Project Write Now EIN 46-3534268

Project Write Now FY2022 filing

EIN  46-3534268 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Red Bank, NJ
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
Greg Phelan · President
Money in and out
$274K revenue, $258K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency

Empowers people of all ages to become confident writers, achieving personal and professional goals. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $274K in revenue, $258K in expenses, and $65K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$274K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$258K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$65K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $15K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$274K
FY2022▲ +9%
Expenses
$258K
FY2022▲ +14%
Total assets
$75K
FY2022▲ +33%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2022▲ +44%
Total revenue
$274K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$258K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$65K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$75K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $212K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Project write now has given people of all ages safe spaces to write their stories-building self-awareness, resilience, and confidence. We have created and deepened connection and community-generating compassion, empathy, and hope. Is there anything more essential in our world today?

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Write Now
EINHdr · item D46-3534268
Principal addressHdr · item CRed Bank, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.projectwritenow.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
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 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Jennifer Chauhan’s $46K as Executive Di is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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

NameFY2024FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Chauhan$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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$187K · 68%
Contributions & grants$81K · 30%
Other revenue$5K · 2%
Program service revenue68%$187K
Contributions & grants30%$81K
Other revenue2%$5K
Investment income$5
Total revenueLn 12$274K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.06
Program services82%$212K
Management & general12%$32K
Fundraising6%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$258K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$75K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$65K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $75K · Operating expenses/yr $258K
3.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $212K · Total expenses $258K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $32K · Total expenses $258K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $258K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $76K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $81K · Total revenue $274K
30%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $274K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $187K · Total revenue $274K
68%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5 · Total revenue $274K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $187K · Total expenses $258K
72%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $274K · Prior year $251K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $65K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $274K · Expenses $258K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $75K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $65K · Total assets $75K
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $75K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Greg Phelan · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $258K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $178K · Total expenses $258K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 9%
Accounting fee ratio 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
FY2024 (Latest)$323K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$291K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$274K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$233K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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