Lucky Project's mission is to show the world the value of individuals with disabilities who are developing the fundamentals to help create full meaningful lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 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
$25K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$196K
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
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
$342K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$48K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$342K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$158K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$342K
FY2025$499K
Expenses
$349K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$197K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$442K
Net assets
$48K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$99K
FY2022$34K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$105K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $273K Management & general 15% · $52K Fundraising 7% · $24K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$12,463Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$12,463Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Manhart’s $40K as Vice President is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kathryn Manhart$40,070$12,463$39,000$39,000—
Taylor Matkins$27,242$12,463$39,000$39,000$36,000
Kathryn Holyfield————$36,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $273K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We are providing hands-on training to individuals with disabilities, covering various aspects of coffee shop operations, including customer service, cash handling, food preparation, and inventory management.

$273Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$342K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$333K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$132K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$48K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$132K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$333K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$342K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$167K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$48K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$167K$167K
Total assetsLn 16$235K$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K$196K
Net assetsLn 32$55K$48K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$19K$4K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$113K$22K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$1K$595
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$457$213
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$210$98
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$665$310
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$2K$727
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$17K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$498$232
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$6K$5K$885$413
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$1K$542
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$68K$13K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$20K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$273K$52K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $499K$442K$57K$105K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $342K$349K−$7K$48K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$259K$21K$55K 990 PDF
FY2022 $216K$280K−$65K$34K 990 PDF
FY2021 $158K$197K−$39K$99K 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
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Part I · Summary $341,937 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,563$131,894
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $331,774$332,983
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$102,344−$122,940
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $279,993$341,937
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,110$178,636
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,520$170,768
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $258,630$349,404
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,363−$7,467
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $341,937 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$122,940 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$131,894
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$131,894
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $332,983$332,983
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $210,043$341,937
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $349,404 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,442 · Management $3,740 · Fundraising $1,744$24,926
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,259 · Management $21,781 · Fundraising $10,164$145,204
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,635 · Management $1,276 · Fundraising $595$8,506
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,376 · Management $457 · Fundraising $213$3,046
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,091 · Management $210 · Fundraising $98$1,399
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,457 · Management $665 · Fundraising $310$4,432
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,104 · Management $1,559 · Fundraising $727$10,390
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,164 · Management $3,301 · Fundraising $1,540$22,005
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,589 · Management $498 · Fundraising $232$3,319
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,601 · Management $885 · Fundraising $413$5,899
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,035 · Management $1,160 · Fundraising $542$7,737
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,271 · Management $13,129 · Fundraising $6,126$87,526
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,513 · Management $3,752 · Fundraising $1,750$25,015
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $272,537 · Management $52,413 · Fundraising $24,454$349,404
Part X · Balance sheet $243,613 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $9,556; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,704$64,270
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,478$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $166,955$166,955
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,591$2,832
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $235,344$243,613
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $93,804$159,087
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $86,276$36,729
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $180,080$195,816
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,264$47,797
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,264$47,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $235,344$243,613
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$341,937
XI-2 Total expenses$349,404
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,467
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,264
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,797

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