The Lovve Project

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2020Food & AgricultureEIN 85-3427885Revenue $279K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthelovveproject.org1500 N Grant St Ste R, 80203-1859 · Denver, COTax-exempt since May 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to combat food scarcity and promote health and well-being by ensuring access to nutritious food and essential hygiene supplies. We bring neighbors together with the shared goal of building (cont'd on sch o)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 3 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$279K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$326K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$16K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$279K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$142K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$275K
FY2024$346K
FY2025$279K
Expenses
$326K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$253K
FY2024$299K
FY2025$326K
Net assets
$16K
FY2025▼ -75%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11K
FY2022−$1K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$63K
FY2025$16K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $275K Management & general 10% · $31K Fundraising 6% · $19K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$62,958Pt VII · Sec A
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Whitney Walshe’s $63K as Executive Di is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022
Pamela Whitney Walshe$62,958$49,808—
Pamela Whitney——$35,446
Gricelda Martinez$3,500$900—

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

Distributes culturally fitting food and goods to low-income Virginia Village residents.

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2 programs · $275K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

We currently provide over 5500 LBS of fresh food to 367 families each month. Filling a critical gap, we provide fresh and culturally relevant food choices to the families we serve. Focusing on southeast denver, every month we support thousands of people at ellis elementary school and place bridge academy.

$256Kprogram expense
02

We build bridges within the community to create resiliency and ensure stability. To accomplish this, we host annual community events such as a back to school fiesta and the joys of toys celebration, to create space for new bonds to form and relationships to flourish.

$19Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$279K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$977
Money outPt IX
$326K
Ln 25
Programscol B$275K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Government grantsLn 1e$49K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$91K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$977
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$279K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K
Total assetsLn 16$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 640
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$70K$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$63K$16K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$57K$6K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$701$274
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$610$11K$700
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$261$457$360
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$207K$207K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K$275K$31K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $279K$326K−$47K$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $346K$299K$47K$63K 990 PDF
FY2023 $275K$253K$21K$20K 990 PDF
FY2022 $199K−$1K 990 PDF
FY2021 $142K$11K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $278,521 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $343,232$273,218
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $84$977
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,699$4,326
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $346,015$278,521
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $55,687$73,635
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,922$252,264
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $298,609$325,899
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,406−$47,378
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $278,521 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,920
VIII-1e Government grants$48,849
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$211,449
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$91,310
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,218
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $977$977
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,913$2,913
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,413$1,413
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,413 · Excluded from tax $3,890$278,521
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,899 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,014 · Management $6,296 · Fundraising $3,148$66,458
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,494$1,494
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,708 · Management $701 · Fundraising $274$5,683
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,310$3,310
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,714$5,714
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $610 · Management $11,038 · Fundraising $700$12,348
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $14,713$14,713
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,123$1,123
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $261 · Management $457 · Fundraising $360$1,078
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,749$2,749
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,652$2,652
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $206,528$206,528
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,049$2,049
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,413 · Management $31,291 · Fundraising $19,195$325,899
Part X · Balance sheet $26,500 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,207$22,939
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $50,584$3,561
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $69,906$26,500
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,742$10,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,742$10,714
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,164$15,786
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $69,906$26,500
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,786 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,521
XI-2 Total expenses$325,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,378
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,164
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,786

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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