The Plus Me Project activates the art of personal storytelling to build confidence in middle and high school youth. We believe everyone has a story that matters and since 2013 we have impacted over 100,000 students through out the county of los angeles

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 11% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $152K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$355K
Spent
$279K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$270K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$355K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$355K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$757K
FY2024$952K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$279K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$279K
FY2022$563K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$921K
FY2025$897K
Net assets
$270K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$270K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$477K
FY2025$610K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2014.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $205K Management & general 12% · $34K Fundraising 14% · $40K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$67,291Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Ortiz-Reyes’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Richard Reyes—$100,960$99,895$72,395$67,291
Richard Ortiz-Reyes$100,708————

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

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

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $205K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Storytellers plus me inspires students to discover develop and articulate their own stories in safe environments. We worked with over 3,000 students in 2020-2021 and brought our programing to over 50 partner schools.

$123Kprogram expense
02

Leaders plus me helps students increase their self-awareness and confidence by providing social-emotional curriculum to help youth discover their leadership abilities.

$61Kprogram expense
03

Guest speakers plus me brings stories from relatable role models into schools to share their life journeys with youth in the 2020-2021 year we brought our programming to over 40 partnering schools and impacted over 7,000 students

$20Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$355K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Money outPt IX
$279K
Ln 25
Programscol B$205K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$270K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Government grantsLn 1e$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Total revenueLn 12$355K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234K
SavingsLn 2$20
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$270K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K$234K
Total assetsLn 16$194K$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$194K$270K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$42K$12K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K$91K$17K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$376
Office expensesLn 13$5K$1K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$644$644
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$52K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$279K$205K$34K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$897K$109K$610K 990 PDF
FY2024 $952K$921K$31K$477K 990 PDF
FY2023 $757K$736K$21K$470K 990 PDF
FY2022 $742K$563K$179K$452K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $355K$279K$76K$270K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $354,851 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $179,317$142,764
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,808$212,087
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $280,125$354,851
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $142,045$211,170
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,330$67,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $182,375$278,506
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,750$76,345
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $354,851 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$142,764
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$142,764
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $212,087$212,087
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $212,087 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$354,851
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $278,506 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,370 · Management $11,776 · Fundraising $13,145$67,291
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,230 · Management $17,440 · Fundraising $18,810$127,480
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,479 · Management $2,460 · Fundraising $2,460$16,399
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,507 · Fundraising $376$1,883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,181 · Management $1,181 · Fundraising $2,361$4,723
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,155 · Management $644 · Fundraising $644$6,443
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,982 · Fundraising $2,305$54,287
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $204,904 · Management $33,501 · Fundraising $40,101$278,506
Part X · Balance sheet $270,474 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $168,291$233,601
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20$20
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $518$113
X-4 Accounts receivable$36,740
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $194,129$270,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $194,129$270,474
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $194,129$270,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $194,129$270,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $270,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$354,851
XI-2 Total expenses$278,506
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,345
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$194,129
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$270,474

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