Project for Empty Space INC EIN 46-5377697

Project for Empty Space INC FY2023 filing

EIN  46-5377697 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Newark, NJ
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Creates art exhibitions and programs fostering dialogue, education, and change for cultural tolerance.
Leadership
Jasmine Wahi · President · $151K
Money in and out
$1.0M revenue, $1.7M expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency

Creates art exhibitions and programs fostering dialogue, education, and change for cultural tolerance. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $1.0M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, and $373K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$373K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$704K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-69%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +3%
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +52%
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +60%
Total liabilities
$481K
FY2023▼ -8%
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$373K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$704K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Hosted numerous exhibitions in addition to promoting the galeerys mission throughtout the newark community. Organization received grant income during the year from the nea and the warhol foundation and has begun to develop its grant-writing prowess with the expectation of obtaining further grants in future years.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Hosted numerous exhibitions in addition to promoting the gallery's mission throughout the newark community. Organization received grant income during the year from the nea and the warhol foundation and has begun to develop its grant-writing prowess with the expectation of obtaining further grants in future years.

$881Kprogram expense
03

Organization displays and sells art to the public, in addition to providing artist residency studios on a regular basis.

$211Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject for Empty Space INC
EINHdr · item D46-5377697
Principal addressHdr · item CNewark, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.projectforemptyspace.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$150,995Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$120,400Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$46,999Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director/Chairwoman
$44,615Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jasmine Wahi’s $145K as Co-Director/President is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jasmine Wahi$145,000$150,995$102,670$90,701$82,793
Rebecca Jampol$143,177$120,400$99,906$89,688$76,382
Amy Goldrich$1,800

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$4.2M · 413%
Program service revenue$208K · 20%
Investment income$32K · 3%
Contributions & grants413%$4.2M
Program service revenue20%$208K
Investment income3%$32K
— government grantsLn 1e$2.8M
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.13
Program services64%$1.1M
Management & general26%$452K
Fundraising13%$227K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$481K
Total net assetsLn 32$373K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.7M · Less non-cash grants $32K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.7M
15.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.8M
62%
Management & General
Management & general $452K · Total expenses $1.8M
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $226K · Total expenses $1.8M
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $164K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $752K
$0.22 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.2M · Total revenue $1.0M
413%
Government reliance
Government grants $2.8M · Total revenue $1.0M
271%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $208K · Total revenue $1.0M
20%
Investment reliance
Investment income $32K · Total revenue $1.0M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $208K · Total expenses $1.7M
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $988K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $373K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $1.7M
-69%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $373K · Total assets $1.9M
20%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $770K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
41%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jasmine Wahi · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $151K · Total expenses $1.7M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $890K · Total expenses $1.7M
52%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 3%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $270K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$48,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$126,637
Unitemized GrantFY2020$68,515

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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)$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$988K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$595K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$414K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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