THE ADVANCE PROJECT

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $244K · expenses $241K · assets $84K

EIN
81-0942834
Address
20721 SABBATH CT, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20882-4435
Website
www.advancepanama.org
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2016 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Graham Davis (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (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 ADVANCE PANAMA, ITS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS AND BY BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people 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
Graham Davis PRESIDENT2020-2024 $102,336$346,424 1
Nicole Davis VICE PRESIDENT2020-2024 $0$57,180 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
Carly Nelson DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Chris Joyner DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Daniel Taylor TREASURER2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Chad Nelson SECRETARY2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $102K · 0 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRAHAM DAVIS PRESIDENT40 $102,336$0$0 $102,3361
CARLY NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS JOYNER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
NICOLE DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL TAYLOR TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
CHAD NELSON SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $87K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRAHAM DAVIS PRESIDENT40 $87,372-- $87,3721
CARLY NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHRIS JOYNER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
NICOLE DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
DANIEL TAYLOR TREASURER0 $0-- $01
CHAD NELSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $100K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRAHAM DAVIS PRESIDENT40 $99,536-- $99,5361
CARLY NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHRIS JOYNER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
NICOLE DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
DANIEL TAYLOR TREASURER0 $0-- $01
CHAD NELSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $56K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRAHAM DAVIS PRESIDENT40 $27,840-- $27,8401
NICOLE DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT40 $27,840-- $27,8401
CARLY NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHRIS JOYNER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
DANIEL TAYLOR TREASURER0 $0-- $01
CHAD NELSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $59K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRAHAM DAVIS PRESIDENT40 $29,340-- $29,3401
NICOLE DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT40 $29,340-- $29,3401
CARLY NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHRIS JOYNER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
DANIEL TAYLOR TREASURER0 $0-- $01
CHAD NELSON SECRETARY0 $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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$244,362$241,005 $83,772$81,164 $244,337$0 $102,336080
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,166$204,059 $83,045$72,742 $196,166- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$168,454$197,224 $80,222$77,726 $168,454- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$183,293$135,265 $114,982$110,735 $183,293- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,275$106,591 $61,857$60,905 $109,275- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $46,565 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$39,000 2024$22,000
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MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$7,565 2019$7,565
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PLANET HOPE LAND AND SEAMDO50 $263,212$254,768 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$75,900 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
THE DEERWOOD FOUNDATION INCMDO50 $227,013$225,223 EXECUTIVE DI$20,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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IMPACTDMV INCMDO50 $227,856$231,703 Executive Director$24,960 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
HILLS TO CLIMBMDO50 $224,802$248,710 Executive Director$50,219 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
ONYX CARES FOUNDATION INCMDO50 $273,109$21,012 FOUNDER$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS PARTNERSHIP INCMDO50 $244,389$229,560 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CARING FOR YOUNG MINDSMDO50 $212,942$254,221 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
TOTAL FOUNDATION INCMDO50 $254,399$282,796 President & CEO$58,200 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
BALTIMORE KIDS CHESS LEAGUE INCMDO50 $203,084$203,084 Director$61,078 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
TEAM OF WE HAPPYVILLEMDO50 $223,559$192,622 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
JUDGE ME NOW LITERACY AND STEAM RESOURCESMDO50 $295,000$245,000 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
I BELIEVE IN ME INCMDO50 $233,480$232,633 Interim Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
IMAGINE ME MINISTRIES INCMDO50 $243,844$242,038 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
COACH G ACADEMY INCMDO50 $273,972$242,940 CEO$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CHASE YOUR DREAMS INITIATIVE INCMDO50 $212,253$216,106 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
BUILDING MOSAIC SOLUTIONS INCMDO50 $212,650$203,252 OFFICER$111,716 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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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 · $241,005 spent · pay $102,336 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $102,336$86,986$15,350- 42.5%
Other (as described)Outreach $40,108$40,108-- 16.6%
Occupancy $29,288$29,288-- 12.2%
Other (as described)Student Education Housing $21,572$21,572-- 9.0%
Other (as described)Travel $13,792$13,792-- 5.7%
Depreciation and depletion $9,937$9,937-- 4.1%
All other expenses $7,442$503$3,440$3,499 3.1%
Information technology $5,149-$5,149- 2.1%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $4,725-$4,725- 2.0%
Fees: other services $4,100$4,100-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $2,200-$2,200- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $356--$356 0.1%
Total$241,005100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $204,059 spent · pay $87,372 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $90,041 44.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $87,372 42.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $22,160 10.9%
Fees to independent contractors $4,460 2.2%
Printing, publications, postage $26 0.0%
Total$204,059100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $197,224 spent · pay $99,536 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $99,536 50.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $69,513 35.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,658 12.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,405 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $112 0.1%
Total$197,224100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $135,265 spent · pay $55,680 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,171 43.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,680 41.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,342 12.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,835 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $237 0.2%
Total$135,265100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $106,591 spent · pay $58,680 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,680 55.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,899 33.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,525 8.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,858 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $629 0.6%
Total$106,591100%

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