The Everyday Projects INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2015EducationEIN 36-4823538

The purposes of the everyday projects, INC. Are to (I) use photography to enrich understanding of places, people and issues while building a global community of storytellers; (II) to transcend visual stereotypes by disseminating photographs of day-to-day life across the globe; (III) to tell stories that are often overlooked by mainstream media and that provide context to the headlines of mainstream media; (IV) to reflect a largely unseen reality, dispelling negative stereotypes often perpetuated by traditional media; (v) to provide a public platform for capturing and sharing of images as a way to create community; and (vi) to conduct any and all lawful activities which may be necessary, desirable or useful in accomplishing the foregoing purposes, either alone or together with other organizations and individuals having similar purposes, subject to the restrictions and limitations of applicable law.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$20K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 deficit $4K a year · 3% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$374
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$278K
Spent
$186K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$145K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$278K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$47K
Expenses
$186K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$112K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$47K
Net assets
$145K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$34K
FY2024$30K
FY2025$30K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $154K Management & general 17% · $32K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$9,804Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$9,746Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samuel Austin Merrill’s $20K as Co-President is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Samuel Austin Merrill$20,000$30,000$9,804
Peter Dicampo$7,500$30,000$9,746

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

Programs and updates

Uses photography to share overlooked global stories and build community.

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1 program service account for $154K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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We exhibit our photography in galleries and festivals across the planet, run a 2-YEAR photographer mentorship program with native agency, partner with world press photo to build and manage the african photojournalism database, create original stories on photography for our publication re- picture, and work with dozens of schools to reach…

$154Kprogram expense

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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
PhotowingsFY2024$33K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$205K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Money outPt IX
$186K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$145K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$374
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$205K
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$374
Net assetsLn 32$145K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K$145K
Total assetsLn 16$54K$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$374
Net assetsLn 32$52K$145K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$938$938
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$615$308$307
TravelLn 17$682$682
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$147K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$198$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$186K$154K$32K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $47K$47K$125$30K 990 PDF
FY2024 $44K$48K−$4K$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 $93K$129K−$37K$34K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$112K$411$70K 990 PDF
FY2021 $104K$179K−$75K$70K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $278K$186K$93K$145K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $278,253 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,447
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$73,447
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $204,806$204,806
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $204,806$278,253
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $185,731 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $19,550$19,550
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,584$1,584
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $938$938
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,750$3,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,791$4,791
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,931 · Management $1,930$3,861
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $308 · Management $307$615
IX-17 TravelManagement $682$682
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,077$1,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $146,817$146,817
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $198 · Management $1,868$2,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,045 · Management $31,686 · Fundraising $0$185,731
Part X · Balance sheet $144,919 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,658$144,919
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,658$144,919
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,635$374
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,635$374
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $52,023$118,619
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$25,926
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,023$144,545
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,658$144,919
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $144,545 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,253
XI-2 Total expenses$185,731
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,522
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,023
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$144,545

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