Pulaski County Adoption Coalition INC DBA Project Zero FY2020 filing

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Little Rock, AR501(c)(3)Since 2011Human ServicesEIN 46-5366394Revenue $472K in FY2020

On file with the IRStheprojectzero.org10 Kings CT, 72211-1603 · Little Rock, ARTax-exempt since Apr 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Pulaski County Adoption Coalition is a group of individuals whose mission is to raise awareness about the need for adoptive families for children waiting in our state foster care system; to build hope in and relationships with waiting children; and to promote and help to connect waiting children with their forever families. The Coalition is made up of foster parents, adoptive parents, department of children and family services employees, attorneys, casa volunteers and others who are passionate about the children in foster care. These individuals volunteer their time and talents to help find forever families for our state's waiting children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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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FY2020 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $131K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$472K
Spent
$386K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$377K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$472K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$472K
FY2021$613K
FY2022$670K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$657K
FY2025$876K
Expenses
$386K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$619K
FY2025$654K
Net assets
$377K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$820K
FY2024$858K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Apr 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $239K Management & general 20% · $79K Fundraising 18% · $68K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$54,480Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Erwin’s $75K as Officer is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Erwin$74,643$70,065$68,650$69,660$65,080$54,480

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects waiting foster children with forever families through awareness.

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3 programs · $236K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Direct assistance to children in foster care AND/OR awaiting adoption.

$148Kprogram expense
02

Events and other efforts to identify potential adoptive and foster families, and connect children with such families.

$55Kprogram expense
03

Events and other efforts to raise awareness for children in foster care AND/OR waiting adoption.

$34Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$472K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$386K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$377K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$407K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$472K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$407K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$407K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$377K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6516
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$296K$407K
Total assetsLn 16$296K$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$291K$377K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$56K$56K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$18K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$14K$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$6K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K$33
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K$132
Office expensesLn 13$5K$511$134$4K
TravelLn 17$748$633$50$65
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$128K$100K$3K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$26K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$386K$239K$79K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $876K$654K$222K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $657K$619K$38K$858K 990 PDF
FY2023 $606K$555K$51K$820K 990 PDF
FY2022 $670K$489K$181K$769K 990 PDF
FY2021 $613K$402K$211K$588K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $472K$386K$86K$377K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $471,662 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $498,997$435,069
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,436$36,593
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $487,561$471,662
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,302$56,281
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $114,018$115,515
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,515$213,713
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $379,835$385,509
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,726$86,153
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $471,662 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $38,443 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$71,488
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$363,581
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,103
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$435,069
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,850−$1,850
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,443 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,850$471,662
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $385,509 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $56,281$56,281
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,160 · Management $18,160 · Fundraising $18,160$54,480
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,386 · Management $14,386 · Fundraising $14,386$43,158
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,959 · Management $5,959 · Fundraising $5,959$17,877
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,351$10,351
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,625 · Management $33$12,658
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $18,766 · Fundraising $132$18,898
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $511 · Management $134 · Fundraising $4,142$4,787
IX-17 TravelPrograms $633 · Management $50 · Fundraising $65$748
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,977$3,977
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,676 · Management $3,149 · Fundraising $25,476$128,301
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,426 · Management $7,567$33,993
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,634 · Management $78,555 · Fundraising $68,320$385,509
Part X · Balance sheet $406,869 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $295,855$406,869
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $295,855$406,869
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,698$6,359
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$23,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,698$29,559
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $291,157$377,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $295,855$406,869
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $377,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$471,662
XI-2 Total expenses$385,509
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,153
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$291,157
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$377,310

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