The Arete Project: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 83-0952003)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $167K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Amity Wilczek

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Charlet

Vice-Preside

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shubhra Murarka

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hank Lentfer

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amelia Wilson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Trains diverse youth for citizenship, stewardship, and leadership through intensive living-learning experiences.

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1 program · $167K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Academic courses and practical skill instruction in an intensive living- learning environment.

$167Kprogram 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 · FY2022

Heller Foundation INCFY2022$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$247K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K

Money outPt IX

$167K

Ln 25

Programscol B$167K

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K

Government grantsLn 1e$27K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K

Total revenueLn 12$247K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Total assetsLn 16	$391K	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$389K	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$52K	$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$5K	$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$34K	$34K
TravelLn 17	$7K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$7K	$7K
InsuranceLn 23	$8K	$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$50K	$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$167K	$167K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2020 Latest Viewing	$247K	$167K	$80K	$0	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $247,027 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $444,894$144,789

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,084$102,238

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,250$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $475,228$247,027

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,990$56,494

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,320$110,253

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $97,310$166,747

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $377,918$80,280

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $247,027 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$27,471

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$117,318

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$144,789

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $102,238$102,238

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $102,238$247,027

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $166,747 across 9 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,915$51,915

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,579$4,579

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,924$1,924

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,561$2,561

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,922$33,922

IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,082$7,082

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,610$6,610

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,725$7,725

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,429$50,429

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $166,747 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$166,747

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $391,348$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,543$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $388,805$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $391,348$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$247,027

XI-2 Total expenses$166,747

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,280

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$388,805

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$469,085

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Where the money goes

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Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV