Carver Project

St Louis, MO · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2017 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$191K
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$329K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$349K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2025▼ -63%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$580K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$508K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$329K
FY2025▼ -37%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$521K
FY2025$329K
Net assets
$349K
FY2025▼ -28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$570K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$500K
FY2024$488K
FY2025$349K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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 CCarver Project
EINHdr · item D82-2022974
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2018
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSt Louis, MO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
WebsiteHdr · item Jcarverstl.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 $0.74 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.09
Program services74%$245K
Management & general16%$53K
Fundraising9%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-73%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -2890% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$356K
FY2025▼ -28%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$482K
FY2021$573K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$505K
FY2024$495K
FY2025$356K
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2025▼ -9%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$5K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$7K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$139K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$356K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$353K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$349K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$182K · 96%
Investment income$6K · 3%
Other revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants96%$182K
Investment income3%$6K
Other revenue1%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$191K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $353K · Operating expenses/yr $329K
12.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $245K · Total expenses $329K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $53K · Total expenses $329K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $329K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $349K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $182K · Total revenue $191K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $191K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $191K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $191K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $329K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $191K · Prior year $508K
-63%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $580K · FY2025 $191K
-20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $349K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $191K · Expenses $329K
-73%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $356K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $349K · Total assets $356K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $356K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Penina Laker · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $329K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $227K · Total expenses $329K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%——
Overhead ratio 16%——
Fundraising cost ratio 17%——
Revenue growth -63%——

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 Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle L Milligan’s $128K as Managing Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle L Milligan$127,954$109,995$109,606$105,458—
Abram Van Engen$27,083$25,000$24,917——
John Inazu—$12,500$2,083$25,000$25,000

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
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 8Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowers Christian faculty and students to serve and connect university, church, and society.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $245K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Carver conversations & community outreach

$181Kprogram expense
02

Faculty ministry

$53Kprogram expense
03

Student ministries

$11Kprogram 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
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $191K$329K-63% 990 PDF
FY2024 $508K$521K+33% 990 PDF
FY2023 $383K$471K-24% 990 PDF
FY2022 $501K$482K+33% 990 PDF
FY2021 $377K$282K-35% 990 PDF
FY2020 $580K$272K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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