IDEA PROJECT

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Plain text IDEA PROJECT. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2017–2024. https://furp.org/org/idea-project-471195256. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2017–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $80K · expenses $71K · assets $36K

EIN
47-1195256
Address
23909 230TH PL SE, MAPLE VALLEY, WA 98038-5242
Website
WWW.THEIDEAPROJECT.ORG
NTEE code
B01 Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Allison Bureau (its 2016 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO CREATE UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY BY EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT DIFFERENCES AND DIFFERENT ABILITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Allison Bureau PRESIDENT/EX2017-2024 $38,550$233,550 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Joe Bureau VICE PRESIDE2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cori Ponte TREASURER2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alyson Lepley SECRETARY2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Owens BOARD MEMBER2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $39K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON BUREAU PRESIDENT/EX40 $38,550-- $38,5501
JOE BUREAU VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
CORI PONTE TREASURER1 $0-- $01
ALYSON LEPLEY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JIM OWENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON BUREAU PRESIDENT/EX40 $0-- $01
JOE BUREAU VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
CORI PONTE TREASURER1 $0-- $01
ALYSON LEPLEY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JIM OWENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $48K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON BUREAU PRESIDENT/EX40 $48,000-- $48,0001
JOE BUREAU VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
CORI PONTE TREASURER1 $0-- $01
ALYSON LEPLEY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JIM OWENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $44K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON BUREAU PRESIDENT/EX40 $44,000-- $44,0001
JOE BUREAU VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
CORI PONTE TREASURER1 $0-- $01
ALYSON LEPLEY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JIM OWENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $48K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON BUREAU PRESIDENT/EX40 $48,000-- $48,0001
JOE BUREAU VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
CORI PONTE TREASURER1 $0-- $01
ALYSON LEPLEY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JIM OWENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $46K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON BUREAU PRESIDENT/EX40 $46,000-- $46,0001
JOE BUREAU VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
CORI PONTE TREASURER1 $0-- $01
ALYSON LEPLEY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JIM OWENS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON BUREAU PRESIDENT/EX40 $9,000-- $9,0001
JOE BUREAU VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
CORI PONTE TREASURER1 $0-- $01
ALYSON LEPLEY SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JIM OWENS BOARD MEMBER3 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,203$71,376 $35,773$34,630 $57,703$22,500 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,416$81,845 $26,872$25,803 $33,066$39,350 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,940$84,085 $36,116$35,232 $43,540$38,400 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,399$64,777 $37,793$37,377 $128,983$11,000 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,688$92,928 $1,096-$38,245 $54,688- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,589$119,735 $20,219$0 $52,589$26,000 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,918$31,653 $81,194$79,541 $41,408$39,510 ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $52,373 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
RENTON REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $24,0003 $10,0002024 2021, 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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FINANCE OF AMERICA CARES $12,0002 $6,5002020 2019-2020 Public charity Exact
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MAPLE VALLEY ROTARY FOUNDATION $10,4421 $10,4422020 2020 Public charity Exact
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FORGOOD INC $5,1801 $5,1802022 2022 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $7014 $1452023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “IDEA PROJECT”
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LAMB WESTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $501 $502022 2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “IDEA PROJECT”
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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
READING EQUITY PROJECTWAB01 $108,565$118,864 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
SAWYER CULBERSON PROJECT OF SAVE THE KIDSWAB01 $155,916$112,724 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
WEST VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATIONWAB01 $87,072$63,682 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
INW DYSLEXIA ALLIANCEWAB01 $73,958$71,415 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
WA-GRO FOUNDATIONWAB01 $93,036$89,171 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
SURGE INSTITUTEWAB01 $133,000$80,863 MANAGER$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF ROXHILL ELEMENTARYWAB01 $54,465$35,378 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
BE BOLD FOR CHANGEWAB01 $56,662$57,673 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
LAO AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTERWAB01 $127,000$136,557 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
ALLIANCE FOR NEXT GENERATIONWAB01 $113,587$116,838 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
SCHOOLS FIRST COALITIONWAB01 $67,765$15,106 President and Director$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
ROSIE PROJECTUTB01 $110,000$117,595 Marketing Director$46,800 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, similar name
PROJECT READYNJB01 $68,157$532,748 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$231,215 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, similar name
OPERATION PROJECT HOPECAB01 $47,882$41,099 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
FREEDOM TO READ PROJECT INCFLB01 $87,000$5,000 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
LUMINARY COLLECTIVE PROJECT INCNYB01 $141,500$140,007 CHAIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
MENTORIS PROJECTCAB01 $116,605$101,355 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
PLANET PROJECT STEWARDSHIP ENTITYCOB01 $125,524$120,546 C0-founder and Board Member # 1 of 3$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
PAPER CITY MENTORING PROJECT INCOHB01 $99,468$95,928 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$25,794 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
CAMINO AL EXITO PROJECT FOR ALL INCNYB01 $120,026$109,915 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
PHD PRODUCTIONS INCCAB01 $116,434$14,811 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
TRANSPORTS TO TRUTH INCVAB01 $51,106$36,306 PresidentFounder$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONTXB01 $75,251$52,166 PRESIDENT$8,220 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROJECT OF LONGMONTCOB01 $66,736$73,027 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $616,25521 12DAF sponsor2017–2024 NO LEFT TURN IN EDUCATION; VOTER CHOICE EDUCATION FUND INC; READING EQUITY PROJECT; SOLUTIONARY EVENTS and 8 more
BAINUM FAMILY FOUNDATION $595,0003 1Private foundation2020–2024 DC EARLY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $352,19814 6DAF sponsor2019–2025 ALLIANCE FOR NEXT GENERATION; BE BOLD FOR CHANGE; NEURO-ACUPUNCTURE INSTITUTE INC; COLOR ME SAFE FOUNDATION INC and 2 more
UNDERGROUND FAMILY FOUNDATION $250,0002 1Private foundation2021–2022 NO LEFT TURN IN EDUCATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $205,0005 3DAF sponsor2018–2024 SURGE INSTITUTE; SOLUTIONARY EVENTS; VOTER CHOICE EDUCATION FUND INC
LYNDE AND HARRY BRADLEY FOUNDATION INC $200,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 READ WISCONSIN INC
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION $200,0001 1Private foundation2019–2019 VOTER CHOICE EDUCATION FUND INC
BOGER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $150,0003 1Private foundation2019–2024 VOTER CHOICE EDUCATION FUND INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND $141,86712 8DAF sponsor2019–2024 FRIENDS OF ROXHILL ELEMENTARY; SOLUTIONARY EVENTS; READING EQUITY PROJECT; CHINESE AMERICAN PARENT ASSOCIATION OF HOWARD COUNTY CORP and 4 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY $115,0001 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 PROJECT READY
HOMER AND ANNETTE THOMPSON FOUNDATION $110,0002 1Private foundation2017–2019 FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN IDEALS INC
MARCUS FOUNDATION INC $100,0002 1Private foundation2021–2022 NO LEFT TURN IN EDUCATION
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC $100,0001 1Private foundation2021–2021 SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
THE BROOKBY FOUNDATION $90,0006 1Private foundation2017–2022 WISCONSIN PROGRESS INSTITUTE INC
VICTORIA FOUNDATION INC $85,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 PROJECT READY

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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 990EZ · $71,376 spent · pay $57,835 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,835 81.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,481 17.5%
Fees to independent contractors $860 1.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $200 0.3%
Total$71,376100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $81,845 spent · pay $70,248 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $70,248 85.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,721 13.1%
Fees to independent contractors $830 1.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $46 0.1%
Total$81,845100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $84,085 spent · pay $72,183 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $72,183 85.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,242 12.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,660 2.0%
Total$84,085100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $64,777 spent · pay $49,570 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $49,570 76.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,654 14.9%
Fees to independent contractors $5,553 8.6%
Total$64,777100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $92,928 spent · pay $52,649 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $52,649 56.7%
Fees to independent contractors $31,226 33.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,053 9.7%
Total$92,928100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $119,735 spent · pay $89,816 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $89,816 75.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,900 14.1%
Fees to independent contractors $12,895 10.8%
Printing, publications, postage $124 0.1%
Total$119,735100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $31,653 spent · pay $19,577 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $19,577 61.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,961 18.8%
Fees to independent contractors $4,800 15.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,278 4.0%
Printing, publications, postage $37 0.1%
Total$31,653100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$01
2020$0$02
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

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