Project Pave INC EIN 84-1031533

Project Pave INC

EIN  84-1031533 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Denver, CO
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowering youth to build healthy relationships and end violence through education.
Leadership
Tara Williams · Executive Di · $122K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency

Empowering youth to build healthy relationships and end violence through education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs▼ -10% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +64% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -113% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -26%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -15%
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$209K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $721K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Intervention Program -School-Based Therapy

681 trauma-focused individual and group therapy sessions were provided for 54 children and youth impacted by violence. -youth & family support: 211 personal advocacy support or referral services were provided for 15 PARENTS/GRANDPARENTS/GUARDIANS and 33 youth who participate in pave programming.

$522Kprogram expense
02

Prevention Program -Path to Healthy Relationship Classes

40 class series with 184 in-depth curriculum sessions focused on healthy relationships were taught in schools reaching 749 youth. -true man: 12 class series with 38 in-depth curriculum sessions focused on healthy masculinity were taught, reaching 266 youth.

$199Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Pave INC
EINHdr · item D84-1031533
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.projectpave.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I700)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1986

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$122,408Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$104,608Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tara Williams’s $122K as Executive Di is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1146 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tara Williams$122,408$103,341$92,961
Lynne Wichert$104,608
Adam Evans$24,059$86,408$82,001$82,247
Derek McCoy Thru 83123$71,010
Derek McCoy$63,165
Case Collard$250$250

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$1.0M · 92%
Program service revenue$56K · 5%
Investment income$25K · 2%
Other revenue$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants92%$1.0M
Program service revenue5%$56K
Investment income2%$25K
Other revenue1%$7K
— government grantsLn 1e$509K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.13
Program services64%$721K
Management & general23%$257K
Fundraising13%$145K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$209K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed11.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.1M · Less non-cash grants $4K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.1M
16.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $721K · Total expenses $1.1M
64%
Management & General
Management & general $257K · Total expenses $1.1M
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $145K · Total expenses $1.1M
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $126K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $598K
$0.21 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.1M
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $509K · Total revenue $1.1M
46%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $56K · Total revenue $1.1M
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $25K · Total revenue $1.1M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $56K · Total expenses $1.1M
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $1.5M
-26%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.4M · FY2024 $1.1M
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $1.1M
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.9M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $395K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
20%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tara Williams · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $122K · Total expenses $1.1M
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $978K · Total expenses $1.1M
87%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth -26%
Investment management fee ratio 0.2%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$316K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $444K · 2019–2024
The Rock CenterCO · FY2024$17,230
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,934
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$118,465
The Rock CenterCO · FY2023$48,394
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$66,811
The Rock CenterCO · FY2022$16,569
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,000
Street Fraternity INCCO · FY2021$11,768
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,969
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,000
Street Fraternity INCCO · FY2020$20,189
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,167
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,000
Street Fraternity INCCO · FY2019$56,386
Unitemized GrantFY2019$9,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$8,342

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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