The Yellow Tulip Project

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Portland, ME501(c)(3)Since 2016Mental HealthEIN 81-4133634Revenue $319K in FY2025

On file with the IRStheyellowtulipproject.org63 Federal St, 04101-4222 · Portland, METax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To smash the stigma surrounding mental illness and to build a community of people who realize that hope happens when youth and community leaders work together. We hope that someday mental illness will be as normal to talk about as any physical illness, and are fiercely dedicated to making this goal a reality.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 3 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $111K a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $132K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$319K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$654K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$319K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$319K
Expenses
$349K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$99K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$654K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$612K
FY2024$683K
FY2025$654K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $313K Management & general 6% · $20K Fundraising 4% · $15K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,894Pt VII · Sec A
$1,766Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (end 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anais Dersimonian’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Anais Dersimonian$95,894$88,190———
Conrad Gabriel——$1,470$4,842—
Danielle Whyte$1,766$2,271$1,736$2,650—
Anna Mullen————$2,249
Julia Hansen—$100———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds communities fostering mental health awareness and supporting youth hope movements.

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1 program · $313K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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In 2025, our message of hope, community, and stigma reduction continued to reach more young people and adult allies, as reflected in the steady growth of our Youth Ambassador program and the increasing number of communities joining our youth-led movement.

$313Kprogram expense

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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$292K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$654K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$639K
Total assetsLn 16$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$292K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$858
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$154K
SavingsLn 2$485K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$639K
Total assetsLn 16$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$654K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 685
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$678K$639K
Total assetsLn 16$683K$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$3K
Net assetsLn 32$683K$654K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$118K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$535$535
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$5K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$7K$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$894$447$447
OccupancyLn 16$472$472
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$313K$20K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $319K$349K−$29K$654K 990 PDF
FY2024 $359K$288K$71K$683K 990 PDF
FY2023 $366K$238K$128K$612K 990 PDF
FY2022 $443K$183K$259K$484K 990 PDF
FY2021 $223K$99K$123K$225K 990 PDF
FY2020 $84K$102K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $319,430 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $326,302$291,963
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,415$858
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,126$14,480
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,623$12,129
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $359,466$319,430
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 $195,907$234,713
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,405$8,933
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,085$105,070
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $288,397$348,716
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $71,069−$29,286
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $319,430 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,129 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$291,963
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$291,963
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $858$858
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,480$14,480
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,987 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,480$319,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,716 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,020$98,020
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $118,280$118,280
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,440$1,440
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,973$16,973
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,578$1,578
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,300$3,300
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,933$8,933
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $535$535
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,595 · Management $2,297 · Fundraising $2,297$9,189
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,405 · Management $3,703 · Fundraising $3,703$14,811
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $894 · Management $447 · Fundraising $447$1,788
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $472$472
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,753 · Management $2,753$5,506
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,406$2,406
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,422$5,422
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,063$60,063
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,364 · Management $19,972 · Fundraising $15,380$348,716
Part X · Balance sheet $657,063 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,790$154,030
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $469,736$484,565
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,264$13,062
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $650$5,406
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $683,440$657,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,909
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,909
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $683,440$654,154
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $683,440$654,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $683,440$657,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $654,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$319,430
XI-2 Total expenses$348,716
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,286
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$683,440
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$654,154

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

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