The Hawkins Project encourages curiosity, awakens joy, and celebrates individuality. With a commitment to empathy and inclusion, the foundation creates and funds courageous literary, visual, public, and other creative works that advance this vision.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 6% 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $615K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$671K
Spent
$586K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$488K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$671K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$695K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$657K
Expenses
$586K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$586K
FY2021$522K
FY2022$735K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$631K
Net assets
$488K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$644K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$624K
FY2024$579K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $555K Management & general 5% · $27K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Trea
$16,153Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Uhle’s $32K as CEO and Trea is at the 24th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amanda Uhle$32,306$29,175$26,545$16,998$16,153

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

Funds creative works that encourage curiosity, joy, and individuality through empathy and inclusion.

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2 programs · $555K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

With a commitment to empathy and inclusion, the foundation makes grants to courageous organizations which support literary arts, visual arts, education, youth development, and other creative and meaningful programs in their communities.

$555Kprogram expense
02

The international congress of youth voice is an annual gathering of the world's most accomplished young writers and activists. We arrange for them to connect in person and learn with and from leaders in journalism, activism, literature, and more over several days in the summer. This was not held in 2020.

Pt IX · col B

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 · 71 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Mcsweeney's Literary Arts FundCA · FY2024$120,640
826 New OrleansLA · FY2024$15,000
826 MspMN · FY2024$15,000
Young Authors Greenhouse INCKY · FY2024$10,000
Richmond Young WritersVA · FY2024$10,000
826 ValenciaCA · FY2024$10,000
826 NycNY · FY2024$10,000
826 MichiganMI · FY2024$10,000
826 LaCA · FY2024$10,000
826 DCDC · FY2024$10,000
826 Boston INCMA · FY2024$10,000
826 MichiganMI · FY2023$20,000
826 ChicagoIL · FY2023$20,000
Valentino Achak DengFY2023$10,000
Scholarmatch INCCA · FY2023$10,000
Chapter 510 InkCA · FY2023$10,000
826 ValenciaCA · FY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$671K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Investment incomeLn 3$548
Money outPt IX
$586K
Ln 25
Programscol B$555K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$488K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$503K
Total assetsLn 16$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Investment incomeLn 3$548
Total revenueLn 12$671K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$503K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$503K
Total assetsLn 16$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$488K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$432K$503K
Total assetsLn 16$432K$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$15K
Net assetsLn 32$432K$488K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$450K$450K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$11K$3K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$31K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$775
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$21K$17K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$30K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$159$159
Total functional expensesLn 25$586K$555K$27K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $657K$631K$25K$579K 990 PDF
FY2023 $761K$783K−$21K$624K 990 PDF
FY2022 $695K$735K−$40K$604K 990 PDF
FY2021 $678K$522K$156K$644K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $671K$586K$85K$488K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $670,788 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $515,701$517,274
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $208,116$152,966
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63$548
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $723,880$670,788
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $39,704$450,020
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $92,970$70,044
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,570$66,046
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $364,244$586,110
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $359,636$84,678
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $670,788 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$517,274
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$517,274
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $152,966$152,966
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $548$548
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,966 · Excluded from tax $548$670,788
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $586,110 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $450,020$450,020
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,307 · Management $3,231 · Fundraising $1,615$16,153
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,717 · Management $5,759 · Fundraising $1,920$38,396
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,396 · Management $2,324 · Fundraising $775$15,495
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,953$2,953
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,096 · Management $4,274$21,370
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,290 · Management $11,274$41,564
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $159$159
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $554,779 · Management $26,862 · Fundraising $4,469$586,110
Part X · Balance sheet $503,139 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $431,729$503,139
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $431,729$503,139
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$15,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$15,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $431,729$418,139
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$70,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,729$488,139
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $431,729$503,139
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $488,139 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$670,788
XI-2 Total expenses$586,110
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$84,678
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,729
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$28,268
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$488,139

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