Thru Project EIN 46-3961089

Thru Project FY2020 filing

EIN  46-3961089 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Antonio, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps foster youth transition to adulthood with guidance, support, and resources for success.
Leadership
Elaine Andries Hartle · CEO · $66K
Money in and out
$656K revenue, $551K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Helps foster youth transition to adulthood with guidance, support, and resources for success. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $656K in revenue, $551K in expenses, and $361K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$656K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$551K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$361K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $105K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$656K
FY2020
Expenses
$551K
FY2020
Total assets
$374K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$14K
FY2020
Total revenue
$656K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$551K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$361K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$105K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$374K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $438K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The mentoring program provides youth with the resources to achieve a successful life after foster care. Youth are matched with a volunteer advisor for one-on-one guidance and support related to housing, employment and life skills.

$225Kprogram expense
02

Next step housing program provides youth with apartments for secure housing.

$189Kprogram expense
03

The phone program provides youth with a cell phone and service to maintain consistent communication with their advisor and other state services vital to their success as adults. The cell phones also allow youth to apply for employment, find correct bus lines and locate services to help with legal, medical, educational and emergency…

$24Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThru Project
EINHdr · item D46-3961089
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thruproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
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
$66,485Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Courtney Laverty’s $122K as CEO is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1547 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Courtney Laverty$121,663$105,559$85,118$20,693
Elaine Andries Hartle$67,327$66,485

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
Contributions & grants$465K · 71%
Other revenue$113K · 17%
Program service revenue$76K · 12%
Contributions & grants71%$465K
Other revenue17%$113K
Program service revenue12%$76K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$49K
Total revenueLn 12$656K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program services88%$485K
Management & general8%$44K
Fundraising4%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$551K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$337K
Total assetsLn 16$374K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$14K
Total net assetsLn 32$361K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $337K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $551K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $549K
7.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $485K · Total expenses $551K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $44K · Total expenses $551K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $551K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $21K · Solicited contributions $416K
$0.05 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $465K · Total revenue $656K
71%
Government reliance
Government grants $49K · Total revenue $656K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $76K · Total revenue $656K
12%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $656K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $76K · Total expenses $551K
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $656K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $361K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $656K · Expenses $551K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $374K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $361K · Total assets $374K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $374K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elaine Andries Hartle · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $551K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $331K · Total expenses $551K
60%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
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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)$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$887K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$656K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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