Luke Project INC FY2021 filing

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Alpharetta, GA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 58-2658313

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The Luke Project was established to continue, enrich and expand an ongoing program that provides after school programs, sports teams, summer camp, job training, literacy programs, community service opportunities, field trips and intense bible study. These programs are specifically designed to train children and youth to become productive members of the communities where they live and discover god's plan for their life. The Luke Project is not in the entertainment business and strongly believe children must be trained not entertained.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$231K
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$172K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$264K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$231K
FY2021▲ +55%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$186K
FY2025$165K
Expenses
$172K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$172K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$210K
Net assets
$264K
FY2021▲ +29%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$264K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$238K
FY2025$193K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2002.

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% · $148K Management & general 7% · $12K Fundraising 7% · $12K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$72,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff a Gorman’s $72K as President is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff a Gorman$72,500$72,500$72,500$72,500$72,500$66,900
Rev Ngandu L Lunda—$8,757$3,115———
Debra B Lunda———$4,214——
Norita R Gorman—$560$1,058$1,783—$127

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

Offers after-school programs, sports, camps, and job training to develop productive youth and discover life's purpose.

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1 program service account for $148K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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During the year, the luke project furthered its exempt purpose by coordinating and sponsering several programs specifically designed to train children and youth to become members of the communities where they live. This purpose was accomplished in the inner city of atlanta, georgia (west-end section).

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$42K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$231K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$172K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$264K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$231K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$264K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$326K$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$205K$264K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$72K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$46K$611$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$61$61
Total functional expensesLn 25$172K$148K$12K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $165K$210K−$45K$193K 990 PDF
FY2024 $186K$225K−$39K$238K 990 PDF
FY2023 $178K$177K$729$277K 990 PDF
FY2022 $179K$167K$12K$276K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $231K$172K$59K$264K 990 PDF
FY2020 $149K$205K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $231,107 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$167,913
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$167,913
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,174$63,174
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20$20
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,194$231,107
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $172,340 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,500$72,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,580$7,580
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,645$3,645
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,237$8,237
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,330$7,330
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,000$14,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,046 · Management $611 · Fundraising $12,330$58,987
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $61$61
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $148,424 · Management $11,586 · Fundraising $12,330$172,340
Part X · Balance sheet $278,075 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $307,676$266,243
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,680$8,332
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,500$3,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,856$278,075
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $301$109
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $120,356$14,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,657$14,109
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $205,199$263,966
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $205,199$263,966
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,856$278,075
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $263,966 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$231,107
XI-2 Total expenses$172,340
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,767
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$205,199
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$263,966

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