Project 68 INC FY2021 filing

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Miami, FL501(c)(4)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 85-2760084Revenue $158K in FY2021

On file with the IRSp68.org1861 Nw South River Dr Unit 1705, 33125-2735 · Miami, FLTax-exempt since Mar 2022

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The '68 Project works to bridge the gap between established state-based organizations and many of the new athlete and artists-led initiatives to encourage strategic alignment and coordination. The project's goal is to secure concrete gains for black americans through proven and proactive strategies, public and economic pressure, and the advancement of a legislative agenda that seeks to dismantle institutional racism.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
30¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$139K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
30%
of spending
Concern: 30% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $312K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$158K
-77% vs prior year
Spent
$276K
To programs
30%
Net assets
$155
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$158K
FY2021▼ -77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$700K
FY2021$158K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$312K
Expenses
$276K
FY2021▼ -53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$274K
Net assets
$155
FY2021▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$155
FY2022−$36K
FY2023−$62K
FY2024$37K

From the FY2021 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 Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

30 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 30% · $83K Management & general 70% · $193K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Treasurer
$71,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$67,500Pt VII · Sec A
Engagement & Prgm Devel. Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darryl Banks’s $38K as Executive Dir. is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darryl Banks$37,650$19,300$71,500$42,900
Caleb Miner——$67,500—
Jimmy Tan—$24,480——
Melissa Lopez—$21,000——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects established groups with new initiatives to advance Black Americans' rights and dismantle racism.

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1 program · $83K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The program expenses range from covering the cost of producing and amplifying voter engagement content that featured athletes and artists, building and conducting research on states, and covering the operating and legal costs of the organization.

$83Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Acronym INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$312K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $198K · 2020–2020
Grow United INCFY2020$157,500
Black Male Voter ProjectDC · FY2020$40,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$158K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Money outPt IX
$276K
Ln 25
Programscol B$83K
Managementcol C$193K
Owns and owesPt X
$155
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155
Total assetsLn 16$155
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Total revenueLn 12$158K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155
Total assetsLn 16$155
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$155
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K$155
Total assetsLn 16$118K$155
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$118K$155
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K$42K$97K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$565$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$2K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$20K$47K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$6K$14K
TravelLn 17$180$54$126
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$12K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$276K$83K$193K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $312K$274K$39K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 $70K$97K−$26K−$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $230K$156K$74K−$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $158K$276K−$118K$155 990 PDF
FY2020 $700K$582K$118K$118K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $158,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $700,000$158,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $700,000$158,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $197,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,900$139,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $341,880$136,565
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $582,280$275,565
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $117,720−$117,565
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $158,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$158,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$158,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,565 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,700 · Management $97,300$139,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $565 · Management $1,318$1,883
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,851 · Management $4,320$6,171
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,057 · Management $46,799$66,856
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,001 · Management $14,002$20,003
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54 · Management $126$180
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,441 · Management $29,031$41,472
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $82,669 · Management $192,896 · Fundraising $0$275,565
Part X · Balance sheet $155 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,720$155
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,720$155
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $117,720$155
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,720$155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $155 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$158,000
XI-2 Total expenses$275,565
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,565
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$117,720
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$155

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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