Project Echo INC: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 52-1768168)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$934K
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$1.1M
FY2025	$1.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$759K
FY2023	$965K
FY2024	$1.0M
FY2025	$1.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$1.3M
FY2023	$2.4M
FY2024	$2.5M
FY2025	$2.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1992.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

81%

12%

Program services 81% · $838K Management & general 12% · $127K Fundraising 7% · $71K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Kirk Swain

Treasurer & Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Fuller

President & Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Eason

Vice-President & Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Tress

Secretary & Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Celia Lane Anderson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Brooks

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Chow

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Forte

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers emergency shelter and meals to homeless individuals in Calvert County, MD.

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3 programs · $838K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Thrift storethe organization operates a thrift shop for the benefit of the general public.

$386Kprogram expense

02

Emergency SHELTER.THE organization is providing emergency temporary shelter and meals for the homeless of calvertcounty, maryland.

$318Kprogram expense

03

Transitional HOUSING.THE organization is providing transitional housing opportunities for those moving from homelessnesstoward more stable independent living.

$135Kprogram 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

Help Association INCFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$702K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$324K

Other incomeLn 4–11$37K

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$838K

Managementcol C$127K

Fundraisingcol D$71K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$460K

Total assetsLn 16$2.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$74K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$702K

Government grantsLn 1e$212K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$261K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$324K

Investment incomeLn 3$526

Other incomeLn 4–11$37K

Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$359K

SavingsLn 2$101K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$460K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M

Other assetsLn 15$618K

Total assetsLn 16$2.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$74K

Net assetsLn 32$2.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$443K	$460K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.2M	$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.5M	$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$91K	$74K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.4M	$2.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$322K	$248K	$19K	$55K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$6K	$5K	$367	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$11K	$9K	$680	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$35K	$27K	$2K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$23K		$23K
Office expensesLn 13	$18K	$4K	$15K
OccupancyLn 16	$99K	$79K	$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$57K	$57K
InsuranceLn 23	$25K	$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$365K	$341K	$24K
All other expensesLn 24e	$75K	$44K	$23K	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$838K	$127K	$71K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.2M	$1.1M	$32K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$1.1M	$1.0M	$28K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.1M	$965K	$131K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	Not on file
FY2021	$934K	$759K	$175K	$1.3M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Part I · Summary $1,063,532 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $779,036$701,630

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $289,536$324,480

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $434$526

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,983$36,896

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,095,989$1,063,532

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 $355,166$374,372

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $609,764$661,351

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $964,930$1,035,723

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $131,059$27,809

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,063,532 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$211,670

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$489,960

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$261,085

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$701,630

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $324,480$324,480

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $526$526

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $36,896$36,896

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $325,006 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,896$1,063,532

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,035,723 across 11 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $248,217 · Management $19,342 · Fundraising $54,801$322,360

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,714 · Management $367 · Fundraising $1,041$6,122

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,720 · Management $680 · Fundraising $1,925$11,325

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,615 · Management $2,074 · Fundraising $5,876$34,565

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,718$22,718

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,546 · Management $14,692$18,238

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $79,032 · Management $19,768$98,800

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $56,885$56,885

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,682$24,682

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $341,238 · Management $24,111$365,349

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $44,344 · Management $23,378 · Fundraising $6,957$74,679

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $837,993 · Management $127,130 · Fundraising $70,600$1,035,723

Part X · Balance sheet $2,541,104 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $342,102$358,707

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,542$100,965

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $110,512$144,923

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $19,119$24,840

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,231,437$1,294,169

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $716,300$617,500

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,530,012$2,541,104

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,087$2,392

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $88,759$71,737

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,846$74,129

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,613,065$1,750,675

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $826,101$716,300

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,439,166$2,466,975

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,530,012$2,541,104

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,466,975 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,063,532

XI-2 Total expenses$1,035,723

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,809

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,439,166

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,466,975

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Project Echo INC FY2024 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV