Shared Humanity Project EIN 85-3803944

Shared Humanity Project

EIN  85-3803944 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bethesda, MD
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds a community to create economic and social change, ending poverty.
Leadership
Mark Bergel · Co-Founder and President · $150K
Money in and out
$249K revenue, $344K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Builds a community to create economic and social change, ending poverty. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $249K in revenue, $344K in expenses, and $155K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$249K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$344K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$155K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$96K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-38%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -648% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$249K
FY2024▼ -50%
Expenses
$344K
FY2024▼ -26%
Total assets
$159K
FY2024▼ -38%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2024▼ -13%
Total revenue
$249K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$344K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$155K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$96K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$159K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $286K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Working with individuals, sector leaders and institutions, we communicate problems with the status quo approach to poverty in the United States, identify keys to social transformation and cultivate synergies to create a fundamental transformation in how Americans approach economic and social issues.

$143Kprogram expense
02

National Plan to End Poverty

Our systemic change model - The National Plan to End Poverty - redefines and measures what "poverty" means, offers concrete steps that individuals and organizations can take to end poverty, and creates a community of actors from all sectors that works together to create positive change.

$72Kprogram expense
03

Institute staff provides advice and guidance in the following areas: Start-up, strategic planning; development; corporate social responsibility (CSR); and outcomes-based programming. Advisement services are targeted toward individuals with lived experience and new organizations serving in areas of need.

$72Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CShared Humanity Project
EINHdr · item D85-3803944
Principal addressHdr · item CBethesda, MD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sharedhumanityproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R05)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Founder and President
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder and Treasurer
$68,750Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Bergel’s $150K as Co-Founder and President is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Mark Bergel$150,000$150,000
Mark Bergel$150,000
Katherin Ross Phillips$68,750$100,000
Katherin Ross Phillips$100,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$212K · 85%
Program service revenue$37K · 15%
Contributions & grants85%$212K
Program service revenue15%$37K
Total revenueLn 12$249K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.08
Program services83%$286K
Management & general9%$30K
Fundraising8%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$155K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $159K · Operating expenses/yr $344K
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $286K · Total expenses $344K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $344K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $344K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $52K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $420K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $212K · Total revenue $249K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $249K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $37K · Total revenue $249K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $249K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $37K · Total expenses $344K
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $249K · Prior year $500K
-50%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $155K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $249K · Expenses $344K
-38%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $159K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $155K · Total assets $159K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $159K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Bergel · Reported title Co-Founder and President · Highest reported compensation $150K · Total expenses $344K
44%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $268K · Total expenses $344K
78%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -50%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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)$249K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$500K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$550K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$361K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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