Human Restoration Project EIN 84-3753948

Human Restoration Project

EIN  84-3753948 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ames, IA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Listens to students and reimagines education through systems change and free resources.
Leadership
Nicholas Covington · Creative Director · $82K
Money in and out
$986K revenue, $955K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Listens to students and reimagines education through systems change and free resources. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $986K in revenue, $955K in expenses, and $72K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$986K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$955K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$72K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $31K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +153% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$986K
FY2025▲ +46%
Expenses
$955K
FY2025▲ +43%
Total assets
$73K
FY2025▲ +25%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025▼ -94%
Total revenue
$986K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$955K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$72K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$31K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$73K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $962K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Third Coast Learning Collaborative is a five-year, $3.9M U.S. Department of Education Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant partnership to reimagine public schools in Western Michigan through interdisciplinary project-based learning and feedback-driven, portfolio-based assessment.

$934Kprogram expense
02

The Human-Centered Schools Network (HCS) is Human Restoration Project's professional development program that integrates student voice and teacher leadership into actions toward systemic school change, using empathy interviews structured one-on-one conversations that surface students' lived experiences to inform school design decisions.

$17Kprogram expense
03

Conference to Restore Humanity! is Human Restoration Project's annual virtual conference for K-12 and college educators, designed around a flipped model where attendees engage with keynotes asynchronously and then participate in extended live Q&A conversations with speakers, alongside week-long learning journeys, virtual school tours…

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHuman Restoration Project
EINHdr · item D84-3753948
Principal addressHdr · item CAmes, IA
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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
Creative Director
$82,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$82,500Pt VII · Sec A
Grants Coordinator
$77,382Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher McNutt’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Christopher McNutt$82,500$82,500$50,573$32,598
Nicholas Covington$82,500$82,500$53,565$32,598
Cassandra Nastase$77,382$77,382

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$938K · 95%
Program service revenue$48K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$938K
Program service revenue5%$48K
— government grantsLn 1e$934K
Total revenueLn 12$986K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$955K
Total functional expensesLn 25$955K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$73K
Total assetsLn 16$73K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$72K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $73K · Operating expenses/yr $955K
0.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $955K · Total expenses $955K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $955K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $955K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $41K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $938K · Total revenue $986K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants $934K · Total revenue $986K
95%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $48K · Total revenue $986K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $986K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $48K · Total expenses $955K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $986K · Prior year $677K
+46%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $72K · Beginning of year $42K
+73%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $986K · Expenses $955K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $1K · Total assets $73K
1%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $72K · Total assets $73K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $73K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher McNutt · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $955K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $382K · Total expenses $955K
40%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 46%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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.

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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)$986K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$677K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$146K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$137K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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