Totals
- Total revenue
- $439,069
- Total expenses
- $510,584
- Contributions and grants received
- $265,604
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $170,962
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $2,503
- Total assets, end of year
- $174,093
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $44,743
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $129,350
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $465,125
- Management and general expenses
- $19,992
- Fundraising expenses
- $25,467
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $465,125
Program services were 91.1% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$18,745
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$5,377
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$241,482
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Creative Reuse Education
total $55,511 · related or exempt $55,511 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Creative Reuse Marketplace
total $115,451 · related or exempt $115,451 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$3,610
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$18,745
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$5,280
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$1,670 · unrelated business -$1,670 · excluded $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$11,554
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$7,381
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $4,173 · related or exempt $1,489 · unrelated business $2,684 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $87,000 · program services $69,540 · management and general $7,650 · fundraising $9,810
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $296,298 · program services $280,049 · management and general $7,332 · fundraising $8,917
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $9,600 · program services $8,756 · management and general $374 · fundraising $470
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $29,322 · program services $26,742 · management and general $1,144 · fundraising $1,436
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,100 · program services $5,003 · management and general $97
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $410 · program services $410
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,175 · program services $3,659 · management and general $315 · fundraising $201
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14 · Information technology
total $5,273 · program services $3,996 · management and general $171 · fundraising $1,106
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16 · Occupancy
total $55,306 · program services $53,094 · management and general $1,106 · fundraising $1,106
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17 · Travel
total $422 · program services $422
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,092 · program services $935 · management and general $1,082 · fundraising $75
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $800 · program services $800
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23 · Insurance
total $4,196 · program services $3,404 · management and general $721 · fundraising $71
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24a · Other expenses: Facility renovation and repairs
total $6,115 · program services $6,115 · management and general $0
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24b · Other expenses: Membership dues
total $4,475 · program services $2,200 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,275
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $110,164 · end of year $73,185
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $80,384
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $20,839 · end of year $15,115
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $3,130
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,510
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$231
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,507 · end of year $2,279
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $14,412 · end of year $36,837
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $18,233 · end of year $7,906
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $200,865 · end of year $129,350
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The Welman Project is on a mission to fill a classroom, not a landfill. We provide free supplies and support to teachers, along with the training, tools, and workspace they need to engage students in vital hands-on learning. The result is a community where waste is reduced, the burden on teachers is lessened, and creativity and ingenuity thrive in the classroom.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The Welman Project exists to uplift the community at the intersection of imagination, education, and the environment. We provide free supplies and support to teachers through creative reuse of business waste.
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With our educator resource program, we're tackling two big issues in our community - waste output generated by businesses and lack of resources in our schools - with one innovative solution: creative reuse. We collect surplus materials from companies and donate those items to classrooms, working one-on-one with teachers to provide free, curriculum-enhancing repurpose alternatives to purchasing new supplies. Providing free materials for their classroom provides immediate relief to teachers, giving them meaningful community support and significant cost savings to be able to stay on the job, and enabling them to focus on student outcomes rather than struggling to get the supplies they need. The teachers we serve overwhelmingly report feeling less stressed and better prepared to address their student's needs, both because of the ideas and materials received and the encouragement of coming to a place where they feel supported by the community. By enabling educators to utilize readily-available resources from the community rather than relying on the purchase of expensive educational materials, we're removing the district red tape and financial disparities that contribute to teacher burnout and inequity across our schools, leading to better outcomes for students long-term. In 2023, we kept 261 dumpsters worth of material from going to the landfill, served 6,675 educators, and distributed $2.4 million worth of supplies to schools.
Expenses $255,503
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Our creative reuse education program helps teachers bring hands-on, open-ended learning to the classroom, building complex problem-solving and critical thinking skills by challenging students to experiment, design, and see things in a different way. With free access to power tools, crafting equipment, and design software, teachers can create an engaging learning environment and hands-on, creative projects for their students without budget limitations standing in their way. Teachers from across districts, grade levels, and subjects are able to collaborate and exchange ideas, and retired teacher and craftsman volunteers provide inspiration and guidance during our open makerspace hours. In our professional development workshops, we provide teachers with training and materials for unique projects, along with guidance on utilizing creative reuse to make their daily STEAM curriculum more hands-on without having to spend money on supplies. In 2023, 434 individuals took workshops in our makerspace, and over 700 students participated in our annual recycled art exhibit, practicing teamwork and creativity while learning about waste reduction.
Expenses $134,731 · Revenue $55,511
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Through our creative reuse community marketplace, we're reducing waste and making artistic pursuits more accessible by selling affordable secondhand arts and crafts materials both in person and online. In our creative reuse storefront, the Curiosity Shop, artists and makers can find the supplies they need along with unique materials they can't get elsewhere, and kids are able to dream beyond the generic craft kit with our fill-a-bag section of unusual treasures to create with. The community is also able to support local artists in our consignment section, which features art and handmade goods using repurposed materials. We served over 2,629 families and individuals through this program in 2023. We also educate the public about the importance of reducing waste and how they can creatively reuse common materials through presentations to groups and booths at community events, reaching thousands more individuals.
Expenses $74,891 · Revenue $126,693
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Tracy Cliburn
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Randall Ford
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Karen Fraser
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cornell Hall
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nicole Masole
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ernesto Moran
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jassmine Posada
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Misty Smethers
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Randi Wheeler
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
- 13 May 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202441369349316439
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