718,126
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $258,898$258,898
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,773,645 · Management $453,699 · Fundraising $61,264$4,288,608
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $73,151 · Management $208 · Fundraising $671$74,030
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $934,094 · Management $142,760 · Fundraising $8,571$1,085,425
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $360,792 · Management $73,202 · Fundraising $3,311$437,305
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,279$16,279
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $83,990$83,990
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $138,764 · Fundraising $46,704$185,468
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,252$28,252
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $395,128 · Management $23,127$418,255
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $217,702$217,702
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $434,867 · Management $32,364 · Fundraising $6,967$474,198
IX-17 TravelPrograms $411,538 · Management $4,174$415,712
IX-20 InterestPrograms $83,241$83,241
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $151,650$151,650
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $77,225$77,225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,256,156 · Management $23,583 · Fundraising $3,537$1,283,276
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,112,566 · Fundraising $15,500$1,128,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,166,897 · Management $1,112,284 · Fundraising $146,525$17,425,706
Part X · Balance sheet $4,243,231 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $400$400
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $668,956$951,149
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,608,195$1,392,558
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,596$37,590
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,097$41,450
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,613,565$1,741,482
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $190,880$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $67,876$78,602
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,209,565$4,243,231
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,515,189$1,722,346
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $437,264$401,494
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $190,880$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $78,913$170,060
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,181,978$3,337,004
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $843,710$906,227
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $183,877$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,027,587$906,227
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,209,565$4,243,231
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $906,227 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,491,004
XI-2 Total expenses$17,425,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,027,587
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$186,658
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$906,227

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