A Compass Project EIN 83-0885017

A Compass Project FY2021 filing

EIN  83-0885017 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lawrence, KS
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Help low-income individuals get healthcare by managing their eligibility and financial clearance.
Leadership
Lyn Chance · Director
Money in and out
$234K revenue, $166K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Help low-income individuals get healthcare by managing their eligibility and financial clearance. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $234K in revenue, $166K in expenses, and $64K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$234K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$166K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$64K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $68K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+29%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$234K
FY2021
Total revenue
$234K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$166K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$64K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$68K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$66K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $131K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Community resource navigation along with medicaid eligibility and financial assistance application supports.

$131Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CA Compass Project
EINHdr · item D83-0885017
Principal addressHdr · item CLawrence, KS
WebsiteHdr · item Jacompassproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$234K
Investment income$7
— government grantsLn 1e$218K
Total revenueLn 12$234K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.11
Program services79%$131K
Management & general11%$18K
Fundraising11%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$166K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$64K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $51K · Operating expenses/yr $166K
3.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $131K · Total expenses $166K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $18K · Total expenses $166K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18K · Total expenses $166K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $18K · Solicited contributions $16K
$1.13 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $234K · Total revenue $234K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $218K · Total revenue $234K
93%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $234K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7 · Total revenue $234K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $166K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $234K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $64K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $234K · Expenses $166K
+29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $66K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $64K · Total assets $66K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $66K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lyn Chance · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $166K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $166K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%

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.

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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)$69K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$11K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$126K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$234K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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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