The Hometown Project INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 99-1115643)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

Program services 83% · $612K Management & general 10% · $74K Fundraising 7% · $53K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $248K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Erin Frederick

Executive Director/Treasurer

$129,167Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Diprima Forste

Secretary

$83,799Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Salett

President

$35,417Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Encourages citizens to participate more in state and local government.

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2 programs · $612K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Gotv program. Encouraged and fostered non-partisan initiatives to mobilize and to inform individuals about the importance of voting in local elections. The organization supported and carried out voter engagement and gotv programs in states including north carolina, wisconsin, pennsylvania, new york, iowa, georgia, virginia, as well as…

$398Kprogram expense

02

The 2024 made in michigan campaign supported key voter information campaigns including information elevating the name id and platforms of state legislature and state supreme court candidates.

$213Kprogram 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

Hometown Outreach Fund INCFY2024$350K

Future Forward USA ActionFY2024$200K

Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$50K

The Muriel Pollia FoundationFY2024$20K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$620K

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$931K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K

Investment incomeLn 3$1

Money outPt IX

$738K

Ln 25

Programscol B$612K

Managementcol C$74K

Fundraisingcol D$53K

Owns and owesPt X

$194K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K

Total assetsLn 16$195K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K

Investment incomeLn 3$1

Total revenueLn 12$931K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$185K

SavingsLn 2$10K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K

Total assetsLn 16$195K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

Net assetsLn 32$194K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$195K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$1K
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$194K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$264K	$187K	$52K	$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$636	$452	$127	$57
Payroll taxesLn 10	$22K	$16K	$4K	$2K
Legal feesLn 11b	$7K	$3K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$177K	$155K	$1K	$21K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K	$4K	$617	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K	$3K	$1K	$430
TravelLn 17	$7K	$7K	$141	$198
InterestLn 20	$114		$114
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$240K	$236K	$1K	$3K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1K		$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$738K	$612K	$74K	$53K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$931K	$738K	$193K	$194K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $931,288 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$808,210

I-9 Program service revenue$123,077

I-10 Investment income$1

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$931,288

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$286,345

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$451,544

I-18 Total expenses$737,889

I-19 Revenue less expenses$193,399

Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $931,288 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$350,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$458,210

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$808,210

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $123,077$123,077

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,077 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$931,288

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $737,889 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $187,494 · Management $52,021 · Fundraising $24,330$263,845

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $452 · Management $127 · Fundraising $57$636

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,537 · Management $4,311 · Fundraising $2,016$21,864

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,327 · Management $3,279$6,606

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,990$3,990

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $155,130 · Management $1,011 · Fundraising $21,202$177,343

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,147 · Management $617 · Fundraising $2,077$6,841

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,031 · Management $1,203 · Fundraising $430$4,664

IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,655 · Management $141 · Fundraising $198$6,994

IX-20 InterestManagement $114$114

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,193$4,193

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $235,730 · Management $1,413 · Fundraising $2,560$239,703

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,096$1,096

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $611,503 · Management $73,516 · Fundraising $52,870$737,889

Part X · Balance sheet $194,827 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$184,756

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$10,071

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$194,827

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,228

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,228

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$200

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$193,399

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$193,599

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$194,827

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $193,599 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$931,288

XI-2 Total expenses$737,889

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$193,399

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$200

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$193,599

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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