Project Sentinel INC

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To develop and promote fairness and equality of housing opportunity for all protected persons and to advocate peaceful resolution of disputes for community welfare and harmony.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 77-0266612) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 57 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $119K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.5 mo
of spending, in cash
3.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $915K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$466K
17% of total assets
Liabilities are 17% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$4.4M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.4M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.5M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1991.

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% · $3.8M Management & general 14% · $609K Fundraising 0% · $17K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$169,959Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carole Conn’s $170K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ann Marquart———$135,000$170,576$133,918
Carole Conn$169,959$158,843$147,692———

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

Programs and updates

Helps people find housing, resolve disputes, and get mortgage advice.

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3 programs · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Dispute Resolution Services

Dispute resolution case managers handled a total of 8,964 inquiries during the year ended june 30, 2025. They provided information on rental rights and responsibilities to 4,915 tenants, homeowners, and property managers of rental housing, along with counseling to support informed decision-making.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 77-0266612) · Dispute this line
$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Fair Housing

The fair housing center investigated 338 complaints of discrimination for the year ended june 30, 2025. A total of 566 people benefited from those investigations, and the organization's staff fielded 1,076 calls for information and referral.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 77-0266612) · Dispute this line
$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Hud Housing Counseling

Hud housing counseling ("HHC") provides needed and sometimes required counseling to homeowners and future homeowners. Most first-time homebuyer assistance programs require a certificate of either counseling or an educational workshop.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 77-0266612) · Dispute this line
$626Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $27K · 2020–2021

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.8M federal money spent
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Daly City and 20 more$894K
Private Enforcement InitiativesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.418 · Direct$509K
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through City of Merced and 3 more$160K
Education and Outreach InitiativesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.416 · Direct$125K
Housing Counseling Assistance ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.169 · Direct$45K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.5M federal money spent
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants$781K
Private Enforcement InitiativesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.418 · Direct$356K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through County of San Mateo$154K
Emergency Rental Assistance ProgramDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.023 · Through Local Initiatives Support Corporation$119K
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Home Investment Partnerships Program$71K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.4M federal money spent
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Daly City and 14 more$703K
Private Enforcement InitiativesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.418 · Direct$428K
Housing Counseling Assistance ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.169 · Direct$85K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through County of San Mateo$85K
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through City of Merced and 2 more$63K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $1.8M federal money spent
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Daly City and 16 more$1.0M
Private Enforcement InitiativesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.418 · Direct$376K
Emergency Rental Assistance ProgramDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.023 · Through Local Initiatives Support Corp$144K
Education and Outreach InitiativesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.416 · Direct$128K
Housing Counseling Assistance ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.169 · Direct$75K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$991K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$609K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$466K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$991K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
SavingsLn 2$937K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1.3M
Accounts receivableLn 4$11K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Other assetsLn 15$62K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$466K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 660
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$659K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$251K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$485K$466K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$196K$105K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.7M$177K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$233K$223K$9K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$242K$218K$23K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$258K$258K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$277K$266K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$153K$140K$12K$272
Information technologyLn 14$34K$31K$3K$61
OccupancyLn 16$92K$89K$3K
TravelLn 17$31K$30K$767
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$18K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$15K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$13K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$3.8M$609K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $4.4M$4.5M−$15K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 6, 2025 $4.3M$4.1M$126K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 6, 2024 $4.0M$3.9M$138K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2023 $4.1M$3.9M$283K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $3.5M$3.3M$236K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2021 $2.7M$2.8M−$54K$1.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $4,443,778 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,121,356$3,407,354
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $99,304$990,682
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,627$37,761
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$7,981
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,252,287$4,443,778
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,218,178$3,513,542
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $907,899$945,544
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,126,077$4,459,086
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $126,210−$15,308
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $4,443,778 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,251,497
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$155,857
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,407,354
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $990,682$990,682
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37,761$37,761
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,981$7,981
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $990,682 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,742$4,443,778
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,459,086 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $105,260 · Management $90,319$195,579
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,651,855 · Management $176,620 · Fundraising $14,006$2,842,481
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $222,842 · Management $9,211 · Fundraising $1,128$233,181
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $218,488 · Management $22,736 · Fundraising $1,077$242,301
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $258,476$258,476
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $266,221 · Management $10,898$277,119
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $140,128 · Management $12,126 · Fundraising $272$152,526
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,392 · Management $2,716 · Fundraising $61$34,169
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $88,670 · Management $3,407$92,077
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,168 · Management $767$30,935
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,038 · Management $3,694$21,732
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,551 · Management $2,425$16,976
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,101 · Management $13,867$26,968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,066$33,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,833,780 · Management $608,762 · Fundraising $16,544$4,459,086
Part X · Balance sheet $2,769,945 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $280,307$349,334
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $378,223$937,215
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,690,601$1,347,868
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,458$10,543
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,157$2,326
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $77,280$60,304
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $251,165$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $98,619$62,355
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,803,810$2,769,945
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $344,001$379,525
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,780$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $30,825$26,812
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $95,543$59,324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $485,149$465,661
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,177,331$1,216,168
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,141,330$1,088,116
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,318,661$2,304,284
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,803,810$2,769,945
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,304,284 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,443,778
XI-2 Total expenses$4,459,086
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,308
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,318,661
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$931
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,304,284

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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