The EPIC Project

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2016 · Form 990EZ · revenue $10K · expenses $15K · assets $2K

EIN
27-4099862
Address
12400 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
Website
https://www.theepicproject.org
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
Ruling date
-
IRS status
Exemption revoked May 15, 2025 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted August 12, 2025) IRS data ↗
Principal officer
Chelsie Hill (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Mission StatementThe E.P.I.C. Project believes every person living with a disability should have an opportunity to turn limitations into opportunities. To do so, we have made it our mission to:- Educate parents and teenagers on distracted driving, acceptance of others and making healthy and positive choices through our Distinguished Speaker Program.- Inspire those with a different ability to recreate their dreams and live full lives, through our Wheelchair Dance Team performances, support groups and mentoring.- Provide advice and resources to help improve the quality of life for persons affected by a disability and their families.- Give individuals, with a disability, the chance to receive the semi-annual Chelsie Hill Grant award.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jon Hill Board Member2014-2016 $0$20,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Chelsie Hill President2014-2016 8 $0 reported 1
Tiffany Giddies Board Member2015-2016 3 $0 reported 1
Scott Peters Board Member2015-2016 3 $0 reported 1
Adam Kessle Board Member2015-2016 3 $0 reported 1
Laura DeHogg Board Member2015-2016 3 $0 reported 1
Laura Hicks Board Member2015-2016 3 $0 reported 1
Melissa Karasek Secretary2015-2016 3 $0 reported 1
Andrew Kreeft (former) Board Member2014 1 $0 reported 1
Kelly Campbell (former) Treasurer2014 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Volwiler (former) Secretary2014 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2016 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chelsie Hill President8 $0-- $01
Jon Hill Board Member3 $0-- $01
Tiffany Giddies Board Member3 $0-- $01
Scott Peters Board Member3 $0-- $01
Adam Kessle Board Member3 $0-- $01
Laura DeHogg Board Member3 $0-- $01
Laura Hicks Board Member3 $0-- $01
Melissa Karasek Secretary3 $0-- $01
2015 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chelsie Hill President8 $0-- $01
Jon Hill Board Member3 $0-- $01
Tiffany Giddies Board Member3 $0-- $01
Scott Peters Board Member3 $0-- $01
Adam Kessle Board Member3 $0-- $01
Laura DeHogg Board Member3 $0-- $01
Laura Hicks Board Member3 $0-- $01
Melissa Karasek Secretary3 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jon Hill Executive Dir.40 $20,000-- $20,0001
Chelsie Hill President40 $0-- $01
Andrew Kreeft Board Member1 $0-- $01
Kelly Campbell Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Susan Volwiler Secretary1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,795$15,088 $2,265$2,265 $9,795- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,124$41,024 $7,558$7,558 $44,124- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,542$50,946 $4,458$4,458 $52,767- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $37,940 in all, tax years 2013 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HUDSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$30,000 2023$15,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2013 1$7,940 2013$7,940
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2016 · Form 990EZ · $15,088 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,088 100.0%
Total$15,088100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $41,024 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,024 100.0%
Total$41,024100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $50,946 spent · pay $20,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,946 60.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,000 39.3%
Total$50,946100%

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