1882 Project Foundation EIN 46-1144885 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

1882 Project Foundation FY2022 filing

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Educates the public about Chinese Exclusion Laws and their impact on American history. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $243K in revenue, $234K in expenses, and $630K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.1882project.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$243KFY2022
Expenses
$234K
Net assets
$630K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-1144885 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates the public about Chinese Exclusion Laws and their impact on American history.
Leadership
Ted Gong · Executive Dir.
Money in and out
$243K revenue, $234K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$243K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$234K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$630K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
31.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$243K
FY2022▼ -58%
Expenses
$234K
FY2022▲ +272%
Total assets
$630K
FY2022▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2022
Total revenue
$243K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$234K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$630K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$630K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item C1882 Project Foundation
EINHdr · item D46-1144885
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.1882project.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A23)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Foundation Mgr.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Foundation Mgr.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $140K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Mellon Project

Building renovation project for 1882 ?s office in DC to create a collaborative workspace in Chinatown as well as support for featured Talk Stories in Chinatown. Design plans completed in FY2022; renovation starts in FY2023. (Note: Grant received in FY 2021 and carried over to FY2022)

$56Kprogram expense
02

Forest Services Film

A film project to promote historical sites and US Forest Service and BLM land, such as those where Chinese Railroad laborers worked.

$46Kprogram expense
03

Chinese American Women in History (cawh) Conference Project

Planning and organizing the CAWH conference for September 2023; expected number of participants is 100.

$38Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$240K · 98%
Other revenue$4K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$240K
Other revenue2%$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$49K
Total revenueLn 12$243K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.01
Program services98%$231K
Management & general1%$2K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$234K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$621K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$630K
Months of cash on handcomputed31.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $621K · Operating expenses/yr $234K
31.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $231K · Total expenses $234K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $234K
0.8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $234K
0.8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $386K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $240K · Total revenue $243K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $49K · Total revenue $243K
20%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $243K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $243K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $234K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $243K · Prior year $584K
-58%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $630K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $243K · Expenses $234K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $630K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $630K · Total assets $630K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $630K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ted Gong · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $234K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $234K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 0.8%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.8%
Revenue growth -58%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.1%

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$676K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$708K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$727K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$106K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$243K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$584K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$84K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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