Project Return INC: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 39-1411980)

Wendel Hruska’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Wendel Hruska	$79,773	$62,100	$68,480	$68,592	$64,224	$61,372
Rodney Evans	$6,000	$6,480	$1,260	—	—	—
Rob Schreiber	$3,920	$4,320	$3,820	$3,640	$4,080	$1,040

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps formerly incarcerated individuals successfully reintegrate into family and community life.

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1 program · $512K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Overview of services project return continues to meet people where they are-even though they are often several steps behind their counterparts of just a few years ago. We create an individualized plan to help each client access the resources needed for employment success.

$512Kprogram 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

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County INCFY2024$80K

Greater Milwaukee Foundation INCFY2024$76K

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$10K

Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Community Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$189K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$685K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$674K

Investment incomeLn 3$8K

Other incomeLn 4–11$3K

Money outPt IX

$617K

Ln 25

Programscol B$512K

Managementcol C$61K

Fundraisingcol D$44K

Owns and owesPt X

$233K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K

Total assetsLn 16$259K

LiabilitiesLn 26$27K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$674K

Government grantsLn 1e$57K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K

Investment incomeLn 3$8K

Other incomeLn 4–11$3K

Total revenueLn 12$685K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$184K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K

Other assetsLn 15$14K

Total assetsLn 16$259K

LiabilitiesLn 26$27K

Net assetsLn 32$233K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 512

VolunteersI 675

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$106K	$184K
Total assetsLn 16	$200K	$259K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$35K	$27K
Net assetsLn 32	$165K	$233K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$83K	$35K	$24K	$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$297K	$288K	$4K	$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$7K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$37K	$36K	$432	$432
Payroll taxesLn 10	$22K	$19K	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K		$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$6K			$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$47K	$43K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$17K	$14K	$942	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$41K	$35K	$3K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$4K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K		$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$42K	$31K	$8K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$617K	$512K	$61K	$44K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.0M	$971K	$43K	$276K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$685K	$617K	$68K	$233K	990 PDF
FY2023	$545K	$585K	−$40K	$165K	990 PDF
FY2022	$738K	$654K	$84K	$205K	990 PDF
FY2021	$444K	$487K	−$44K	$121K	990 PDF
FY2020	$513K	$437K	$76K	$165K	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

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Part I · Summary $685,344 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $554,524$673,742

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,365$8,430

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,963$3,172

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $544,926$685,344

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $384,935$446,190

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $7,535$6,450

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,756$164,755

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $585,226$617,395

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,300$67,949

Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members11

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $685,344 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$80,000

VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,950

VIII-1e Government grants$56,837

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$525,955

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$673,742

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,430$8,430

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$584−$584

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,756$3,756

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,846$685,344

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $617,395 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,171 · Management $24,104 · Fundraising $24,104$83,379

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $287,584 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $4,500$296,584

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,228$7,228

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,052 · Management $432 · Fundraising $432$36,916

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,981 · Management $1,551 · Fundraising $1,551$22,083

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $6,450$6,450

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,465 · Management $3,421$46,886

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,987 · Management $942 · Fundraising $1,760$16,689

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,098 · Management $2,869 · Fundraising $2,869$40,836

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,589$3,589

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,319$4,319

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,825$2,825

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,019 · Management $8,265 · Fundraising $2,327$41,611

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $512,174 · Management $61,228 · Fundraising $43,993$617,395

Part X · Balance sheet $259,459 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,529$183,548

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $75,032$56,787

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,587$5,563

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,880$13,561

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,028$259,459

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,931$13,272

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,382$13,523

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,313$26,795

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,215$157,664

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $127,500$75,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $164,715$232,664

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,028$259,459

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $232,664 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$685,344

XI-2 Total expenses$617,395

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$67,949

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$164,715

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$232,664

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