The Trigger Project EIN 61-1976144

The Trigger Project FY2024 filing

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Educates and hosts events to end gun violence stigma, healing youth and building peace leaders. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $697K in revenue, $762K in expenses, and $7K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2020
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.triggerproject.org
Filings
2 on file (2024–2024)
Revenue
$697KFY2024
Expenses
$762K
Net assets
$7K
People
1
Filings
2
Updates
0
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EIN  61-1976144 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 2020
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates and hosts events to end gun violence stigma, healing youth and building peace leaders.
Leadership
Tia Bell · President and CEO · $148K
Money in and out
$697K revenue, $762K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$697K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$762K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$65K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.32
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$697K
FY2024
Expenses
$762K
FY2024
Total assets
$7K
FY2024
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$697K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$762K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$65K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$7K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $515K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To denormalize and distigmatize gun violence in communities of color through education and community EVENTS.WE build caring community to heal and guide youth to find right path away from gun. We build leaders and advocates who spread peace and prevention in our community.

$515Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Trigger Project
EINHdr · item D61-1976144
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.triggerproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$147,998Pt VII · Sec A

Tia Bell’s $157K as President and CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Tia Bell$156,989$147,998

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$697K
— government grantsLn 1e$50K
Total revenueLn 12$697K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.32
Program services68%$515K
Management & general32%$247K
Total functional expensesLn 25$762K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$7K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $7K · Operating expenses/yr $762K
0.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $515K · Total expenses $762K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $247K · Total expenses $762K
32%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $762K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $647K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $697K · Total revenue $697K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $50K · Total revenue $697K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $697K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $697K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $762K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $697K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $7K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $697K · Expenses $762K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $7K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $7K · Total assets $7K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $7K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tia Bell · Reported title PRESIDENT AND CEO · Highest reported compensation $148K · Total expenses $762K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $164K · Total expenses $762K
22%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 32%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$940K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$697K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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