The Nehemiah Project INC

Tax-deductible

Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 39-1841047Revenue $619K in FY2025

On file with the IRSnehemiahprojectinc.org2506 W Vliet St, 53205-1834 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Jun 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A social service agency working with youth and their families in the Greater Milwaukee area. We operate transitional living facilities for youth displaced from their homes offering programs in independent living, aoda, employment skill training and restorative justice/forgiveness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$619K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$551K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$344K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$619K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2021$562K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$560K
FY2024$561K
FY2025$619K
Expenses
$551K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$676K
FY2021$520K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$551K
Net assets
$344K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$233K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$344K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1996.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $500K Management & general 9% · $50K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides transitional housing and life skills programs for displaced youth and their families.

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3 programs · $500K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of two group homes for boys ages 13-17. Residential care, educational programming and group/individual counseling.

$500Kprogram expense
02

Forgiveness for teens program allowing youth to explore the restorative/healing principles of the tenants of forgiveness.

Pt IX · col B
03

Seeds of growth youth employment training program for boys ages 13-17.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$619K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$611K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$686
Money outPt IX
$551K
Ln 25
Programscol B$500K
Managementcol C$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$344K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$611K
Investment incomeLn 3$686
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$619K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$190K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$344K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$102K$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$168K$190K
Total assetsLn 16$322K$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$275K$344K
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$331K$299K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$30K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$684
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
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$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$63K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$21K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$551K$500K$50K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $619K$551K$69K$344K 990 PDF
FY2024 $561K$581K−$20K$275K 990 PDF
FY2023 $560K$498K$62K$295K 990 PDF
FY2022 $334K$330K$4K$233K 990 PDF
FY2021 $562K$520K$42K$229K 990 PDF
FY2020 $581K$676K−$95K$187K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $619,364 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $560,550$610,625
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$686
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70$8,053
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $560,632$619,364
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $372,106$378,054
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $208,450$172,485
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $580,556$550,539
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,924$68,825
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $619,364 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$610,625
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$610,625
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $686$686
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,053$8,053
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,739$619,364
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $550,539 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 $298,746 · Management $32,500$331,246
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,545$14,545
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,716 · Management $2,547$32,263
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,825 · Management $10,800$21,625
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,272 · Management $684$3,956
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,969$11,969
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,916$3,916
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 $16,514$16,514
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,716$26,716
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,000$63,000
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,898 · Management $3,891$24,789
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $500,117 · Management $50,422 · Fundraising $0$550,539
Part X · Balance sheet $379,462 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,380$133,995
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $41,397$45,042
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 $168,321$189,751
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 assetsStart of year $10,000$10,674
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $322,098$379,462
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,273$35,813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,274$35,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $274,824$343,649
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $274,824$343,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $322,098$379,462
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $343,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$619,364
XI-2 Total expenses$550,539
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$68,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$274,824
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$343,649

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