Project Belong Va FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Arlington, VA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 86-1345729Revenue $350K in FY2023

On file with the IRSprojectbelongva.org1911 N Van Buren St, 22205-1825 · Arlington, VATax-exempt since Jul 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Project Belong equips churches to minster to families and vulnerable children involved in foster care, adoption and kinship care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $86K a year · 17% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $404K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$350K
+418% vs prior year
Spent
$459K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$132K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$350K
FY2023▲ +418%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$67K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$704K
FY2025$897K
Expenses
$459K
FY2023▲ +58%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$291K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$690K
FY2025$919K
Net assets
$132K
FY2023▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$188K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$123K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $259K Management & general 34% · $156K Fundraising 10% · $45K

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; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director/President
$91,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Direcor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Seaton’s $105K as Executive Director/Secretary is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Chris Seaton$104,750$103,000$91,000$45,612
Catherine Seaton———$89,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips churches to minister to families and children in foster care, adoption, and kinship care.

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3 programs · $243K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

County Support

The County Support focuses on supporting social workers and foster and adoptive families in seven unique Virginia counties.

$150Kprogram expense
02

Don't Go Alone

The Don't Go Alone program supports youth aging out in foster care ages 18-24 by matching them with mentors who meet with them monthly.

$91Kprogram expense
03

Care Communities

We trained three churches how to form effective "care communities" to wrap around foster and adoptive families with support to help them to go the distance and serve vulnerable children.

$2Kprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $44K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$44,040

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$350K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$342K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Money outPt IX
$459K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$156K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$132K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$342K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$550
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Total revenueLn 12$350K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$131K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$132K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6225
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K$131K
Total assetsLn 16$244K$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$241K$132K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$19K$38K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$227K$173K$55K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$4K$4K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$13K$12K$0
Management feesLn 11a$24K$0$24K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$0$1K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$0$2K$413
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$662$294$123
Office expensesLn 13$10K$5K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$1K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$14K$11K$3K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$297$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$26K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K$259K$156K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $897K$919K−$23K$123K 990 PDF
FY2024 $704K$690K$14K$146K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $350K$459K−$110K$132K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $67K$291K−$224K$188K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $349,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $343,522$342,118
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $586$7,741
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28$36
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $344,136$349,895
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $216,761$361,402
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,714$98,035
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $291,475$459,437
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,661−$109,542
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $349,895 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$50,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$292,118
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$342,118
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,741
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36$36
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,741 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36$349,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $459,437 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,064 · Management $38,127 · Fundraising $38,127$95,318
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,770 · Management $54,724 · Fundraising $0$227,494
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,906 · Management $4,057 · Fundraising $0$7,963
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,700 · Management $2,720 · Fundraising $0$5,420
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,217 · Management $11,990 · Fundraising $0$25,207
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $24,203 · Fundraising $0$24,203
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,369 · Fundraising $0$1,369
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $1,923 · Fundraising $413$2,336
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $662 · Management $294 · Fundraising $123$1,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,699 · Management $2,857 · Fundraising $2,100$9,656
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,137 · Management $2,521 · Fundraising $3,115$6,773
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,522 · Management $3,464 · Fundraising $0$13,986
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,405 · Management $297 · Fundraising $0$3,702
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,111 · Fundraising $0$2,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,483 · Management $5,033 · Fundraising $1,304$32,820
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,565 · Management $155,690 · Fundraising $45,182$459,437
Part X · Balance sheet $137,614 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,210$71,321
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $170,034$60,069
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,759$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,478$6,224
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $244,481$137,614
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,050$5,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,050$5,725
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $241,431$131,889
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $241,431$131,889
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $244,481$137,614
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $131,889 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$349,895
XI-2 Total expenses$459,437
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$109,542
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$241,431
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$131,889

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