Sidewalk Project EIN 82-5073158

Sidewalk Project FY2021 filing

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Creates community and wellness for people living outdoors through arts and public health projects. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $287K in revenue, $244K in expenses, and $148K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Website
thesidewalkproject.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$287KFY2021
Expenses
$244K
Net assets
$148K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-5073158 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Creates community and wellness for people living outdoors through arts and public health projects.
Leadership
Natasha Vanderhoof · President · $46K
Money in and out
$287K revenue, $244K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$287K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$244K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$148K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$287K
FY2021▲ +45%
Expenses
$244K
FY2021
Total assets
$148K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$287K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$244K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$148K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$148K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $175K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Outreach

The sidewalk project works directly on the streets with unhoused folks, predominantly; people who use drugs and sex workers. We offer harm reduction services along with advocacy, wound care, housing referrals, medical referrals, mat resources, art, music and wellness to those who live outdoors in los angeles' skid row, hollywood and…

$165Kprogram expense
02

Hygiene Kits

The sidewalk project makes kits to give out to unhoused folks who live on the streets of skid row, hollywood and greater los angeles, ca cities.

$9Kprogram expense
03

Interim Housing

The sidewalk project offers emergency hotel rooms to unhoused participants who need while getting out of the hospital, or treatment facility, to get out of a domestic abuse situation or while they are waiting for their temporary and / or permanent housing to become available.

$597program expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSidewalk Project
EINHdr · item D82-5073158
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jthesidewalkproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$46,429Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$35,849Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natasha Vanderhoof’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natasha Vanderhoof$109,412$88,333$74,885$46,429$15,000
Stacey Dee$84,238$63,758$50,340$35,849$4,760

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$287K
— government grantsLn 1e$139K
Total revenueLn 12$287K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program services72%$175K
Management & general28%$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$244K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$148K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$148K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $148K · Operating expenses/yr $244K
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $175K · Total expenses $244K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $68K · Total expenses $244K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $244K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $148K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $287K · Total revenue $287K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $139K · Total revenue $287K
48%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $287K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $287K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $244K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $287K · Prior year $198K
+45%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $148K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $287K · Expenses $244K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $148K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $148K · Total assets $148K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $148K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Natasha Vanderhoof · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $46K · Total expenses $244K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $166K · Total expenses $244K
68%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 45%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $158K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$72,606
Unitemized GrantFY2024$48,206
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,850
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,326

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$941K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$400K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$287K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$198K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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