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31-8 Project EIN 83-2220563

31-8 Project

EIN  83-2220563 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bismarck, ND
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Prevents human trafficking through education, advocacy, and awareness campaigns.
Leadership
Stacy Schafer · Executive Director · $68K
Money in and out
$509K revenue, $485K expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency

Prevents human trafficking through education, advocacy, and awareness campaigns. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $509K in revenue, $485K in expenses, and $340K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$509K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$485K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$340K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $24K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs▲ +23% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -36% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -84% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$509K
FY2024▲ +29%
Expenses
$485K
FY2024▲ +73%
Total assets
$369K
FY2024▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$29K
FY2024▼ -6%
Total revenue
$509K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$485K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$340K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$24K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$369K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $470K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Education and raising awareness in order to prevent human trafficking

$415Kprogram expense
02

Assisting survivors of human trafficking in returning to a normal life

$54Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item C31-8 Project
EINHdr · item D83-2220563
Principal addressHdr · item CBismarck, ND
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MND
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Stacy Schafer
Executive Director
$67,800Pt VII · Sec A
Carole Barrett
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diedra Horner
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corey Schick
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Josh Ulmer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shaun Schatz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacy Schafer’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Stacy Schafer$67,800$42,200$39,583$32,083

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 & grants$506K · 99%
Other revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$506K
Other revenue1%$3K
Investment income$494
Total revenueLn 12$509K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program services97%$470K
Management & general3%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$485K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$317K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$29K
Total net assetsLn 32$340K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $317K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $485K · Less non-cash grants $55K · Cash operating expenses/yr $430K
8.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $470K · Total expenses $485K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $15K · Total expenses $485K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $485K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $30K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $384K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $506K · Total revenue $509K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $509K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $509K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $494 · Total revenue $509K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $485K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $509K · Prior year $393K
+29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $340K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $509K · Expenses $485K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $369K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $340K · Total assets $369K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $369K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stacy Schafer · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $485K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $191K · Total expenses $485K
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 29%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$71
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$71

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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)$509K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$393K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$254K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$191K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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