The 516 Project INC

Tax-deductible

Fredericksburg, VA501(c)(3)Since 2016Community DevelopmentEIN 81-1634337

To share the love of jesus through our actions and words by helping families in need of home repair. Together with volunteers, churches and businesses we impact our community to glorify god through service to others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 935 volunteers and 2 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
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 surplus $9K a year · 2% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$265K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$180K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$265K
FY2025▼ -42%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$805K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$456K
FY2025$265K
Expenses
$349K
FY2025▼ -22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$273K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$445K
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$180K
FY2025▼ -32%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$413K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$264K
FY2025$180K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $283K Management & general 18% · $64K Fundraising 1% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$43,534Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandie Drumm’s $44K as Secretary is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
James Roberson—$76,650$79,782$75,726$60,000
Brandie Drumm$43,534$23,269$14,125$9,486—

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

Repairing homes for families in need, sharing Jesus' love through service.

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1 program service account for $283K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Providing construction repair services to those in need.

$283Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$265K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Other incomeLn 4–11$309
Investment incomeLn 3$143
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$180K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$143
Other incomeLn 4–11$309
Total revenueLn 12$265K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K
Other assetsLn 15$600
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$180K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6935
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K$128K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K$102K
Total assetsLn 16$342K$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$264K$180K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$90K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$540
Information technologyLn 14$13K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$241$241
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$64K$64K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$88K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$14K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$283K$64K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $265K$349K−$84K$180K 990 PDF
FY2024 $456K$445K$11K$264K 990 PDF
FY2023 $430K$590K−$160K$253K 990 PDF
FY2022 $805K$532K$273K$413K 990 PDF
FY2021 $277K$273K$4K$128K 990 PDF
FY2020 $196K$96K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $264,905 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,453
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $143$143
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $309$309
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $452$264,905
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,993 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $43,534$43,534
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,313$90,313
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,925 · Management $3,330$10,255
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,360$2,360
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,576 · Management $540$3,116
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,605 · Management $6,705$13,310
IX-17 TravelPrograms $241$241
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,986$63,986
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,336$10,336
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,244$88,244
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,917 · Management $7,561 · Fundraising $1,820$23,298
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,143 · Management $64,030 · Fundraising $1,820$348,993
Part X · Balance sheet $230,505 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $175,079$127,918
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $165,973$101,987
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $462$600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $341,514$230,505
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $77,586$50,665
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,586$50,665
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,928$179,840
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,928$179,840
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $341,514$230,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $179,840 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$264,905
XI-2 Total expenses$348,993
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$84,088
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,928
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$179,840

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

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