2022-05-13T15:55:57-04:00 2021-12-31 874397029 Blue Ink Tax-Accounting Inc 1710 2nd Ave New York NY 10128 990EZ 2021-01-01 311689641 The Middle Project Inc MIDD 50 East 7th Street New York NY 100038438 Rev Jacqueline Lewis President and C 6462394411 2022-05-13 false Rev Jacqueline Lewis Nitin Bhalla P02208478 6469924277 2022-05-13 0 00 AAL2 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X www.middleproject.org X X 155915 X 155915 155915 71373 68050 8 17883 157314 -1399 36706 35307 X 38576 56915 0 0 0 0 38576 56915 1870 21608 36706 35307 X See Schedule O See Schedule O 45000 45000 See Schedule O 74700 See Schedule O 26373 31373 151073 Erica Hunt Chairperson 7.00 0 0 0 Susan Davis Treasurer 10.00 0 0 0 Yusuf George Vice Chairperson 5.00 0 0 0 Rev Chad Tanaka-Pack Director 5.00 0 0 0 Rev Jacqueline Lewis President and Co-Founder 10.00 0 0 0 John Janka Co-Founder and Conference Advisor 5.00 0 0 0 Rev Ben Perry Communications Volunteer 5.00 0 0 0 Rev Karen Jackson Director 5.00 0 0 0 Katrina Monzon Secretary 3.00 0 0 0 Anu Gupta Esq Director 5.00 0 0 0 Sarah Green-Vieux Esq Director 5.00 0 0 0 Kim Irwin Director 5.00 0 0 0 Genesis I Briggs Director 5.00 68050 0 0 X false false false false false false false false false NY The Organization 50 East 7th Street New York NY 10003 6462394411 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 29992 50977 66748 101020 155915 404652 29992 50977 66748 101020 155915 404652 258814 145838 404652 0.36040 X General Explanation Attachment SOURCES OF SUPPORT - THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED DONATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE OVER THE FIVE-YEAR MEASUREMENT PERIOD.THE ORGANIZATION RELIES ON CONTRIBUTIONS, AND NOT ENDOWMENT FUNDS, TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE ITS MISSION. IN GENERAL, THESE PEOPLE WERE NOT RELATED TO EACH OTHER. THROUGH ITS VARIOUS STRATEGIES INCLUDING ENHANCING ITS WEBSITE TO ACCEPT DONATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION WAS SUCCESSFUL IN RAISING OVER A THIRD OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10 Activity Revolutionary Love Conference Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 5,000Activity Freedom Rising Salon series Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 30,000Activity Social justice programs Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 10,000Activity Juneteenth event Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 26,373 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountAdvertising expense 494Bank Charges/Merchant fees 2,970Other M & A expense 4,419Program Expenses 10,000 Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 Category Beginning of Year End of YearAccrued Liabilities 1,870 1,608Grant Payables 0 10,000Program expenses payable 0 10,000 Part III response or note to any other line in Part III FORM 990-EZ, PART III, PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE THE MIDDLE PROJECT, INC. PREPARES ETHICAL LEADERS FOR A JUST SOCIETY. IT IS AN INSTITUTE THAT CONVENES LEADERS FROM MANY DISCIPLINES, PROFESSIONS AND FIELDS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PURSUING THE COMMON GOOD FROM A PROGRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE, MOTIVATED BY A SENSE OF JUSTICE AND CONCERN FOR THOSE ON THE MARGINS: THE POOR, THE WORKING POOR, AND THOSE WHO ARE MARGINALIZED BY RACE, CLASS OR GENDER/SEXUAL INJUSTICE.FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCE: THE MIDDLE PROJECT EDUCATES AND ENGAGES A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE AND DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT, ADVOCATE FOR AND CARRY OUT ETHICAL ACTIONS FOR A MORE JUST SOCIETY. IN 2021, THE MIDDLE PROJECT PARTNERED WITH THE MIDDLE CHURCH TO CO-SPONSOR ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, REVOLUTIONARY LOVE: COMPLETE THE DREAM. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IT WAS HELD ONLINE FOR THE SECOND YEAR. ALSO IN 2021, THE MIDDLE PROJECT SUPPORTED MIDDLE CHURCH TO OFFER ITS NEW FREEDOM RISING SALONS INCLUDING THE INAUGURAL SESSION ON INDIGENOUS REPARATIONS IN OCTOBER, ON A JUST ECONOMY IN DECEMBER AND ON VOTING RIGHTS IN FEBRUARY 2022. MIDDLE PROJECT PARTNERED WITH PROJECT HOSPITALITY TO CO-SPONSOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION IN SPANISH.FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:YOUNG ADULT LEADERSHIP LAB: IN ADDITION, THE MIDDLE PROJECT AIMS TO FOSTER ETHICAL LEADERSHIP TO ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER YOUNG ADULTS, ESPECIALLY BIPOC AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WITH ITS PARTNER, MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH, IT ORGANIZED SPECIAL EVENTS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS. THE PROJECT PROVIDES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR A HANDFUL OF VALUES- ALIGNED INITIATIVES GENERALLY ARISING FROM ITS YOUNG ADULT LEADERSHIP LAB NETWORK. IN 2021, IT PROVIDED SUCH SERVICES TO STRIVE TILL I RISE, A YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE FOUNDED AND LED BY HIP HOP ART ACTIVIST GENESIS BE. IT ALSO INCUBATED A NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ON ELIMINATING UNCONSCIOUS RACIAL BIAS FOR B-CORP BE MORE WITH ANU FOUNDED AND LED BY ANU GUPTA.FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:MIDDLE-ON-THE-ROADTHE MIDDLE PROJECT DESIGNED AND CARRIED OUT VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE ITS IMPACT WHILE CONTINUING TO OPERATE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS AND THE AFTERMATH OF A TRAGIC FIRE OF ITS PARTNER, MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCHS SANCTUARY DECEMBER 5, 2020. IT PRODUCED ONLINE WEBINARS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCLUDING CO-SPONSORING A SPECIAL PUBLIC FUNDRAISING CONCERT AND EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR JUNETEENTH. IT CO-SPONSORED A FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM WITH PROJECT HOSPITALITY. FINALLY IT CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE VOTER REFORM GROUP WHICH FACILITATED PARTICIPATION IN NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND ENGAGEMENT DRIVES IN COLLABORATION WITH MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH, UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS, ETHICAL CULTURE SOCIETY AND RECLAIM OUR VOTE. Part V response or note to any other line in Part V FORM 990-EZ, PART V, INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACTS: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. Genesis I Briggs The Middle Project provides fiscal sponsorship to Strive Till I Rise program (STIR) which is led by Genesis Briggs and 1099-NEC was issued to her for the program work for STIR