My Project USA: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-2398195)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$607K
FY2021	$1.0M
FY2022	$2.9M
FY2023	$4.3M
FY2024	$1.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$512K
FY2021	$710K
FY2022	$2.8M
FY2023	$4.6M
FY2024	$1.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$140K
FY2021	$475K
FY2022	$606K
FY2023	$385K
FY2024	$216K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

82%

16%

Program services 82% · $420K Management & general 16% · $84K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Zerqa Abid

President/Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Russell Harris

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Galasso

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raifa Alhag-Ali

Board Member

$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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Protects and empowers American youth facing drugs, gangs, trafficking, bullying, and violence through programs.

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3 programs · $334K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Job & Training

A warehouse container business & a thrift store to support youth and families in the neighborhood

$159Kprogram expense

02

Youth Development

Soccer, reading program, youth leadership trainings, earth days, festivals and other activities

$142Kprogram expense

03

Food Pantry

Weekly food pantry in partnership with the mid-ohio food bank

$34Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$70K

United Way of Central Ohio INCFY2024$45K

American Academy of Family Physicians FoundationFY2024$24K

Columbus FoundationFY2024$7K

The Wendys FoundationFY2024$5K

Verizon FoundationFY2024$750

Saaaf FoundationFY2024$750

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$152K

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Grants paid · 14 grants · $308K · 2020–2023

Unitemized GrantFY2023$39,976

Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,934

Unitemized GrantFY2023$28,830

Unitemized GrantFY2022$27,106

Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,653

Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,050

Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,746

Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,500

Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,006

Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,517

Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$607K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K

Other incomeLn 4–11$36K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K

Money outPt IX

$512K

Ln 25

Programscol B$420K

Managementcol C$84K

Fundraisingcol D$8K

Owns and owesPt X

$140K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K

Total assetsLn 16$342K

LiabilitiesLn 26$202K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K

Government grantsLn 1e$230K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$59K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K

Other incomeLn 4–11$36K

Total revenueLn 12$607K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$75K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$207K

Other assetsLn 15$3K

Total assetsLn 16$342K

LiabilitiesLn 26$202K

Net assetsLn 32$140K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 517

VolunteersI 61,200

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$38K	$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$31K	$207K
Total assetsLn 16	$178K	$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$147K	$202K
Net assetsLn 32	$31K	$140K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$47K	$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$138K	$134K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$12K	$10K	$2K
Legal feesLn 11b	$513	$513
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3K	$2K	$732
Office expensesLn 13	$52K	$21K	$28K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$132K	$131K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$19K	$19K	$359
InterestLn 20	$10		$10
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$15K	$12K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$3K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$78K	$37K	$35K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$3K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$512K	$420K	$84K	$8K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.7M	$1.8M	−$170K	$216K	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.3M	$4.6M	−$279K	$385K	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.9M	$2.8M	$131K	$606K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.0M	$710K	$335K	$475K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$607K	$512K	$95K	$140K	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 $607,158 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $324,868$550,600

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,064$20,617

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,064$35,941

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $381,996$607,158

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$47,023

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $51,123$149,808

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $300,263$315,581

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,386$512,412

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,610$94,746

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $607,158 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$230,133

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,467

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$58,950

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,600

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,617$20,617

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $350$350

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35,591$35,591

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,208 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $350$607,158

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $512,412 across 14 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $47,023$47,023

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,180 · Management $3,459$137,639

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,491 · Management $1,678$12,169

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $513$513

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,828$2,828

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,979 · Management $732$2,711

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,956 · Management $28,228 · Fundraising $2,730$51,914

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $130,752 · Management $1,462$132,214

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,564 · Management $359$18,923

IX-20 InterestManagement $10$10

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,334 · Management $3,146$15,480

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,569 · Management $1,852$4,421

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,959 · Management $35,325 · Fundraising $5,625$77,909

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,251 · Management $5,407$8,658

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $419,571 · Management $84,486 · Fundraising $8,355$512,412

Part X · Balance sheet $342,228 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,570$75,294

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,338$7,813

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $61,000$46,500

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,806

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,571$207,118

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,934$2,697

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $178,413$342,228

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,575$46,055

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$149,900

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $55,907$130

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $146,967$202,470

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,446$47,199

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$92,559

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,446$139,758

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $178,413$342,228

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $139,758 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$607,158

XI-2 Total expenses$512,412

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,746

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,446

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$13,566

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$139,758

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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My Project USA FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for My Project USA

Job & Training

Youth Development

Food Pantry

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV