The Nicholson Project FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)EIN 83-3790431

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The Nicholson Project is an artist residency program coupled with a neighborhood garden in a food desert that works to support artists and serve as a creative and innovative cultural hub.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 17% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
4
named funders · $163K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$540K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$432K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$308K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$540K
FY2023▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$293K
FY2022$566K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$345K
Expenses
$432K
FY2023▼ -3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$270K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$295K
Net assets
$308K
FY2023▲ +61%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$71K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$358K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $353K Management & general 9% · $39K Fundraising 9% · $40K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$73,109Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director and Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair Until Oct.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member as of July
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Allison Nance$71,728$73,109$78,600—
Allison Nance——$78,600$43,750

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

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

Supports artists and cultivates community through a residency and garden in a food desert.

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3 program services account for $336K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Public Art

The nicholson project presented "mythic futures", a series of four public artworks, one in each quadrant of washington, DC created by artist antoine williams. "mythic futures" was an afrofuturist and surrealist mural series that brought to life contemporary black folklore in a moment of social, racial, and economic upheaval.

$251Kprogram expense
02

Artist Residency

The nicholson project's artist residency program comprised four ten-week, in-house residencies and four one-week digital residencies. In-house residents were awarded a ten-week residency to live and work on-site in a fully furnished apartment and artist studio, a $5,000 stipend, support from guest curators and staff, $2,000 to develop a…

$65Kprogram expense
03

Garden

The nicholson project's garden consists of 15 raised beds of organic produce and herbs and a twenty-four-foot rack of raspberries. The garden manager oversees the planting, harvesting, and distribution of the produce and serves as an educator and the main point of contact for our garden activities and distribution during peak growing…

$20Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$540K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$432K
Ln 25
Programscol B$353K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$308K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Government grantsLn 1e$333K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$540K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202K
Other assetsLn 15$27K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$308K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$94K$202K
Total assetsLn 16$200K$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$200K$308K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$52K$7K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$34K$5K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$700$490$70$140
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$1K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$19K$167
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$11K$2K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$166K$164K$1K$497
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$14K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K$308
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$325$222
OccupancyLn 16$38K$23K$9K$6K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$279$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$546$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K$353K$39K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $345K$295K$50K$358K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $540K$432K$108K$308K 990 PDF
FY2022 $566K$445K$121K$192K 990 PDF
FY2021 $293K$270K$23K$71K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $539,906 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$332,928
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,857
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$534,785
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,526$1,526
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,595$3,595
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,526 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,595$539,906
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $431,653 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,121 · Management $7,446 · Fundraising $14,892$74,459
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,702 · Management $4,814 · Fundraising $9,629$48,145
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $490 · Management $70 · Fundraising $140$700
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,378 · Management $1,197 · Fundraising $2,393$11,968
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $19,359 · Management $167$19,526
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,874 · Management $1,553 · Fundraising $3,107$15,534
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $164,042 · Management $1,248 · Fundraising $497$165,787
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,120 · Management $1,627$15,747
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,985 · Management $308$12,293
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,040 · Management $325 · Fundraising $222$1,587
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,102 · Management $9,251 · Fundraising $5,743$38,096
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,938$7,938
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $279 · Fundraising $2,065$2,344
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,575$5,575
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,820 · Management $546 · Fundraising $1,091$5,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,523 · Management $4,974$6,497
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,773 · Management $39,101 · Fundraising $39,779$431,653
Part X · Balance sheet $308,893 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,369$49,210
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$30,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $94,049$202,461
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $27,222$27,222
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $199,640$308,893
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $199,640$307,893
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $199,640$307,893
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $199,640$308,893
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $307,893 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$539,906
XI-2 Total expenses$431,653
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$199,640
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$307,893

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