My Project USA: FY2021 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.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

85%

13%

Program services 85% · $602K Management & general 13% · $93K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Zerqa Abid

President/Executive Direct

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raifa Alhag-Ali

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Binish Hussain

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zeenath Sheikh

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sheryl Munson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Uzair Qidwai

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ramy El-Assal

Secretary/Director

$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

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $395K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Youth Development

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

$220Kprogram expense

02

Job & Training

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

$133Kprogram expense

03

Food Pantry

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

$41Kprogram 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

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs

Year ending Dec 2023 · $1.5M federal money spent

Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.569 · Through Mid-Ohio Food Collective$660K

Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Ohio Department of Education$563K

Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives$198K

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through City of Columbus and 1 more$75K

The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $850K federal money spent

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through City of Columbus and 1 more$379K

Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Ohio Department of Education$298K

Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.569 · Through Mid-Ohio Food Collective$163K

Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives$11K

The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$988K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K

Other incomeLn 4–11$25K

Money outPt IX

$710K

Ln 25

Programscol B$602K

Managementcol C$93K

Fundraisingcol D$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$475K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K

Total assetsLn 16$719K

LiabilitiesLn 26$245K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$988K

Government grantsLn 1e$97K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K

Other incomeLn 4–11$25K

Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$47K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K

Accounts receivableLn 4$186K

Inventories for sale or useLn 8$61K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$424K

Other assetsLn 15$1K

Total assetsLn 16$719K

LiabilitiesLn 26$245K

Net assetsLn 32$475K

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$75K	$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$207K	$424K
Total assetsLn 16	$342K	$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$202K	$245K
Net assetsLn 32	$140K	$475K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$8K	$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$183K	$176K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$14K	$13K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$59K	$30K	$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$17K		$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$19K	$19K	$125
Office expensesLn 13	$40K	$28K	$11K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$169K	$168K	$774
TravelLn 17	$17K	$15K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$24K	$19K	$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$10K	$4K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$142K	$115K	$14K	$13K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$8K	$733
Total functional expensesLn 25	$710K	$602K	$93K	$14K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025	$1.7M	$1.8M	−$170K	$216K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2025	$4.3M	$4.6M	−$279K	$385K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023	$2.9M	$2.8M	$131K	$606K	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 3, 2022	$1.0M	$710K	$335K	$475K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2021	$607K	$512K	$95K	$140K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,044,626 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $550,600$987,636

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,617$32,111

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,941$24,879

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $607,158$1,044,626

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $47,023$7,796

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $149,808$197,113

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $315,581$504,798

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $512,412$709,707

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,746$334,919

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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 $1,044,626 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$97,165

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$890,471

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$987,636

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,111$32,111

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,946$10,946

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,933$13,933

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,044 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,946$1,044,626

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $709,707 across 13 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,796$7,796

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $176,377 · Management $6,240$182,617

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,004 · Management $1,492$14,496

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $29,878 · Management $28,880$58,758

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,066$17,066

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,240 · Management $125$19,365

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,937 · Management $10,622 · Fundraising $1,138$39,697

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $167,848 · Management $774$168,622

IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,505 · Management $2,023$16,528

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,819 · Management $4,705$23,524

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,623 · Management $6,732$10,355

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,064 · Management $13,947 · Fundraising $12,816$141,827

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,323 · Management $733$9,056

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $602,414 · Management $93,339 · Fundraising $13,954$709,707

Part X · Balance sheet $719,287 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,294$46,905

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,813$185,713

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $46,500$61,215

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,806$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $207,118$424,247

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,697$1,207

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $342,228$719,287

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,055$94,710

X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $6,385$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,900$149,900

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $130$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $202,470$244,610

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $47,199$413,177

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $92,559$61,500

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $139,758$474,677

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $342,228$719,287

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $474,677 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,044,626

XI-2 Total expenses$709,707

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$334,919

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$139,758

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$474,677

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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My Project USA FY2021 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

Youth Development

Job & Training

Food Pantry

Funders

Grants

Federal money

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV