The If Project FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 2017Crime & LegalEIN 82-1848230

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $100K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$473K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$529K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$285K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$473K
FY2024▲ +31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$572K
Expenses
$529K
FY2024▲ +42%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$529K
FY2025$633K
Net assets
$285K
FY2024▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$812K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$224K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe If Project
EINHdr · item D82-1848230
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I40)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theifproject.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.04
Program services85%$448K
Management & general12%$63K
Fundraising4%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$529K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$325K
FY2024▼ -12%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$853K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$371K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$286K
Total liabilities
$40K
FY2024▲ +36%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$18K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$40K
FY2025$62K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$56K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$325K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$257K
Total assetsLn 16$325K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$40K
Total net assetsLn 32$285K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$276K · 58%
Program service revenue$196K · 41%
Contributions & grants58%$276K
Program service revenue41%$196K
Investment income$150
Other revenue$747
Total revenueLn 12$473K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $257K · Operating expenses/yr $529K
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $448K · Total expenses $529K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $63K · Total expenses $529K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $529K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $14K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $272K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $276K · Total revenue $473K
58%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $473K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $196K · Total revenue $473K
41%
Investment reliance
Investment income $150 · Total revenue $473K
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $196K · Total expenses $529K
37%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $473K · Prior year $361K
+31%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $558K · FY2024 $473K
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $285K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $473K · Expenses $529K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $325K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $285K · Total assets $325K
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $325K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Felisa Bryant · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM 0124 · Highest reported compensation $106K · Total expenses $529K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $264K · Total expenses $529K
50%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%——
Overhead ratio 12%——
Fundraising cost ratio 7%——
Revenue growth 31%——
Legal fee ratio 0.03%——
Accounting fee ratio 6%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0.2%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director from 0124
$106,155Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Felisa Bryant’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Andrea Anderson——$66,101$125,000
Felisa Bryant$119,604$106,155——

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 4Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 4Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

The If Project is a legal and crime-related nonprofit based in Seattle, WA, formed in 2017.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $448K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Reentry Services for Women

Provide transitional support for women releasing from incarceration with the goal of reducing recidivism and unstable housing. Workshops preparing women for reentry, including health and wellness and individualized release plans, prior to leaving incarceration facilities.

$298Kprogram expense
02

Youth Workshops

Youth programs focus on preventing incarceration and encouraging youth to ask for needed help. Formerly incarcerated adults share their heartfelt stories, which help youth open up about their own life and ask for help. Workshops are offered in schools, community centers, youth groups, churches, detention centers and juvenile prisons.

$84Kprogram expense
03

Community Events

Documentary screenings, volunteer and mentor training bring community together to support those impacted by incarceration. These events provide a groundbreaking way for community members to acknowledge the divide, hear the stories, seek to understand - and partner to produce powerful change in individual lives and in our communities.

$66Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $309K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$47,705
Unitemized GrantFY2024$59,480
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,802
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,269
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,455
Unitemized GrantFY2021$55,370
Unitemized GrantFY2020$70,818

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $572K$633K+21% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $473K$529K+31% 990 PDF
FY2023 $361K$374K-27% 990 PDF
FY2022 $494K$426K+89% 990 PDF
FY2021 $261K$787K-53% 990 PDF
FY2020 $558K$571K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $529,425 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $68,282$68,282
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,924 · Management $10,616 · Fundraising $10,616$106,156
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,558 · Management $301 · Fundraising $301$107,160
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,553 · Management $961 · Fundraising $961$25,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,201 · Management $1,199 · Fundraising $1,199$25,599
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $135$135
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,348$31,348
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $800$800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,760$46,760
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,302 · Management $1,138 · Fundraising $598$18,038
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,480 · Management $3,312 · Fundraising $2,702$8,494
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,427 · Management $1,279 · Fundraising $1,279$24,985
IX-17 TravelPrograms $981 · Management $26$1,007
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $322 · Management $385$707
IX-20 InterestManagement $217$217
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,060$11,060
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,955 · Management $769 · Fundraising $478$53,202
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $447,745 · Management $62,746 · Fundraising $18,934$529,425

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