Sero Project INC

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Nashua, IA501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 46-1626584Revenue $1.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSseroproject.com2698 Exeter Avenue, 50658-9715 · Nashua, IATax-exempt since Jun 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Sero Project INC. (Sero) is a network of people with HIV and allies fighting for freedom from stigma and injustice. Sero is particularly focused on ending inappropriate criminal prosecution of people with HIV, including for non-disclosure of their HIV status, potential or percieved HIV exposure, or HIV transmission. Sero's HIV criminalization work includes raising public awareness through community education efforts and outreach to mobilize and advocate for reform.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $530K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$719K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$580K
FY2021$870K
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$512K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$719K
FY2024▲ +101%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$719K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2013.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.1M Management & general 4% · $46K Fundraising 6% · $71K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co Executive
$61,481Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Exec Dire
$61,096Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kamaria Laffrey’s $61K as Co Executive is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean Strub—$77,000$77,000$77,000$78,604
Kamaria Laffrey$61,481$55,000———
Tamara Haught$61,096$55,400$46,200$46,200$47,162

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

Advocates against HIV criminalization and stigma, working for justice and freedom.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Sero's hiv criminalization work includes raising public awareness through community education efforts and outreach to mobilize and advocate for reform.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$719K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$494
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$583K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$719K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$2.3M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$616K$719K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$107K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$218K$190K$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$23K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$4K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$2K$133$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$2K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$6K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$32K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$710K$679K$2K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$1K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$46K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$103K$719K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M$51K$357K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$1.0M$2.3M$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 $870K$787K$83K$229K 990 PDF
FY2020 $580K$512K$68K$113K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,284,853 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,254,580$1,158,339
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,845$80,340
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59,675$46,174
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,416,100$1,284,853
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $416,043$366,361
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $948,696$815,475
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,364,739$1,181,836
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,361$103,017
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,284,853 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,158,339
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,146
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,158,339
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $80,340$80,340
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $46,668$46,668
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$494−$494
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79,846 · Excluded from tax $46,668$1,284,853
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,181,836 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,093 · Management $7,742 · Fundraising $7,742$122,577
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,087 · Management $13,743 · Fundraising $13,743$217,573
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,899 · Management $1,656 · Fundraising $1,656$26,211
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,936$13,936
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,700 · Management $6,300$10,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,833 · Management $133 · Fundraising $1,616$3,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,240 · Fundraising $9,888$12,128
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,275 · Management $3,009$7,284
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,483 · Management $6,483 · Fundraising $6,483$19,449
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,065$32,065
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,932$2,932
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $679,000 · Management $2,367 · Fundraising $28,161$709,528
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,236 · Management $2,099 · Fundraising $1,236$4,571
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,064,847 · Management $46,464 · Fundraising $70,525$1,181,836
Part X · Balance sheet $1,886,259 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $466,092$583,135
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,857,864$1,202,033
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,420$40,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,204$7,349
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$48,159
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,930$5,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,355,510$1,886,259
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,500$56,107
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,723,426$1,111,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,739,390$1,167,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $357,406$305,516
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $258,714$413,621
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $616,120$719,137
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,355,510$1,886,259
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $719,137 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,284,853
XI-2 Total expenses$1,181,836
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$103,017
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$616,120
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$719,137

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