Formation Project EIN 84-4695937

Formation Project FY2022 filing

EIN  84-4695937 Public charity (501(c)(3)) N Charleston, SC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Fights human trafficking by offering escape, support, and sustainable services to survivors.
Leadership
Michael Beville · Development Chair
Money in and out
$832K revenue, $629K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Fights human trafficking by offering escape, support, and sustainable services to survivors. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $832K in revenue, $629K in expenses, and $195K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$832K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$629K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$195K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $203K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$832K
FY2022▲ +108%
Expenses
$629K
FY2022▲ +39%
Total assets
$195K
FY2022▲ +603%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
Total revenue
$832K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$629K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$195K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$203K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$195K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $530K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Housing Initiative

The formation project focuses on providing safe housing to the survivors. This is the next step after emergency shelter. The formation project assists survivors in locating safe housing as well as rental assistance, transportation, basic necessities, and mental health services.

$243Kprogram expense
02

Restoritive Care

Restorative care provides ongoing support to fully rehabilitate trafficking survivors to be independent and functioning members of society . Restorative care focus includes case management and peer support. Survivors are paired with a case manager who they work with closely to help set and work towards achieving their goals.

$176Kprogram expense
03

Emergency Shelter

Many survivors find themselves in a crisis situations in which they are ready to leave their trafficker and exploitation but they have nowhere safe to go. Our crisis intervention and emergency shelter program is designed to address that crisis. Our partners, particularly law enforcement, view this service as an asset to our community.

$111Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFormation Project
EINHdr · item D84-4695937
Principal addressHdr · item CN Charleston, SC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theformationproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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
Development Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Events Subcommittee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brooke Burris’s $20K as CEO is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$765K · 92%
Other revenue$67K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$765K
Other revenue8%$67K
Investment income$15
— government grantsLn 1e$504K
Total revenueLn 12$832K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program services84%$530K
Management & general10%$61K
Fundraising6%$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$629K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$195K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $111K · Operating expenses/yr $629K
2.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $530K · Total expenses $629K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $61K · Total expenses $629K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $39K · Total expenses $629K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $24K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $183K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $765K · Total revenue $832K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $504K · Total revenue $832K
61%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $832K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15 · Total revenue $832K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $629K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $832K · Prior year $399K
+108%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $195K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $832K · Expenses $629K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $195K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $195K · Total assets $195K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $195K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Beville · Reported title DEVELOPMENT CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $629K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $305K · Total expenses $629K
48%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 108%
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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$815K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$832K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$399K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$92K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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