Totals
- Total revenue
- $471,929
- Total expenses
- $481,353
- Contributions and grants received
- $377,263
- Grants paid
- $1,176
- Program service revenue
- $107,798
- Investment income
- $3,049
- Other revenue
- -$16,181
- Total assets, end of year
- $431,231
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $404,154
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $27,077
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $342,265
- Management and general expenses
- $138,554
- Fundraising expenses
- $534
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $342,265
Program services were 71.1% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$48,014
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1c · Fundraising events
$40,655
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$288,594
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2a · Program service revenue: FUSE FACTORY
total $81,944 · related or exempt $81,944
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2b · Program service revenue: ORDER OF FUSE
total $25,854 · related or exempt $25,854
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3 · Investment income
total $3,049 · excluded $3,049
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$109,265
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$40,655
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$125,446
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$16,181 · excluded -$16,181
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,176 · program services $1,176
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $63,282 · program services $19,716 · management and general $43,566
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $91,630 · program services $82,430 · management and general $9,200
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $17,672 · program services $3,597 · management and general $14,075
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $8,858 · program services $6,635 · management and general $2,223
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $25,915 · management and general $25,915
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11g · Fees: other
total $24,875 · program services $7,800 · management and general $17,075
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,633 · program services $3,467 · fundraising $166
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13 · Office expenses
total $7,762 · program services $4,818 · management and general $2,944
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14 · Information technology
total $2,044 · program services $1,300 · management and general $379 · fundraising $365
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16 · Occupancy
total $16,472 · program services $16,472
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $4,480 · management and general $4,480
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20 · Interest
total $19,386 · program services $15,586 · management and general $3,800
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $21,533 · program services $21,533
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23 · Insurance
total $12,975 · program services $9,579 · management and general $3,396
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24a · Other expenses: PRE-ACQUISTION COSTS
total $107,062 · program services $107,062
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $52,598 · program services $41,094 · management and general $11,501 · fundraising $3
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $59,923 · end of year $70,739
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $84,465 · end of year $33,159
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $17,500
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $11,030 · end of year $8,369
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$530,149
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$228,685
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $322,997 · end of year $301,464
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $23,017 · end of year $16,880
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $402,988 · end of year $372,637
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $15,909 · end of year $14,637
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$4,499 · end of year $27,077
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $41,000 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF FUSE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE THE SPARK FOR INNOVATION, FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS BENEFITING CHILDREN ALONG ALABAMA'S GULF COAST BY INVESTING IN INITIATIVES, WHICH PROMOTE THE HEALTH, FITNESS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR CHILDREN.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SUPPORTING TANGIBLE REALISTIC PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT CHILDREN IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTY.
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FUSE PROJECT'S ORDER OF FUSE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN A DIFFERENT WAY. FUSE PROJECT HOSTS SEVERAL LARGE EVENTS AND MONTHLY NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDES VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORDER OF FUSE (OOF) MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN. EACH SPRING, AT THE FINAL EVENT, THE OOF MEMBERS VOTE TO DETERMINE WHAT LOCAL CAUSES SERVING CHILDREN A PORTION OF THEIR DUES WILL FUND.
Expenses $35,586 · Grants $1,176 · Revenue $25,854
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FUSE FACTORY IS A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CO-WORKING SPACE OPERATED BY THE FUSE PROJECT LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE. ORGANIZATIONS PAY RENT IN RETURN FOR PRIVATE OFFICE OR COMMUNAL SPACE, QUARTERLY EDUCATION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, SHARED UTILITIES AND KITCHEN AREA, AND ACCESS TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
Expenses $76,767 · Revenue $81,944
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THE HISTORIC AVENUE FOUNDATION OPERATES AS A COMMUNITY QUARTERBACK TO BRING HOLISTIC COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION TO "THE AVENUE" COMMUNITY LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE BY INVESTING IN MIXED-INCOME HOUSING, CRADLE-TO-COLLEGE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS.
Expenses $162,475
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VARIOUS INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE ABC PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES THE ABC EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM, SPARK SUMMER CAMP, AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAM IN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
Expenses $67,437
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Ankit GulatiANKIT GULATI
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Johana GerheimJOHANA GERHEIM
VICE-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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J Breanne S ZarzourJ BREANNE S ZARZOUR
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Doug WhitmoreDOUG WHITMORE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Monique BaughMONIQUE BAUGH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Riley BridgesRILEY BRIDGES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jessica CallahanJESSICA CALLAHAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Solomon DavisSOLOMON DAVIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Chris LangCHRIS LANG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kirk MatteiKIRK MATTEI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Grant ZarzourGRANT ZARZOUR
CO-FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Andrew PeakANDREW PEAK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kimberly Williams PettwayKIMBERLY WILLIAMS PETTWAY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ann-Brooks MorrissetteANN-BROOKS MORRISSETTE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $67,500
- From this org
- $55,036
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,464
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 6 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523179349302422
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