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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE NICHOLSON PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$344,773
Total expenses
$294,509
Contributions and grants received
$338,687
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,835
Investment income
$5
Other revenue
$4,246
Total assets, end of year
$447,183
Total liabilities, end of year
$89,025
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$358,158
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$194,997
Management and general expenses
$54,326
Fundraising expenses
$45,186
Program service expenses (Part III)
$194,997

Program services were 66.2% 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)

    $206,582

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $132,105

  • 2a · Program service revenue: APPLICATION FEES

    total $1,835 · related or exempt $1,835

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5 · related or exempt $5

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENTS AND REF

    total $2,400 · excluded $2,400

  • 11b · Other revenue: TAX REIMBURSEMENT

    total $1,846 · excluded $1,846

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,246

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $77,728 · program services $54,409 · management and general $7,773 · fundraising $15,546

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $56,520 · program services $39,564 · management and general $5,652 · fundraising $11,304

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $792 · program services $555 · management and general $79 · fundraising $158

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,772 · program services $10,341 · management and general $1,477 · fundraising $2,954

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,069 · management and general $4,069

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,426 · program services $9,398 · management and general $1,343 · fundraising $2,685

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $70,898 · program services $51,145 · management and general $19,251 · fundraising $502

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,416 · program services $2,167 · management and general $1,249

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,050 · program services $5,664 · management and general $386

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,713 · program services $4,498 · management and general $1,434 · fundraising $781

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,199 · program services $10,945 · management and general $4,087 · fundraising $2,167

  • 17 · Travel

    total $446 · program services $149 · management and general $297

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,363 · management and general $29 · fundraising $7,334

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,575 · management and general $5,575

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,774 · program services $6,142 · management and general $877 · fundraising $1,755

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSCRI

    total $725 · program services $20 · management and general $705

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC. EXPENSES

    total $43 · management and general $43

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $49,210 · end of year $49,689

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $30,000 · end of year $35,005

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

    $345,749

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

    $11,982

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $202,461 · end of year $333,767

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $27,222 · end of year $28,722

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $4,559

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $80,713

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,753

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $307,893 · end of year $358,158

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM COUPLED WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD GARDEN THAT WORKS TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND SERVE AS A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE CULTURAL HUB.

  • ARTIST RESIDENCY - THE NICHOLSON PROJECT'S ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM COMPRISED FOUR TEN-WEEK, IN-HOUSE RESIDENCIES AND FOUR ONE-WEEK DIGITAL RESIDENCIES. IN-HOUSE RESIDENTS WERE AWARDED A TEN-WEEK RESIDENCY TO LIVE AND WORK ON-SITE IN A FULLY FURNISHED APARTMENT AND ARTIST STUDIO, A $5,000 STIPEND, SUPPORT FROM GUEST CURATORS AND STAFF, $2,000 TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM OR ART ACTIVATION, DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR ARTWORK; AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. DIGITAL RESIDENTS RECEIVED $500 FOR A FIVE-DAY ONLINE RESIDENCY, SHARED ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ARCHIVED ON THE NICHOLSON PROJECT WEBSITE.

    Expenses $142,432

  • GARDEN - THE NICHOLSON PROJECT'S GARDEN CONSISTS OF 15 RAISED BEDS OF ORGANIC PRODUCE AND HERBS. THE GARDEN MANAGER OVERSEES THE PLANTING, HARVESTING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRODUCE AND SERVES AS AN EDUCATOR AND THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT FOR OUR GARDEN ACTIVITIES AND DISTRIBUTION DURING PEAK GROWING SEASON. IN 2024, THE NICHOLSON PROJECT DISTRIBUTED OVER 2,000 SERVINGS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO OUR DIRECT COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $32,641

  • EXIBITIONS - THE NICHOLSON PROJECT'S EXHIBITIONS SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE WORK OF THE IN-HOUSE ARTIST RESIDENTS AND OTHER ARTISTS FROM THE REGION AND BEYOND. IN 2024, THE NICHOLSON PROJECT PRESENTED THREE EXHIBITIONS AND SIX ACCOMPANYING PUBLIC PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $19,924

  • PUBLIC ART - THE NICHOLSON PROJECT PRESENTED "MYTHIC FUTURES", A SERIES OF FOUR PUBLIC ARTWORKS, ONE IN EACH QUADRANT OF WASHINGTON, DC CREATED BY ARTIST ANTOINE WILLIAMS. "MYTHIC FUTURES" WAS AN AFROFUTURIST AND SURREALIST MURAL SERIES THAT BROUGHT TO LIFE CONTEMPORARY BLACK FOLKLORE IN A MOMENT OF SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL. EACH MURAL CAME TO LIFE WITH ACCOMPANYING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) ANIMATION AND AUDIO COMPONENTS THAT VIEWERS COULD INTERACT WITH VIA INSTAGRAM.

    Revenue $1,840

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Allison Nance

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $77,728
    From this org
    $71,728
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,000
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stefanie Reiser

    EXEC. DIRECTOR AND CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Paul Ruppert

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ian Callender

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Dowd

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Oshun Layne

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Switzer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jefferson Pinder

    BOARD MEMBER AS OF APR. 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Malcolm Haith

    BOARD MEMBER AS OF APR. 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caitlin Berry

    BOARD MEMBER AS OF SEPT. 2024

    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513089349303496

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