To transform the lives of youth in Houston, Texas through food service-based career training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84K
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$660K
+127% vs prior year
Spent
$695K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$660K
FY2024▲ +127%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$388K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$660K
Expenses
$695K
FY2024▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$419K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$695K
Net assets
$3K
FY2024▼ -80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$3K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $542K Management & general 14% · $97K Fundraising 8% · $56K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$81,536Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meredith Davis’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Meredith Davis$81,536$80,188$76,250$75,041$53,318

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

Trains Houston youth for food service careers, transforming their lives.

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1 program · $542K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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PX Project provides disconnected youth (defined as being out of work and out of school ages 16-24) with the opportunity to engage in a supportive community where they will learn life, social and employability skills in a culinary setting.

$542Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$660K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Money outPt IX
$695K
Ln 25
Programscol B$542K
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$281K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Total revenueLn 12$660K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$93K$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K$84K
Net assetsLn 32$17K$3K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$70K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$447K$372K$38K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$34K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$23K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$400$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$878
Office expensesLn 13$15K$3K$11K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$7K$7K$92
OccupancyLn 16$15K$11K$3K$748
InsuranceLn 23$265$265
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$14K$266$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$695K$542K$97K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $660K$695K−$35K$3K 990 PDF
FY2023 $291K$449K−$158K$17K 990 PDF
FY2022 $286K$419K−$133K$175K 990 PDF
FY2021 $388K$308K$80K$308K 990 PDF
FY2020 $366K$138K$227K$227K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $660,397 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $251,519$617,757
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,813$42,640
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $291,332$660,397
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $365,613$600,562
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,680$94,598
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $449,293$695,160
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$157,961−$34,763
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $660,397 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $44,655 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$280,793
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,964
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$617,757
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,015−$2,015
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,655 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,015$660,397
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $695,160 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,391 · Management $7,131 · Fundraising $7,160$84,682
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $371,953 · Management $37,679 · Fundraising $37,832$447,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,786 · Management $3,422 · Fundraising $3,436$40,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,085 · Management $2,339 · Fundraising $2,348$27,772
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,400$8,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $400 · Management $16,306$16,706
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,867 · Fundraising $878$8,745
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,540 · Management $10,538 · Fundraising $1,453$14,531
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,158 · Management $7,269 · Fundraising $92$14,519
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,222 · Management $2,992 · Fundraising $748$14,962
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $265$265
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,004 · Management $266 · Fundraising $2,200$16,470
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $542,406 · Management $96,607 · Fundraising $56,147$695,160
Part X · Balance sheet $87,126 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,689$64,812
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,220$939
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$21,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,909$87,126
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,214$83,819
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $76,214$83,819
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,695−$18,068
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$21,375
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,695$3,307
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,909$87,126
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,307 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$660,397
XI-2 Total expenses$695,160
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,763
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,695
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$21,375
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,307

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