Project Row Houses empowers people and enriches communities through engagement, art, and direct action.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$195K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$16.6M
FY2023$16.0M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2025$14.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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 Jan 1994.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.3M Management & general 21% · $380K Fundraising 7% · $123K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$104,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle Burns Wilson’s $137K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eureka Gilkey——$137,152$135,620$106,433$104,000
Danielle Burns Wilson$136,550$128,053$101,164———
Eureka N Gilkey—$135,675————
Tawana M Anderson$107,964$124,689————
Elizabeth C Viera-Bland$116,774$103,632————
Travis Gordon$53,843—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Enriches communities and empowers people through art and direct action.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Community Enrichment programs include Young Mothers Residential Program (YMRP), Integrated Services Delivery, 3rd Ward tutoring, small business incubations, artist studios, and community markets.

$779Kprogram expense
02

The Public Art Program, founded in 1994, provides opportunities for participating artists to take risks, explore new ways to work within a community, and provide the community with the unique experience of working directly with artists. There are seven installation/exhibition houses out of the original twenty-two shotgun houses.

$246Kprogram expense
03

Neighborhood Development activities include strategic partnerships to support developing and implementing a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy for historic Third Ward. PRH participates in collaborations to prevent longtime residents' displacement and enhance their economic and social well-being.The historic Eldorado…

$244Kprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $364K · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,313
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$35,229
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,238
Unitemized GrantFY2019$234,360

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$380K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$374K
SavingsLn 2$682K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K$195K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$234K$234K
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$109K$65K$22K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$361K$277K$77K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$18K$5K$785
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$27K$8K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$93K$93K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$50K$50K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$374K$322K$51K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$13K$13K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$24K$18K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$95K$73K$19K$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$2K$298
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$8K$2K$370
InterestLn 20$564$423$141
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$70K$54K$14K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$92K$71K$18K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$78K$39K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.3M$380K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$3.6M−$913K$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$3.9M−$1.7M$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$4.1M−$650K$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.8M$2.6M$6.1M$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$1.5M$7.6M$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$1.8M$182K$2.8M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,954,244 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,185,852$1,833,349
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,122$119,182
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$12,237$1,713
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,803$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,289,934$1,954,244
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $65,528$234,360
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $599,112$530,150
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$50,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,213,619$957,422
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,878,259$1,771,932
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$588,325$182,312
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,954,244 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,575
VIII-1e Government grants$6,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,822,769
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,833,349
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $119,182$119,182
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,713$1,713
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 $119,182 · Excluded from tax $1,713$1,954,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,771,932 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $234,360$234,360
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 $65,272 · Management $21,757 · Fundraising $21,757$108,786
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $276,825 · Management $76,816 · Fundraising $7,828$361,469
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,765 · Management $4,981 · Fundraising $785$23,531
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,501 · Management $7,626 · Fundraising $2,237$36,364
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $93,282$93,282
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $50,000$50,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $321,578 · Management $50,676 · Fundraising $1,842$374,096
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,619 · Management $12,620 · Fundraising $25,239$50,478
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,872 · Management $17,536 · Fundraising $1,058$42,466
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,086 · Management $19,098 · Fundraising $3,305$95,489
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,579 · Management $1,719 · Fundraising $298$8,596
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,193 · Management $2,141 · Fundraising $370$10,704
IX-20 InterestPrograms $423 · Management $141$564
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $53,664 · Management $14,023 · Fundraising $2,427$70,114
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $70,789 · Management $18,498 · Fundraising $3,201$92,488
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,648 · Management $38,635 · Fundraising $2,862$119,145
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,269,174 · Management $379,549 · Fundraising $123,209$1,771,932
Part X · Balance sheet $3,017,952 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,799$373,822
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,062,452$681,687
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $80,000$483,117
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,846$2,905
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,311$14,010
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,519,945$1,455,131
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 assets$7,280
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,759,353$3,017,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $118,649$89,836
X-25 Other liabilities$105,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,649$194,936
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,064,652$1,152,505
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,576,052$1,670,511
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,640,704$2,823,016
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,759,353$3,017,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,823,016 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,954,244
XI-2 Total expenses$1,771,932
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,312
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,640,704
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,823,016

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