The Jxn Project FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Richmond, VA501(c)(3)Since 2021Arts & CultureEIN 86-3846854Revenue $505K in FY2021

On file with the IRS303 E Bates St, 23219-0000 · Richmond, VATax-exempt since Nov 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The JXN Project, also known as JXN, is a reparative preservation non-profit organization that is dedicated to driving restorative truth telling and redemptive storytelling by capturing the pivotal role of Richmond, Virginia, in particular Jackson Ward, in the evolution of the Black American experience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $921K a year · 80% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4642 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4642.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $530K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
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
$505K
Spent
$1K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$503K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$505K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$505K
FY2022$993K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$746K
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$1K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$289K
Net assets
$503K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$503K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$920K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Sesha Joi Moon PHD’s $15K as President & Executive Dir. is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Sesha Moon—$41,902
Dr Sesha Joi Moon PHD$15,000—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves Richmond's Jackson Ward history, telling Black American stories for restoration.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The JXN Project's emphasis is excavating, elevating, and educating on the history of Jackson Ward. JXN is informed by a strategic model that approaches reparative historic preservation through restorative truth-telling and redemptive storytelling.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$505K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Money outPt IX
$1K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$503K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$503K
Total assetsLn 16$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Total revenueLn 12$505K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$503K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$503K
Total assetsLn 16$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$503K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$503K
Total assetsLn 16$0$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$503K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Office expensesLn 13$47$0$47$0
TravelLn 17$178$0$178$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$0$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1K$0$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.5M$289K$3.2M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $746K$242K$504K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $54K$350K−$296K$920K 990 PDF
FY2022 $993K$280K$712K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $505K$1K$503K$503K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $504,600 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$504,600
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$504,600
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$1,301
I-18 Total expenses$1,301
I-19 Revenue less expenses$503,299
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $504,600 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$504,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$504,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $504,600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$504,600
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,301 across 3 lines filed
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $47 · Fundraising $0$47
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $178 · Fundraising $0$178
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,076 · Fundraising $0$1,076
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,301 · Fundraising $0$1,301
Part X · Balance sheet $503,299 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$503,299
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$503,299
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$503,299
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$503,299
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$503,299
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $503,299 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$504,600
XI-2 Total expenses$1,301
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$503,299
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$503,299

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

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