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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PROJECT ROUSSEAU INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 10 February 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total expenses
$721,266 changed to $718,788
Total assets, end of year
$841,578 changed to $841,577
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,055 changed to $4,576
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$834,523 changed to $837,001
Program services expenses
$634,147 changed to $631,689
Management and general expenses
$87,119 changed to $87,099
Program service expenses (Part III)
$634,147 changed to $631,689

Totals

Total revenue
$774,807
Total expenses
$721,266
Contributions and grants received
$774,807
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$841,578
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,055
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$834,523
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$634,147
Management and general expenses
$87,119
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$634,147

Program services were 87.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $774,807

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $174,425

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $102,000 · program services $81,600 · management and general $20,400

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $114,470 · program services $114,470

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,832 · management and general $3,832

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,774 · program services $11,693 · management and general $4,081

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,366 · program services $931 · management and general $5,435

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $73,604 · program services $73,446 · management and general $158

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,014 · management and general $2,014

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $206,775 · program services $202,779 · management and general $3,996

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $92,316 · program services $81,642 · management and general $10,674

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,783 · program services $21,783

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,990 · program services $19,617 · management and general $8,373

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,178 · program services $2,134 · management and general $16,044

  • 24a · Other expenses: Academic Fees

    total $8,808 · program services $8,808

  • 24b · Other expenses: Meals and Entertainment

    total $8,207 · program services $8,207

  • 24c · Other expenses: Payroll Processing Fee

    total $7,475 · management and general $7,475

  • 24d · Other expenses: Immigration Visa

    total $3,710 · management and general $3,710

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,964 · program services $7,037 · management and general $927

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $717,539 · end of year $774,092

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $111,920

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

    $73,647

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $65,390 · end of year $38,273

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,310 · end of year $1,439

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,072 · end of year $27,774

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,160

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,169 · end of year $7,055

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $766,507 · end of year $834,523

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,475

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO EMPOWER YOUTH IN COMMUNITIES WITH THE GREATEST NEED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. TO MENTOR UNDERPRIVILEGED, TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TO GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MENTORING, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, HOSTING SPECIAL EVENTS, BUYING TEXTBOOKS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE MEANING OF IRC SECTION 501(C)(3).

  • OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 0-26 FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, OFFERING VITAL SUPPORT TAILORED TO THEIR NEEDS. IN 2023, WE ENHANCED OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SUPPORT FOR NEWLY ARRIVED STUDENTS. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR COLLEGE PREPARATION AND GENERAL ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. AND WE EXPANDED OUR SCHOOL SUCCESS PROGRAM, WELCOMING OUR FIRST PRE-K AND K STUDENTS INTO PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THESE CHILDREN RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC AND PASTORAL SUPPORT, ENSURING THEY THRIVE IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS.PROJECT ROUSSEAUS STUDENT NEEDS PILLAR OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE, HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS INCLUDED HELPING FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE SHELTER SYSTEM, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND VARIOUS SOCIAL SUPPORT RESOURCES.

    Expenses $406,025

  • WE RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO PROVIDE FREE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN LATE 2022. IN 2023, WE CONCENTRATED SIGNIFICANTLY ON ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS ARRIVING IN NEW YORK CITY SEEKING ASYLUM AND OTHER FORMS OF RELIEF. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDED PROVIDING FREE, FULL-SCOPE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE STRONGEST CLAIMS TO ASYLUM AND PROVIDING LIMITED SCOPE REPRESENTATION FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.

    Expenses $180,463

  • OUR BROADENING HORIZONS PILLAR CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ENRICHING LOCAL FIELD TRIPS TO MUSEUMS, SPORTS GAMES, AND MORE, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON HELPING MIGRANT STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE AND IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH SKILLS AS THEY NAVIGATE THEIR NEW HOMETOWN. ADDITIONALLY, WE SUCCESSFULLY RESUMED OUR INTERNATIONAL BROADENING HORIZONS PROGRAM POST-COVID, MARKING OUR FIRST EXCHANGE SINCE 2019. IN SPRING 2023, STUDENTS TRAVELED TO LONDON, WHERE THEY IMMERSED THEMSELVES IN BRITISH CULTURE AND POLITICS, BROADENING THEIR GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.

    Expenses $36,296

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Bethany M Thorne

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $102,000
    From this org
    $102,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Andrew Heinrich

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Esther Wojcicki

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helen Aboah

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dominique Brustlein-Bobst

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gillian Harding

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Guadalupe Smurfit

    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349327204

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