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Empowers people of all ages to become confident writers, achieving personal and professional goals. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $333K in revenue, $356K in expenses, and $51K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Red Bank, NJ
Website
www.projectwritenow.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$333KFY2025
Expenses
$356K
Net assets
$51K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3534268 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Red Bank, NJ Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers people of all ages to become confident writers, achieving personal and professional goals.
Leadership
Jennifer Chauhan · Executive Di · $47K
Money in and out
$333K revenue, $356K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$333K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$356K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$51K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -35% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -618% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$333K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses
$356K
FY2025▲ +12%
Total assets
$60K
FY2025▼ -27%
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total revenue
$333K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$356K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$51K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$60K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Write Now INC
EINHdr · item D46-3534268
Principal addressHdr · item CRed Bank, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.projectwritenow.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$46,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Chauhan’s $47K as Executive Di is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Chauhan$46,600$46,490$36,000$31,450

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $282K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

2025 was a year of connection, creativity, and growth. We gathered to celebrate our community, honored partners who make our work possible, amplified voices through live storytelling and publications, expanded writing programs across schools and communities, and reached writers of all ages-reflecting the heart of project write now…

$282Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$183K · 55%
Program service revenue$145K · 44%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants55%$183K
Program service revenue44%$145K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$216
Total revenueLn 12$333K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.06
Program services79%$282K
Management & general15%$54K
Fundraising6%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$51K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $60K · Operating expenses/yr $356K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $282K · Total expenses $356K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $54K · Total expenses $356K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $356K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $19K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $145K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $183K · Total revenue $333K
55%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $333K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $145K · Total revenue $333K
44%
Investment reliance
Investment income $216 · Total revenue $333K
+0.06%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $145K · Total expenses $356K
41%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $333K · Prior year $323K
+3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $233K · FY2025 $333K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $51K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $333K · Expenses $356K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $60K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $51K · Total assets $60K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $60K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Chauhan · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $47K · Total expenses $356K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $252K · Total expenses $356K
71%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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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)$333K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$323K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$291K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$274K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$233K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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