Footprint Project FY2021 filing

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New Orleans, LA501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 82-4976481Revenue $534K in FY2021

On file with the IRSfootprintproject.org501 Moss St, 70119-4903 · New Orleans, LATax-exempt since Apr 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide cleaner energy for communities in crisis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $555K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $127K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$534K
+89% vs prior year
Spent
$494K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$67K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$534K
FY2021▲ +89%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$978K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$494K
FY2021▲ +79%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$721K
FY2023$908K
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$67K
FY2021▲ +230%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.8M

From the FY2021 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 Apr 2018.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $384K Management & general 21% · $102K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Director
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Will Heegaard’s $78K as Operations D is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M public safety & disaster 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Will Heegaard$77,942$64,550$56,084—
William Heegaard———$54,000

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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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

Delivering cleaner energy to communities facing crises.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $384K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

We activated our mobile solar generators for 7 disasters. Our major deployments included the Texas Winter Storms, Hurricane Ida, and the Kentucky Winter Tornadoes. We also built 5 new community mobile solar generators in disaster prone regions and trained local responders on deployment.

$384Kprogram 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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$534K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Money outPt IX
$494K
Ln 25
Programscol B$384K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$67K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$534K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$67K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$56K$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$20K$67K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$16K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$1K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$478$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$2K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$30K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$1K$286$4K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$5K$4K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$94K$92K$690$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$220K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$494K$384K$102K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.7M$2.1M$1.6M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$908K$871K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $978K$721K$257K$373K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $534K$494K$41K$67K 990 PDF
FY2020 $282K$276K$6K$20K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $534,354 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,960$505,872
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,238$12,182
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,000$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$16,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $282,198$534,354
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 $0$91,695
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $276,439$402,107
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $276,439$493,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,759$40,552
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $534,354 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,700 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$505,872
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$100,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$505,872
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,182$12,182
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $600$600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,482 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$534,354
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $493,802 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $54,000$54,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,500 · Management $1,608$17,108
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $13,140$13,140
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,447$7,447
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,211 · Management $3,449$4,660
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $478 · Management $1,363$1,841
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,656 · Management $4,718$6,374
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,700 · Management $2,916$32,616
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,150 · Management $286 · Fundraising $3,502$4,938
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,707 · Management $4,456$9,163
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,160$18,160
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $92,117 · Management $690 · Fundraising $1,447$94,254
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,576$7,576
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,715 · Fundraising $2,810$222,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $384,394 · Management $101,649 · Fundraising $7,759$493,802
Part X · Balance sheet $111,376 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,458$68,121
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,573
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$10,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,344$29,655
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,027
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $55,802$111,376
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$711
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,400$44,111
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,402$67,265
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,402$67,265
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $55,802$111,376
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,265 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$534,354
XI-2 Total expenses$493,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,552
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,402
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,311
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,265

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