Project Promise FY2023 filing

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Academic and Career Counseling Services offered to high school students to assist in graduating high school and gaining acceptance into colleges.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-4718545) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 0.8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
0.1 mo
of spending, in cash
0.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$10K
15% of total assets
Liabilities are 15% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$566K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$598K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$566K
FY2023▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$534K
FY2021$599K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$611K
Expenses
$598K
FY2023▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$528K
FY2021$585K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$605K
FY2025$616K
Net assets
$56K
FY2023▼ -37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$19K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$88K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$59K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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 Nov 2015.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $515K Management & general 14% · $83K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

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

Lois Britton’s $155K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Lois Britton$154,691$120,921$86,000$86,000

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

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

Helps high school students graduate and get into college with academic and career guidance.

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1 program · $515K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provided over 560 students with educational and career counseling services. 100% of graduatinghigh school students completed fafsa applications and were accepted into college.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-4718545) · Dispute this line
$515Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$566K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Money outPt IX
$598K
Ln 25
Programscol B$515K
Managementcol C$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Government grantsLn 1e$565K
Total revenueLn 12$566K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$99K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$88K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$370$370
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$288K$260K$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$298K$255K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$598K$515K$83K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 15, 2026 $611K$616K−$5K$59K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 23, 2025 $615K$605K$11K$66K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 15, 2024 $566K$598K−$32K$56K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 1, 2023 $666K$631K$34K$88K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2022 $599K$585K$14K$54K 990 PDF
FY2020 Not on file
FY2019Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2021 $534K$528K$6K$19K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $565,589 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $665,816$565,589
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $665,816$565,589
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $506$370
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $325,017$288,369
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $305,892$309,298
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $631,415$598,037
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,401−$32,448
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $565,589 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$565,007
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$582
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$565,589
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$565,589
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $598,037 across 4 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $370$370
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $259,532 · Management $28,837$288,369
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,575$11,575
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $254,861 · Management $42,862$297,723
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $514,763 · Management $83,274 · Fundraising $0$598,037
Part X · Balance sheet $65,292 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,863$3,799
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $73,068$61,493
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $98,927$65,292
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,966$9,779
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,966$9,779
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,961$55,513
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,961$55,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $98,927$65,292
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$565,589
XI-2 Total expenses$598,037
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,448
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,961
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,513

Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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