Mountain Projects community action agency changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes haywood and jackson counties a better place to live.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 548 volunteers and 170 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$296K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $348K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23.7M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$20.7M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$12.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$23.7M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.5M
FY2021$15.2M
FY2022$16.4M
FY2023$15.0M
FY2024$19.0M
FY2025$23.7M
Expenses
$20.7M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.8M
FY2021$14.0M
FY2022$14.7M
FY2023$14.6M
FY2024$18.3M
FY2025$20.7M
Net assets
$12.2M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$9.2M
FY2025$12.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 1966.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $19.3M Management & general 6% · $1.3M Fundraising 0% · $79K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $296K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Past Executi
$188,175Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$108,243Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patsy Davis$188,175$144,102$130,811$134,888$127,419$115,989
Robert Si Simmons$108,243—————

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $13.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Assist low-income, challenged, & older persons to secure quality housing by subsidized rents & utilites for 880 UNITS/MONTH. A fee is charged to fund the operation of the program.

$8.5Mprogram expense
02

Comprehensive child development program (head start) for 195 (130 head start and 65 early head start) low-income children & their families. No fee is charged.

$2.9Mprogram expense
03

A food service program for the preparation of meals for other programs of the organization. A fee is charged; served 26,465 meals during the year.

$2.0Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$348K
Grants paid · 69 grants · $38.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,903,160
Unitemized GrantFY2024$531,150
Unitemized GrantFY2024$510,187
Unitemized GrantFY2024$411,205
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,406
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,696
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,713
Unitemized GrantFY2024$824
Unitemized GrantFY2024$495
Unitemized GrantFY2024$481
Unitemized GrantFY2024$98
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,851,937
Unitemized GrantFY2023$760,088
Unitemized GrantFY2023$231,922
Unitemized GrantFY2023$179,244
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,701
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,763
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,553
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$851K
Money outPt IX
$20.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.3M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$15.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$356K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$851K
Gains on assetsLn 7$30K
Total revenueLn 12$23.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$7.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$12.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5170
VolunteersI 6548
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$7.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$13.1M$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$9.2M$12.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9.4M$9.4M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.0M$4.3M$709K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$323K$162K$161K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$979K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$372K$320K$53K
Office expensesLn 13$1.7M$1.6M$111K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$299K$281K$18K$88
TravelLn 17$431K$404K$26K$742
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$434K$419K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.4M$138K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$194K$48K$78K$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.7M$19.3M$1.3M$79K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $23.7M$20.7M$3.0M$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.0M$18.3M$753K$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.0M$14.6M$402K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.4M$14.7M$1.7M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.2M$14.0M$1.2M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.5M$12.8M$683K$5.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $23,698,985 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,779,972$20,400,944
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,565,194$2,399,016
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,130$47,631
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $684,020$851,394
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,038,316$23,698,985
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,075,816$9,403,415
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,620,689$6,715,029
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,588,374$4,578,471
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,284,879$20,696,915
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $753,437$3,002,070
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $23,698,985 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,369 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$15,289,489
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,111,455
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$355,947
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,400,944
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,399,016$2,399,016
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,931$17,931
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $29,700$29,700
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $850,025$850,025
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,255,541 · Unrelated business $24,569 · Excluded from tax $17,931$23,698,985
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,696,915 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,403,415$9,403,415
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,305,256 · Management $708,735$5,013,991
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $161,861 · Management $161,196$323,057
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $979,198 · Management $26,646$1,005,844
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $319,535 · Management $52,602$372,137
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,596,509 · Management $111,203 · Fundraising $7,433$1,715,145
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $280,822 · Management $18,327 · Fundraising $88$299,237
IX-17 TravelPrograms $404,066 · Management $26,144 · Fundraising $742$430,952
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $418,629 · Management $15,628$434,257
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,363,984 · Management $137,621 · Fundraising $3,600$1,505,205
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,204 · Management $78,302 · Fundraising $67,169$193,675
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,281,479 · Management $1,336,404 · Fundraising $79,032$20,696,915
Part X · Balance sheet $15,546,184 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,354,255$7,257,436
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,197,210$946,425
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $800,794$574,008
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $66,322$44,191
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $86,700$54,532
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,692,524$4,809,691
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,744,981$1,859,901
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,057,329$15,546,184
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,023,003$794,339
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $95,397$150,026
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $375,339$388,101
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,903,954$3,390,739
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,469,967$6,748,950
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,683,408$5,406,495
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,153,375$12,155,445
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,057,329$15,546,184
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,155,445 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,698,985
XI-2 Total expenses$20,696,915
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,002,070
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,153,375
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,155,445

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