Precious Project INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Dedham, MA501(c)(3)Since 2014Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 47-1281673

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To nurture, educate and empower impoverished youth in tanzania to be productive members and the future leaders of their country.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $147K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $36K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$863K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2022▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$570K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$863K
FY2022▼ -46%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$863K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$805K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$837K
FY2024$984K
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2022 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 Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $634K Management & general 9% · $79K Fundraising 17% · $150K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering impoverished Tanzanian youth through education to become future leaders.

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1 program · $634K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Precious project is helping to transform a rural, impoverished community in tanzania by eliminating disparities in education, care of children and economic development. The project's foundation is based on five pillars: providing children access to quality education; caring for orphans and abandoned children; empowering women with skills…

$634Kprogram 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$36K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$371
Money outPt IX
$863K
Ln 25
Programscol B$634K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$133
Investment incomeLn 3$371
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$319K
SavingsLn 2$768K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$813K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$590K$590K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$187K$38K$41K$108K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$1K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$983$1K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$3K$3K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$431$431
Office expensesLn 13$24K$9K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$388$421$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$863K$634K$79K$150K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$805K$1.2M$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.2M$147K$984K 990 PDF
FY2023 $570K$1.0M−$455K$837K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.1M$863K$253K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.6M−$396K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.2M$138K$1.4M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $1,115,904 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,115,533
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$133
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,115,533
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $371$371
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $371$1,115,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $862,683 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $590,483$590,483
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,159 · Management $41,340 · Fundraising $107,692$187,191
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,152 · Management $1,248 · Fundraising $2,400$4,800
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $983 · Management $1,065 · Fundraising $14,502$16,550
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,137 · Management $3,398 · Fundraising $8,853$15,388
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,935$21,935
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $431$431
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,728 · Fundraising $15,273$24,001
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $388 · Management $421 · Fundraising $1,095$1,904
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $634,302 · Management $78,566 · Fundraising $149,815$862,683
Part X · Balance sheet $1,303,082 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $255,235$319,034
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $557,786$768,009
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $78,670$49,470
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $130,858$166,569
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,048,612$1,303,082
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,513$10,762
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,513$10,762
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $467,371$442,787
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $571,728$849,533
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,039,099$1,292,320
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,048,612$1,303,082
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,292,320 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,115,904
XI-2 Total expenses$862,683
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$253,221
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,039,099
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,292,320

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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