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Project Vida EIN 74-2481679

Project Vida FY2022 filing

EIN  74-2481679 Public charity (501(c)(3)) El Paso, TX Founded 1991
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers underserved communities to build programs for their future vision.
Leadership
Carol Schlesinger · Co-Director · $22K
Money in and out
$3.3M revenue, $3.3M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Empowers underserved communities to build programs for their future vision. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $3.3M in revenue, $3.3M in expenses, and $2.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$3.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $36K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2022▼ -52%
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2022▼ -48%
Total assets
$4.1M
FY2022▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$1.9M
FY2022▼ -25%
Total revenue
$3.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$36K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Homeless Prevention and Recovery Program

'roots and wings' provides counseling and financial assistance to families at risk of homelessness and provides up to 24 months of supportive services and residency in six apartments for single parents with children needing to recover from homelessness.

$873Kprogram expense
02

Microenterprise programs provides business counseling and technical assistance to small businesses, typically family-owned and less than $1 million dollars in gross revenue.

$207Kprogram expense
03

Build Safe Program

Project vida was selected as a subrecipient of cares-act funds from the city of el paso, texas. The funds received under the build safe program were used to provide assistance to small businesses that were impacted by COVID-19 and required physical alterations to their facilities, such as the purchase of personal protection equipment in…

$375program expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Vida
EINHdr · item D74-2481679
Principal addressHdr · item CEl Paso, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.pvida.net
Year of formationHdr · item L1991
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1989

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$21,565Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Armando Avila
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
William Schlesinger——$48,961
Carol Schlesinger$30,525$21,565$30,462

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
Program service revenue$1.7M · 50%
Contributions & grants$1.2M · 35%
Other revenue$490K · 15%
Program service revenue50%$1.7M
Contributions & grants35%$1.2M
Other revenue15%$490K
Investment income$457
— government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$2.6M
Management & general23%$756K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$2.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses/yr $3.3M
5.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.6M · Total expenses $3.3M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $756K · Total expenses $3.3M
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $3.3M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $648K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $3.3M
35%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.2M · Total revenue $3.3M
35%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.7M · Total revenue $3.3M
50%
Investment reliance
Investment income $457 · Total revenue $3.3M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.7M · Total expenses $3.3M
51%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.3M · Prior year $7.0M
-52%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.3M · Expenses $3.3M
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.1M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.2M · Total assets $4.1M
54%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $72K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.1M
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Carol Schlesinger · Reported title CO-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $22K · Total expenses $3.3M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.6M · Total expenses $3.3M
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%——
Overhead ratio 23%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -52%——

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
United Way of El Paso CountyFY2024$120K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$120K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $3.3M · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,886,173
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,400,247

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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
FY2024$7.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$7.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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