Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,121,512

Total expenses

$855,084

Contributions and grants received

$1,088,215

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$30,000

Investment income

$1,505

Other revenue

$1,792

Total assets, end of year

$892,676

Total liabilities, end of year

$26,432

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$866,244

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$633,987

Management and general expenses

$69,429

Fundraising expenses

$151,668

Program service expenses (Part III)

$633,987

Program services were 74.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE SHADOW PROJECT EXISTS TO MAKE LEARNING MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ENGAGING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE WORK WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALISTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO STRENGTHEN SKILLS, FOSTER AUTONOMY, AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POSITIVE SELF-IDENTITY FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING, ATTENTION, OR BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY DYSLEXIA, ADHD, AUTISM AND TRAUMA. SINCE 2003, WE HAVE HELPED MORE THAN 20,000 CAPABLE STUDENTS DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL AND LIFE SUCCESS, INCLUDING GOAL-SETTING, PERSEVERANCE, AND EMOTIONAL AWARENESS. WE SERVE STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WHO FACE MULTIPLE COMPLEX BARRIERS TO SUCCESS, INCLUDING RACISM AND ABLEISM. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)WE ENVISION AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT NORMALIZES AND CELEBRATES LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND SUPPORTS EVERY STUDENT TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL. OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT EDUCATORS IN INTEGRATING THESE RESOURCES INTO THEIR CURRICULA AND BUILDING THEIR SKILL SETS FOR PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED, NEUROINCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:WITH OREGON SCHOOLS STRUGGLING TO HELP STUDENTS RECOVER FROM DISRUPTED LEARNING DURING COVID, SHADOW PROJECT PROGRAMS HELPED 2,720 STUDENTS AT 69 SCHOOLS TO JOYFULLY TAKE OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR LEARNING. SHADOW PROJECT MENTORS PROVIDED 373 HOURS OF SUPPORT TO STUDENTS READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL, FUELING THEIR CONFIDENCE AND ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL. STUDENTS RECEIVED OVER 430 HOURS OF SENSORY AND BODY AWARENESS SUPPORT TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR REGULATION NEEDS. SHADOW PROJECT STAFF TRAINED 157 EDUCATORS IN TRAUMA-INFORMED, NEUROINCLUSIVE STRATEGIES TO INTEGRATE SENSORY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT INTO SCHOOL ROUTINES. STUDENTS RECEIVED OVER 25,400 BOOKS, SENSORY TOOLS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. TEACHERS USING OUR PROGRAMS REPORT THE IMPACT OF THESE SUPPORTS: 70% OF STUDENTS INCREASED SELF-MOTIVATION; 65% OF STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS IN MANAGING EMOTIONS; 60% OF STUDENTS SHOWED GREATER ENTHUSIASM FOR READING.

  Expenses $633,987 · Revenue $30,000

• GOAL SETTING (2,410 STUDENTS IN 58 SCHOOLS):STUDENTS EARN EDUCATIONAL REINFORCERS (BOOKS, SENSORY TOOLS, SCHOOL/ART/WRITING SUPPLIES) TO CELEBRATE PROGRESS MADE TOWARD ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL GOALS THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES, SUCH AS READING FOR 15 MINUTES A DAY, TURNING IN HOMEWORK, OR IMPROVING ATTENDANCE. THIS TEACHES SELF-SUFFICIENCY, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND PERSEVERANCE, AND LEADS TO GREATER SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC CONFIDENCE.

• READING MENTORS (94 STUDENTS IN 8 SCHOOLS):HELPS IMPROVE THE READING SKILLS OF STUDENTS READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL BY PAIRING THEM WITH A CARING ADULT MENTOR WHO COACHES THEM IN THE USE OF A SPECIALIZED ASSISTIVE READING TECHNOLOGY. STUDENTS CAN SEE AND HEAR WORDS AS THEY READ, HELPING THEM BUILD VOCABULARY, COMPREHENSION, AND KNOWLEDGE. MENTORS PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN A STUDENT STUMBLES AND TEACH THEM THAT IT'S OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP.

• SUPERSENSORY SPACES (129 STUDENTS IN 7 SCHOOLS):DESIGNATED BREAKOUT ROOMS THAT HELP CHILDREN WITH LEARNING, ATTENTION, OR BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES DEVELOP SKILLS TO MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS SO THEY CAN REMAIN CONNECTED TO THEIR CLASSROOMS, ADVOCATE FOR THEIR NEEDS, AND FEEL INCLUDED AT SCHOOL, AS THEY MOVE TOWARDS MEETING IMPORTANT BENCHMARKS. THE ROOMS HELP STUDENTS REBUILD THEIR SENSE OF SAFETY AND EXERCISE THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL MUSCLES.

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

Listed in Part VII

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

17 March 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

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