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THE MIDDLE PROJECT INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $331K · expenses $377K · assets $195K

EIN
31-1689641
Address
50 E 7TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10003-8438
Website
WWW.MIDDLEPROJECT.ORG
NTEE code
P99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

FREEDOM RISING 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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Genesis Briggs DIRECTOR2021-2024 $42,411$226,212 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

26 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
Dominique D Lee CHAIR2022-2024 7 $0 reported 1
Paul Devlin TREASURER2024 10 $0 reported 1
Katrina Monzon SECRETARY2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Angela Ferrell-Zabala DIRECTOR2024 5 $0 reported 1
Karen Pershing DIRECTOR2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jacqui Lewis DIRECTOR2024 5 $0 reported 1
John Janka DIRECTOR2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Phil Tom DIRECTOR2024 5 $0 reported 1
Michael Dinwiddie DIRECTOR2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
T Angela Ferrell-Zabala (former) CHAIR2022-2023 7 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Wright Cook (former) TREASURER2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Aundreia Alexander (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Jozeppi Angelo Morelli (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Erica Hunt (former) Chairperson2020-2021 7 $0 reported 1
Susan Davis (former) Treasurer2020-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Yusuf George (former) Vice Chairperson2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Rev Chad Tanaka-Pack (former) Director2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Rev Jacqueline Lewis (former) President and Co-Founder2020-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Rev Ben Perry (former) Communications Volunteer2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Rev Karen Jackson (former) Director2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Anu Gupta Esq (former) Director2021 5 $0 reported 1
Sarah Green-Vieux Esq (former) Director2021 5 $0 reported 1
Kim Irwin (former) Director2021 5 $0 reported 1
Ellen Matlach (former) ASSISTANT SECRETARY & TREASURER2020 1 $0 reported 1
Marlene Fox (former) FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEER2020 1 $0 reported 1
Gem Johnson (former) FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEER2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $42K · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENESIS BRIGGS DIRECTOR40 $42,411$0$0 $42,4111
DOMINIQUE D LEE CHAIR7 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL DEVLIN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
KATRINA MONZON SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
ANGELA FERRELL-ZABALA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN PERSHING DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JACQUI LEWIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN JANKA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
PHIL TOM DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL DINWIDDIE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $64K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENESIS BRIGGS DIRECTOR40 $64,500$0$0 $64,5001
T ANGELA FERRELL-ZABALA CHAIR7 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER WRIGHT COOK TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
KATRINA MONZON SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN PERSHING DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
AUNDREIA ALEXANDER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN JANKA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DOMINIQUE D LEE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOZEPPI ANGELO MORELLI DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $51K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENESIS BRIGGS DIRECTOR40 $51,251$0$0 $51,2511
T ANGELA FERRELL-ZABALA CHAIR7 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER WRIGHT COOK TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
KATRINA MONZON SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN PERSHING DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
AUNDREIA ALEXANDER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN JANKA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DOMINIQUE D LEE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOZEPPI ANGELO MORELLI DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $68K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Genesis I Briggs Director5 $68,050-$0 $68,0501
Erica Hunt Chairperson7 $0-$0 $01
Susan Davis Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Yusuf George Vice Chairperson5 $0-$0 $01
Rev Chad Tanaka-Pack Director5 $0-$0 $01
Rev Jacqueline Lewis President and Co-Founder10 $0-$0 $01
John Janka Co-Founder and Conference Advisor5 $0-$0 $01
Rev Ben Perry Communications Volunteer5 $0-$0 $01
Rev Karen Jackson Director5 $0-$0 $01
Katrina Monzon Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Anu Gupta Esq Director5 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Green-Vieux Esq Director5 $0-$0 $01
Kim Irwin Director5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERICA HUNT CHAIRPERSON7 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN DAVIS TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
YUSUF GEORGE SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
REV KAREN JACKSON DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL DINWIDDIE DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
REV CHAD TANAKA-PACK DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
REV DR JACQUELINE LEWIS PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER5 $0-$0 $01
REV JOHN JANKA CO-FOUNDER AND CONFERENCE PROGRAM V10 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN MATLACH ASSISTANT SECRETARY & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
BEN PERRY COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEER1 $0-$0 $01
MARLENE FOX FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEER1 $0-$0 $01
GEM JOHNSON FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $250K
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $280K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$330,523$377,174 $194,557$135,849 $330,523$0 $42,41109
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$513,022$514,912 $245,808$182,500 $473,008$40,014 $64,50008
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,487$97,404 $200,498$184,390 $243,907$2,580 $51,25108
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$155,915$157,314 $56,915$35,307 $155,915- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,004$105,972 $38,576$36,706 $101,004- ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $698,048 in all, tax years 2010 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
WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE MIDDLE PROJECT INC” 2022-2023 2$500,000 2023$250,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$75,000 2022$75,000
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BROADWAY CARES-EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC Public charity Exact 2010, 2012-2017 7$62,500 2017$10,000
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FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE MIDDLE PROJECT INC” 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$20,000 2023$10,000
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The Yeardley Smith Foundation Aka Marchez Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE MIDDLE PROJECT INC” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$5,192 2019$5,192
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE MIDDLE PROJECT INC” 2023 1$356 2023$356
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $377,174 spent · pay $0 · grants $250,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $250,000$250,000-- 66.3%
Fees: other services $113,854$113,854-- 30.2%
Fees: accounting $6,805-$6,805- 1.8%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE $3,200$3,200-- 0.8%
Insurance $2,123-$2,123- 0.6%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $979$979-- 0.3%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $213-$213- 0.1%
Total$377,174100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $514,912 spent · pay $64,500 · grants $280,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $280,000$280,000-- 54.4%
Fees: other services $155,540$155,540-- 30.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $64,500$64,500-- 12.5%
Fees: legal $8,004-$8,004- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $5,057-$5,057- 1.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $530-$530- 0.1%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $390-$390- 0.1%
Office expenses $373-$373- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $358$358-- 0.1%
Travel $160-$160- 0.0%
Total$514,912100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $97,404 spent · pay $51,251 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $51,251$51,251-- 52.6%
Fees: other services $27,500$27,500-- 28.2%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE $9,500$9,500-- 9.8%
Office expenses $5,052$5,002$50- 5.2%
Fees: accounting $1,600-$1,600- 1.6%
Fees: legal $1,400-$1,400- 1.4%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $846-$846- 0.9%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $255-$255- 0.3%
Total$97,404100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $157,314 spent · pay $0 · grants $71,373 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $71,373 45.4%
Fees to independent contractors $68,050 43.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,883 11.4%
Printing, publications, postage $8 0.0%
Total$157,314100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $105,972 spent · pay $0 · grants $71,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $71,200 67.2%
Fees to independent contractors $27,368 25.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,404 7.0%
Total$105,972100%

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