Collaboration Project

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Collaboration Project exists to gather christ-followers to deepen understanding of our communities and discern action for the good of our neighbors so that christians unite throughout dane county, demonstrating the transforming love of jesus, so all may flourish.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-4497535) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 303 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
74% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
10.7 mo
of spending, in cash
10.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$197K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$226K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$245K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$368K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$257K
FY2025$197K
Expenses
$226K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$208K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$211K
FY2025$226K
Net assets
$245K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$236K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$245K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2020.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $167K Management & general 17% · $38K Fundraising 9% · $20K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$94,885Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treas Until
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Anderson’s $95K as Executive Di is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jon Anderson$94,885$78,019$69,755$64,160$39,609
Isaiah Oby$1,000$800———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects churches to improve the city and help everyone thrive.

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3 programs · $167K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Collaborative Events

Explore kingdom justice and its potential to be realized in dane county and facilitate united service and prayer between churches for the good of dane county

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-4497535) · Dispute this line
$89Kprogram expense
02

Networks

Support the development and sustenance of dane county clergy and lay leaders via cohorts, retreats, event sponsorships and community service

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-4497535) · Dispute this line
$58Kprogram expense
03

Dinner Groups and Storytelling

Celebrate and accelerate collaborative initiatives happening in the local community through the local church through storytelling and dinner groups.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-4497535) · Dispute this line
$20Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24
Grants paid · 2 grants · $37K · 2020–2020
Mount Zion Baptist ChurchFY2020$26,512
Lighthouse Church INCWI · FY2020$10,488

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$197K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$226K
Ln 25
Programscol B$167K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$245K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$197K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$187K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$54K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$245K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6303
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$201K
Total assetsLn 16$283K$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$281K$245K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$92K$74K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$63K$4K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$915$30$55
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$10K$967$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K$479
Advertising and promotionLn 12$140$140
Office expensesLn 13$9K$1K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$950$950
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$4K$3K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$8$3K$87
Total functional expensesLn 25$226K$167K$38K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $197K$226K−$29K$245K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 9, 2025 $257K$211K$45K$281K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $189K$194K−$5K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $142K$137K$5K$241K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 14, 2021 $368K$208K$160K$236K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $197,130 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $238,965$174,932
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,724$3,258
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,942$7,245
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,881$11,695
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $256,512$197,130
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $679$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $173,108$177,309
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,498$48,348
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $211,285$225,657
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,227−$28,527
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $197,130 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$173,932
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,257
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$174,932
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,258$3,258
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,245$7,245
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,793$4,793
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,077 · Excluded from tax $825$6,902
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,335 · Excluded from tax $12,863$197,130
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $225,657 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $73,600 · Management $9,200 · Fundraising $9,200$92,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,713 · Management $3,529 · Fundraising $5,620$71,862
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $915 · Management $30 · Fundraising $55$1,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,355 · Management $967 · Fundraising $1,125$12,447
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,025$10,025
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,890 · Management $479$12,369
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $140$140
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,495 · Management $5,246 · Fundraising $2,335$9,076
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $950$950
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,503 · Management $1,617$3,120
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,739 · Management $2,700 · Fundraising $1,583$8,022
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,847$1,847
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8 · Management $2,704 · Fundraising $87$2,799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $167,168 · Management $38,484 · Fundraising $20,005$225,657
Part X · Balance sheet $256,652 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,871$14,682
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $192,312$186,757
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $72,000$54,009
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,204
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $283,183$256,652
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,825$11,540
X-19 Deferred revenue$297
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,825$11,837
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $140,875$155,039
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $140,483$89,776
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,358$244,815
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $283,183$256,652
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $244,815 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$197,130
XI-2 Total expenses$225,657
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,527
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,358
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,016
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$244,815

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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