The mission of Project Pave is to end violence by empowering youth to build healthy relationships through innovative intervention and prevention education programming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2020 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
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
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $316K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$241K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1986.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $737K Management & general 21% · $243K Fundraising 14% · $157K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$82,247Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 1147 $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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering youth to build healthy relationships and end violence through education.

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2 programs · $737K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Intervention Program -School-Based Therapy

2,268 trauma-focused individual and group therapy sessions were provided for 303 children and youth impacted by violence in 5 denver-metro partner schools. -youth & family support: 2,136 personal advocacy support referral services were provided for 61 PARENTS/GRANDPARENTS/GUARDIANS and 332 youth who participate in pave programming.

$404Kprogram expense
02

Prevention Program -Path to Healthy Relationship Classes

252 in-depth curriculum sessions focused on healthy relationships were taught in schools reaching 1,433 youth and 412 adults. -true man: 48 multi-session curriculum sessions focused on healthy masculinity were taught in schools reaching 408 youth and 228 adults.

$334Kprogram expense

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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 · 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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$737K
Managementcol C$243K
Fundraisingcol D$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$688K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$495K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$420K
SavingsLn 2$268K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$688K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$407K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 647
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$510K$688K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$241K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$56K$56K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18K$18K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$23K$58K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$707K$478K$119K$110K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$10K$2K$787
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$31K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$38K$13K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$691$463
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$17K$6K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$184$49
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$2K$567
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$6K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$2K$716
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$40K$9K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$737K$243K$157K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M−$18K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.3M$188K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$66K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M−$23K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M−$21K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$1.1M$246K$1.4M 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 $1,382,652 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $810,140$1,263,820
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $114,050$118,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,920$2,560
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$40,317−$2,228
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $885,793$1,382,652
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,546$74,478
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $755,052$915,811
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $197,590$146,683
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $966,188$1,136,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,395$245,680
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,382,652 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,232
VIII-1e Government grants$494,993
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$758,595
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,260
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,263,820
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $118,500$118,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,560$2,560
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,012−$2,012
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$216−$216
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $118,284 · Excluded from tax $548$1,382,652
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,136,972 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $56,386$56,386
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,092$18,092
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,215 · Management $58,189 · Fundraising $12,757$94,161
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $477,564 · Management $119,190 · Fundraising $110,122$706,876
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,835 · Management $2,492 · Fundraising $787$13,114
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,928 · Management $7,835 · Fundraising $2,474$41,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,943 · Management $13,140 · Fundraising $9,340$60,423
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,629$6,629
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,832$1,832
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,058$7,058
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,173 · Management $691 · Fundraising $463$3,327
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,843 · Management $2,063 · Fundraising $1,326$6,232
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,409 · Management $2,156 · Fundraising $1,440$10,005
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,119 · Management $5,830 · Fundraising $4,186$27,135
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,325 · Management $184 · Fundraising $49$2,558
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,230 · Management $1,633 · Fundraising $567$3,430
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,616 · Management $1,953 · Fundraising $1,384$8,953
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,415 · Management $2,384 · Fundraising $716$8,515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,319 · Management $9,488 · Fundraising $11,202$61,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $737,412 · Management $242,747 · Fundraising $156,813$1,136,972
Part X · Balance sheet $1,686,330 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $244,566$419,810
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $265,723$268,219
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $251,395$497,117
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $86,782$72,910
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,333$11,914
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,043$9,764
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $353,540$406,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,231,382$1,686,330
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,359$45,076
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $90$28,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$168,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,449$241,376
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $729,088$736,485
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $466,845$708,469
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,195,933$1,444,954
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,231,382$1,686,330
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,444,954 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,382,652
XI-2 Total expenses$1,136,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$245,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,195,933
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,486
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$855
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,444,954

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