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Formation Project

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N Charleston, SC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 84-4695937Revenue $1.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRStheformationproject.org2837 Rivers Ave, 29405-8029 · N Charleston, SCTax-exempt since May 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Formation Project is a survivor-led non-profit fighting human trafficking. Our vision is a world where no person is bought, sold, or exploited. We are accomplishing that by ensuring every person has the option not to sell their bodies, and the opportunity to escape exploitation, and access to sustainable services and support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 149 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $115K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $322K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$277K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$656K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$604K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$399K
FY2022$832K
FY2023$815K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$656K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$629K
FY2023$792K
FY2024$656K
Net assets
$604K
FY2024▲ +178%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021−$35K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$604K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $546K Management & general 11% · $72K Fundraising 6% · $38K

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; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Beville
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tracy Blanchard
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joyce Green
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lauren Knapp
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lane McCluer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Darby Parker
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brooke Burris’s $20K as CEO is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Brooke Burris$20,000$55,688——
Kathryn Wehunt—$55,049$54,969—
Katheryn Wehunt———$29,167

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

Fights human trafficking by offering escape, support, and sustainable services to survivors.

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1 program · $546K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization served 68 survivors, facilitated 500+ nights of emergency shelter, started the opening of 2 shelter locations, and established standard operating procedures for case management.

$546Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Lincoln Tubman FoundationFY2024$133K
The Spray Foundation INCFY2024$50K
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$30K
Harvey McNairy Foundation INCFY2024$30K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$18K
The Alexander and Linda Milley FoundationFY2024$16K
Kadilhen FoundationFY2024$10K
Elhapa Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$322K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$656K
Ln 25
Programscol B$546K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$604K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$882K
LiabilitiesLn 26$277K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$230K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$240K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$220K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$378K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$882K
LiabilitiesLn 26$277K
Net assetsLn 32$604K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6149
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$378K
Total assetsLn 16$218K$882K
LiabilitiesLn 26$300$277K
Net assetsLn 32$218K$604K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100$100
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K$15K$3K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$255K$197K$38K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$15K$5K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$17K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$616$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$11K$466$373
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$428$1K$343
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K$262
Information technologyLn 14$14K$6K$3K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$11K$1K$611
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$628$388
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$763$763
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$467$2K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$14K$584$788
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$249K$240K$6K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$368$505$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$656K$546K$72K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$656K$387K$604K 990 PDF
FY2023 $815K$792K$23K$218K 990 PDF
FY2022 $832K$629K$203K$195K 990 PDF
FY2021 $399K$451K−$52K−$35K 990 PDF
FY2020 $92K$76K$16K$17K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,042,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $736,646$1,053,519
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,178$11,193
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $76,150−$21,817
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $814,974$1,042,895
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$100
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $476,371$317,193
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $315,603$338,854
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $791,974$656,147
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,000$386,748
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,042,895 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$239,629
VIII-1e Government grants$230,141
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$583,749
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,960
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,053,519
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,193$11,193
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$21,817
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $11,193$1,042,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $656,147 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100$100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,488 · Management $2,984 · Fundraising $1,528$20,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $197,453 · Management $38,037 · Fundraising $19,488$254,978
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,245 · Management $4,587 · Fundraising $1,275$21,107
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,833 · Management $2,620 · Fundraising $1,655$21,108
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $616 · Management $1,381$1,997
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,328$4,328
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,203 · Management $466 · Fundraising $373$12,042
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $428 · Management $1,296 · Fundraising $343$2,067
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,890 · Management $2,662 · Fundraising $262$5,814
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,660 · Management $3,227 · Fundraising $5,069$13,956
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,222 · Management $1,168 · Fundraising $611$13,001
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,412 · Management $628 · Fundraising $388$13,428
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $763$763
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $467 · Management $1,500$1,967
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,213 · Management $584 · Fundraising $788$15,585
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $240,380 · Management $6,054 · Fundraising $3,031$249,465
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $368 · Management $505 · Fundraising $3,568$4,441
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $545,741 · Management $72,027 · Fundraising $38,379$656,147
Part X · Balance sheet $881,538 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,426$55,835
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62,315$220,491
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $83,870$164,926
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,751$12,308
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,625$377,872
X-15 Other assets$50,106
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $217,987$881,538
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $300$3,353
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $300$277,103
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $217,687$604,435
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $217,687$604,435
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $217,987$881,538
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $604,435 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,042,895
XI-2 Total expenses$656,147
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$386,748
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$217,687
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$604,435

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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