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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PHILOS PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,460,923
Total expenses
$8,397,729
Contributions and grants received
$7,010,042
Grants paid
$443,457
Program service revenue
$444,963
Investment income
$44
Other revenue
$5,874
Total assets, end of year
$1,673,955
Total liabilities, end of year
$519,034
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,154,921
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,109,626
Management and general expenses
$1,009,010
Fundraising expenses
$279,093
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,109,626

Program services were 84.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,915

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $494,658

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,513,469

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $444,963 · related or exempt $444,963

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $44 · excluded $44

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $5,874 · excluded $5,874

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,874

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $405,864 · program services $405,864

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $33,193 · program services $33,193

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,400 · program services $4,400

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $380,744 · program services $304,595 · management and general $60,919 · fundraising $15,230

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,407,160 · program services $1,925,727 · management and general $385,146 · fundraising $96,287

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $56,319 · program services $45,055 · management and general $9,011 · fundraising $2,253

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $602,457 · program services $481,966 · management and general $96,393 · fundraising $24,098

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $213,470 · program services $170,776 · management and general $34,155 · fundraising $8,539

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $108,807 · program services $91,028 · management and general $16,895 · fundraising $884

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $113,341 · management and general $113,341

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $2,671 · fundraising $2,671

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $768,723 · program services $664,087 · management and general $83,709 · fundraising $20,927

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $140,242 · program services $70,121 · fundraising $70,121

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $219,387 · program services $175,510 · management and general $35,102 · fundraising $8,775

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,893 · program services $49,514 · management and general $9,903 · fundraising $2,476

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $426,330 · program services $341,064 · management and general $68,213 · fundraising $17,053

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,670,463 · program services $1,665,724 · management and general $3,791 · fundraising $948

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $532,263 · program services $532,263

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $45,461 · program services $45,461

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $53,608 · program services $42,887 · management and general $8,577 · fundraising $2,144

  • 24a · Other expenses: ERTC APPLICATION FEES

    total $70,616 · management and general $70,616

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $42,628 · program services $34,223 · management and general $6,694 · fundraising $1,711

  • 24c · Other expenses: BUSINESS REGISTRATION F

    total $17,068 · program services $9,671 · management and general $3,245 · fundraising $4,152

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $11,302 · program services $9,042 · management and general $1,808 · fundraising $452

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,319 · program services $7,455 · management and general $1,492 · fundraising $372

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $311,080 · end of year $358,510

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,960,833 · end of year $665,804

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,488 · end of year $219,454

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

    $152,242

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

    $122,079

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $71,384 · end of year $30,163

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $706,631 · end of year $400,024

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $383,800 · end of year $238,496

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $593,889 · end of year $280,538

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$74,642 · end of year $367,033

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,166,369 · end of year $787,888

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE PHILOS PROJECT INC. (PHILOS) SEEKS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CHRISTIAN ENGAGEMENT IN THE NEAR EAST.

  • PROMOTING CHRISTIAN ENGAGEMENT: THE MISSION OF THE PHILOS PROJECT IS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CHRISTIAN ENGAGEMENT IN THE NEAR EAST. ALL OF PHILOS' PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE PHILOS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, PHILOS ACTION LEAGUE, AND PHILOS' LEADERSHIP TRIPS ARE DESIGNED TO BRING A CHRISTIAN VOICE TO THE NEAR EAST. PHILOS HAS ONGOING CAMPAIGNS HELPING PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AS WELL AS ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM IN THE US AND ABROAD. PHILOS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO ENCOURAGE CHRISTIANS TO REMAIN INFORMED AND ENGAGED IN THE NEAR EAST, AS WELL AS IN PERSON EVENTS AND CONFERENCES. ADDITIONALLY, PHILOS CONTINUES TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN REALISM AS THE BULWARK OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY.

    Expenses $6,055,786 · Grants $295,207 · Revenue $444,963

  • PHILOS LATINO: PHILOS IS COMMITTED TO SERVING AND EQUIPPING THE HISPANIC CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AS IT SEEKS TO ENGAGE THE NEAR EAST. PHILOS REGULARLY SURVEYS THE HISPANIC CHRISTIANS ON THEIR VIEW OF ISRAEL AND CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEAR EAST. THESE SURVEYS PROVIDE PHILOS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITH TOOLS TO BETTER ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY ON A GRASSROOTS LEVEL. PHILOS HOSTS EVENTS AND TRIPS FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS, ARTISTS, AND PASTORS TO FOSTER BETTER INTERACTION BETWEEN HISPANIC AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES. FINALLY, PHILOS LAUNCHED A RADIO SHOW AND A CHRONOLOGICAL STUDY BIBLE TO STRENGTHEN HISPANIC TIES WITH ISRAEL.

    Expenses $923,113 · Grants $142,500

  • PHILOS BLACK: THE PHILOS PROJECT IS COMMITTED TO SERVING AND EQUIPPING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS IT SEEKS TO ENGAGE THE NEAR EAST. PHILOS HOSTS EVENTS AND CONFERENCES FOR OUR NETWORK OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN LEADERS FOCUSED ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ISRAEL, AFRICA, AND BLACK AMERICA. FINALLY, PHILOS BLACK USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP LEADERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLACK IDENTITY AND HEBRAIC THOUGHT.

    Expenses $130,727 · Grants $5,750

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Tooley

    DIRECTOR, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Land

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Senor

    DIRECTOR, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Robert Nicholson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $380,744
    From this org
    $325,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,744
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,000
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,744
    Filer's total
    $380,744

  • Lucas Moon

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $336,747
    From this org
    $271,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,247
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,000
    Bonus
    $41,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,503
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,744
    Filer's total
    $336,747

  • Jesse Rojo

    DIRECTOR OF PHILOS LATINO

    Total calculated
    $229,969
    From this org
    $169,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,469
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,000
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,725
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,744
    Filer's total
    $229,969

  • Caroline Walker

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $172,727
    From this org
    $152,952
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,775
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,452
    Bonus
    $21,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,775
    Filer's total
    $172,727

  • Andrew Doran

    SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $143,800
    From this org
    $120,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,800
    Hours/week
    40

  • Josefa Gonzalez

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $152,106
    From this org
    $113,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,106
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,000
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,106
    Filer's total
    $152,106

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS PAID A $25,000 BONUS. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR WAS PAID A $41,500 BONUS. THE DIRECTOR OF PHILOS LATINO WAS PAID A $7,500 BONUS. THE CHIEF OF STAFF WAS PAID A $21,500 BONUS. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS WAS PAID A $5,000 BONUS. ALL OF THESE BONUSES WERE FAIR MARKET VALUE DISCRETIONARY BONUSES BASED ON PERFORMANCE THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423139349300407

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