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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 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
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$742K
+109% vs prior year
Spent
$563K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$452K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$742K
FY2022▲ +109%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$355K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$757K
FY2024$952K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$563K
FY2022▲ +102%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$279K
FY2022$563K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$921K
FY2025$897K
Net assets
$452K
FY2022▲ +67%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$270K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$477K
FY2025$610K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $450K Management & general 15% · $84K Fundraising 5% · $28K

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; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$72,395Pt 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

Empowers youth through personal storytelling to build confidence.

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3 programs · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$293Kprogram 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.

$90Kprogram 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

$68Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$742K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$457K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Money outPt IX
$563K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$452K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$452K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$457K
Total revenueLn 12$742K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$357K
SavingsLn 2$20
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$452K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$452K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K$357K
Total assetsLn 16$270K$452K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$270K$452K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$43K$23K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$271K$217K$41K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$16K$2K$932
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$25K$5K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$1K$8K$481
Information technologyLn 14$15K$12K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$12K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$108K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$563K$450K$84K$28K

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 Viewing $742K$563K$179K$452K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $742,011 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $142,764$285,136
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $212,087$456,875
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $354,851$742,011
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $211,170$393,499
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,336$169,049
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $278,506$562,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,345$179,463
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $742,011 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$147,636
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$285,136
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $456,875$456,875
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $456,875 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$742,011
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $562,548 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,231 · Management $23,478 · Fundraising $5,686$72,395
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $217,115 · Management $40,709 · Fundraising $13,569$271,393
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,846 · Management $1,864 · Fundraising $932$18,642
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,856 · Management $4,660 · Fundraising $1,553$31,069
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,708 · Management $1,709$3,417
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,444 · Management $7,702 · Fundraising $481$9,627
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,825 · Management $2,957$14,782
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,619$4,619
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,716 · Management $1,302$13,018
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,591$9,591
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,089 · Fundraising $5,906$113,995
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,040 · Management $84,381 · Fundraising $28,127$562,548
Part X · Balance sheet $451,610 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $233,601$356,690
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20$20
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,740$94,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,474$451,610
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $270,474$451,610
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $270,474$451,610
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,474$451,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $451,610 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$742,011
XI-2 Total expenses$562,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$179,463
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$270,474
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,673
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$451,610

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