Impl Project FY2020 filing

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IMPL Project's mission is to improve humanitarian, stabilization, and developmental programming through cutting edge implementation and M&E strategies, rigorously document successes and failures in the field for scholarly publication of theories, mentor local civil society groups in data collection, standardization, reporting, and best practices, advocate for data-driven programming, collaboration, transparency, and cross-sectoral solutions, sponsor research and development, and to train the next generation of field practitioners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $96K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
61% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.3 mo
of spending, in cash
0.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$272K
764% of total assets
Liabilities are 764% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$109K
Spent
$251K
To programs
61%
Net assets
−$236K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$109K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$851K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$703K
FY2024$360K
Expenses
$251K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$689K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$812K
FY2024$562K
Net assets
−$236K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$236K
FY2021−$74K
FY2022−$260K
FY2023−$369K
FY2024−$572K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $154K Management & general 38% · $96K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$55,906Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Myers’s $8K as Board Member is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justin Richmond—$7,811$49,212$55,906
Heidi Myers$8,000———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $154K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Data mapping; Project implementation; monitoring and evaluation.

$154Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$109K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
−$236K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$272K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$365
Total revenueLn 12$109K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$272K
Net assetsLn 32−$236K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$22K$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K$272K
Net assetsLn 32−$94K−$236K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$56K$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$13K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$36$36
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$444
Information technologyLn 14$8K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$22K$22K$227$250
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$610$610
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$3K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$939$59$880
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$154K$96K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 6, 2025 $360K$562K−$203K−$572K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 $703K$812K−$109K−$369K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 21, 2023 $311K$498K−$187K−$260K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2022 $851K$689K$163K−$74K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $109K$251K−$143K−$236K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $108,850 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,909$5,169
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $182,749$104,046
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$365
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $201,658$108,850
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,026$124,680
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $163,545$126,814
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $254,571$251,494
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$52,913−$142,644
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $108,850 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,169
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,169
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $104,046$104,046
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$365−$365
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,046 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$365$108,850
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,494 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $27,953 · Management $27,953$55,906
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,787 · Management $12,787$25,574
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,620 · Management $17,620$35,240
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,980 · Management $3,980$7,960
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $36$36
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,324$9,324
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,538$46,538
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,113$1,113
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,632 · Management $444$7,076
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,020 · Management $3,289$8,309
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,735 · Management $4,735$9,470
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,502 · Management $227 · Fundraising $250$21,979
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,330$4,330
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,360$6,360
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,050$3,050
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $610$610
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,863 · Management $4,817$7,680
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $59 · Management $880$939
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,055 · Management $96,076 · Fundraising $1,363$251,494
Part X · Balance sheet $35,578 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,605$5,937
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,743$3,328
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$26,313
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,348$35,578
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $77,190$100,773
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,884$171,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $116,074$271,948
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$93,726−$236,370
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$93,726−$236,370
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,348$35,578
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$236,370 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$108,850
XI-2 Total expenses$251,494
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$142,644
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$93,726
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$236,370

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

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