The Butterfly Project

Tax-deductible

San Diego, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 36-4811373Revenue $346K in FY2024

On file with the IRSthebutterflyprojectnow.org4950 Murphy Canyon Rd, 92123-4900 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Jun 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Butterfly Project provides a gentle, arts-based approach to teaching the holocaust as a way to engage people, both young and old in becoming advocates forsocial justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 17% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $113K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$346K
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$326K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$228K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$346K
FY2024▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$346K
Expenses
$326K
FY2024▲ +68%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$157K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$326K
Net assets
$228K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$228K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $246K Management & general 11% · $37K Fundraising 13% · $43K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Teaches the Holocaust through art to inspire social justice advocacy.

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1 program · $246K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The butterfly project works with schools, museums and community organizations around the world, bringing unique holocaust education programs to thousands of participantsand offering them the opportunity to paint butterflies - one for each child lost in the holocaust.

$246Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$346K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$150
Money outPt IX
$326K
Ln 25
Programscol B$246K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$228K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$150
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$346K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$230K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$228K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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$210K$230K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$781$24
Total assetsLn 16$211K$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$208K$228K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$143K$122K$4K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K$51K$26K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$872$871
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$790$790
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$717$359$179$179
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$55K$281$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$6K$1K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K$246K$37K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $346K$326K$20K$228K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$194K$21K$208K 990 PDF
FY2022 $252K$157K$95K$187K 990 PDF
FY2021 $194K$92K 990 PDF
FY2020 $190K$119K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $345,751 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $115,871$241,844
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $99,474$103,757
I-10 Investment income$150
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,345$345,751
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,399$142,881
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,002$182,893
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $194,401$325,774
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,944$19,977
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $345,751 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$241,844
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$241,844
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $103,757$103,757
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $150$150
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,757 · Excluded from tax $150$345,751
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,774 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $121,795 · Management $4,217 · Fundraising $16,869$142,881
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,768 · Management $26,112 · Fundraising $17,013$93,893
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,610$1,610
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,744 · Management $872 · Fundraising $871$3,487
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,858$3,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $790$790
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $359 · Management $179 · Fundraising $179$717
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,828 · Management $2,494 · Fundraising $1,288$8,610
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,293 · Management $281 · Fundraising $1,208$56,782
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,124 · Management $1,283 · Fundraising $5,739$13,146
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $245,559 · Management $37,048 · Fundraising $43,167$325,774
Part X · Balance sheet $229,984 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $209,768$229,960
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $781$24
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $210,549$229,984
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,952$2,409
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,952$2,409
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $205,093$227,575
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $207,597$227,575
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $210,549$229,984
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $227,575 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,751
XI-2 Total expenses$325,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,977
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$207,597
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$227,575

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