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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by R I D G E PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,956,961
Total expenses
$5,061,989
Contributions and grants received
$4,066,484
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$858,844
Investment income
$5,439
Other revenue
$26,194
Total assets, end of year
$3,095,782
Total liabilities, end of year
$331,915
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,763,867
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,838,797
Management and general expenses
$211,423
Fundraising expenses
$11,769
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,838,797

Program services were 95.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,934,150

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $132,334

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,214

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $858,844 · related or exempt $858,844

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,439 · related or exempt $5,439

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $36,151

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,957

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $26,194 · excluded $26,194

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $240,029 · program services $240,029

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,167,873 · program services $1,896,409 · management and general $271,464

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $467,037 · program services $341,089 · management and general $125,948

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $188,595 · program services $163,438 · management and general $25,157

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $128,896 · program services $34,776 · management and general $94,120

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,228 · program services $12,228

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,544 · program services $11,644 · management and general $11,900

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $106,625 · program services $37,173 · management and general $69,452

  • 17 · Travel

    total $285,653 · program services $273,270 · management and general $12,325 · fundraising $58

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $82,904 · program services $55,885 · management and general $27,019

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $100,735 · management and general $100,735

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,204 · management and general $33,204

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $821,831 · program services $714,331 · management and general $107,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $278,472 · program services $166,163 · management and general $101,048 · fundraising $11,261

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINT

    total $65,852 · management and general $65,852

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISC

    total $56,556 · program services $10,094 · management and general $46,462

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,955 · program services $882,268 · management and general -$880,763 · fundraising $450

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,386,848 · end of year $1,465,161

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $105,056 · end of year $148,114

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $569,247 · end of year $110,143

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $93,519 · end of year $157,366

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,655 · end of year $1,335

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,493,986

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,280,323

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,038,255 · end of year $1,213,663

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $64,638 · end of year $51,671

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $86,844 · end of year $19,699

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $180,203 · end of year $260,545

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,868,895 · end of year $2,763,867

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ESTABLISH A PATH OF HONOR, DISCIPLINE, AND INTEGRITY; BY WAY OF EDUCATION, MOTIVATION, AND INSPIRATION; IN ORDER TO LEAD FAMILIES INTO A FUTURE DEFINED BY HOPE, PEACE, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

  • ADULT PROGRAMS: THE ADULT DIVISION PRIMARILY SERVES CLIENTS IN OHIO WHO ARE (OR WERE) INCARCERATED. WE PROVIDE TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO EQUIP MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE CHARACTER, LIFE SKILLS, AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING NECESSARY TO BE RESPONSIBLE PARENTS AND SPOUSES, BETTER COMMUNICATORS, RELIABLE EMPLOYEES, POSITIVE LEADERS, AND ASSETS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $3,033,414

  • YOUTH PROGRAMS: THE RIDGE PROJECT'S YOUTH PROGRAMS PROVIDE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES, AND OFFER SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS IN JUVENILE CORRECTION FACILITIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO. SPECIFICALLY, TYRO YOUTH TEACHES GOAL SETTING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DRUG/ALCOHOL USE/ABUSE RESISTANCE, AND SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE. IN ADDITION TO CLASSROOM SERVICES, THE YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE A STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUP CALLED THE OHIO YOUTH CONGRESS (OYC) THAT MEETS AFTER SCHOOL MONTHLY TO DISCUSS CIVIC DUTY AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND CONDUCTS FIELD TRIPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. THE RIDGE PROJECT'S YOUTH DIVISION ALSO HOSTS FILM CAMPS WHERE TEAMS OF YOUTH COMPETE TO DEVELOP PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS GEARED TOWARDS THEIR PEERS.

    Expenses $1,350,054

  • SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: WE CREATED A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY COMPANY CALLED TYRO SUPPORT SERVICES (TSS). TYRO SUPPORT SERVICES DEVELOPS CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SERVE FAMILIES, AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES AND MATERIALS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS. TSS MARKETS AND SELLS THOSE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO NON-PROFIT, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIAL-SERVICE ENTITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $455,329

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Catherine Tijerina

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $133,662
    From this org
    $129,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,893
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ronald Tijerina

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $133,323
    From this org
    $129,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,883
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christopher Ridley

    ADMINISTRATI

    Total calculated
    $115,709
    From this org
    $115,709
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Collins Asonya

    CHAIRMAN OF

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Ron Deitering

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Ervan

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Will Hild

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Spinner-Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • TYRO SUPPORT SERVICES LLC

    EDUCATION · OH

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349318461

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