Make Projects EIN 88-3399336

Make Projects FY2023 filing

EIN  88-3399336 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Diego, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps refugee and immigrant women and youth gain job skills to achieve their dreams.
Leadership
Angie Anchi Mei · Executive Director · $72K
Money in and out
$1.3M revenue, $801K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Helps refugee and immigrant women and youth gain job skills to achieve their dreams. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $1.3M in revenue, $801K in expenses, and $474K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$801K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$474K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $474K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+37%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023
Expenses
$801K
FY2023
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2023
Total liabilities
$544K
FY2023
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$801K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$474K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$474K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $678K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Job Readiness Program

In order to build the confidence and job skills of our immigrant and refugee participants, make projects offers an eight to twelve week job readiness program in a restaurant and urban farm training platform.

$339Kprogram expense
02

Education and career counseling staff provide a variety of individual and group trainings and services to counsel and coach participants about how to find and secure a job,american work culture norms and how to succeed on the job.

$169Kprogram expense
03

Employment Services

When a participant is close to finishing the job readiness program, make projects will assist the participant in seeking permanent employment elsewhere. This includes helping the participant search for and apply for jobs, job interview preparation, regular meetings and support in the first weeks and months at their new job.

$169Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMake Projects
EINHdr · item D88-3399336
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Diego, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sdmake.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEmployment (J22)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,029Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angie Anchi Mei’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1236 $1–10M employment 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Angie Anchi Mei$90,554$72,029

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$1.1M · 84%
Program service revenue$204K · 16%
Contributions & grants84%$1.1M
Program service revenue16%$204K
Other revenue$150
— government grantsLn 1e$281K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.02
Program services85%$678K
Management & general13%$106K
Fundraising2%$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$801K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$321K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$544K
Total net assetsLn 32$474K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $321K · Operating expenses/yr $801K
4.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $678K · Total expenses $801K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $106K · Total expenses $801K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $17K · Total expenses $801K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $17K · Solicited contributions $791K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.3M
84%
Government reliance
Government grants $281K · Total revenue $1.3M
22%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $204K · Total revenue $1.3M
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.3M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $204K · Total expenses $801K
25%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.3M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $474K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.3M · Expenses $801K
+37%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $474K · Total assets $1.0M
47%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Angie Anchi Mei · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $801K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $575K · Total expenses $801K
72%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

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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)$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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