- Revenue 2023
- $15,350,104
- Expenses 2023
- $15,883,592
Program services were 92.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P200
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 1830 2ND AVE
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF PROJECT NOW, INC. IS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES AND ONE ANOTHER. WE STRIVE TO ELIMINATE THE CAUSES OF POVERTY THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLEVIATE THE NEGATIVE CONDITIONS WHERE POOR PEOPLE LIVE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
WE ENVISION THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WORKING HAND IN HAND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS, PROTECT HUMAN DIGNITY, AND RESTORE HOPE.
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WEATHERIZATION/ENERGY ASSISTANCE:PROJECT NOW PROVIDES WEATHERIZATION AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO HELP REDUCE HEATING AND COOLING COSTS FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF ROCK ISLAND, MERCER AND HENRY COUNTIES. ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 15,743 CUSTOMERS IN 7,240 HOMES DURING THE YEAR. FUNDING FOR THESE PROGRAMS IS THROUGH FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS AND LOCAL ENERGY COMPANIES.
Expenses $6,536,789 · Grants $5,703,518
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CHILD EDUCATION:PROJECT NOW HEAD START PROMOTES THE SCHOOL READINESS OF PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WHILE PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO THE FAMILIES. HEAD START OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES, IN A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE FUNDED ENROLLMENT IS 200 CHILDREN IN BOTH CENTER AND HOME-BASED PROGRAMS. FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Expenses $2,582,114 · Grants $43,688
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SENIOR PROGRAMS:DESIGNED TO HELP SENIORS LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOMES. SERVICES INCLUDE: HOME-DELIVERED MEALS, CONGREGATE MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, AND OUTREACH SERVICES. 136,995 HOME DELIVERED MEALS WERE SERVED TO 1,254 SENIORS. 14,526 MEALS WERE SERVED TO 288 SENIORS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR CONGREGATE SERVICES. 7,212 UNITS OF DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORTATION WERE PROVIDED TO 380 SENIORS IN ROCK ISLAND AND MERCER COUNTIES. 4,957 SENIORS RECEIVED INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE AND 260 FARMER MARKET COUPON BOOKS WORTH $13,000 WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SENIORS. 60 MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WERE SAVED AN ESTIMATE OF $473,220 FOR THE YEAR.
Expenses $1,727,730 · Grants $892,045
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HOUSING AND HOUSING REHABILITATION:PROJECT NOW PROVIDES HOUSING SERVICES INCLUDING HOME REHABILITATION (SINGLE FAMILY REHAB AND HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS) TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS OF ROCK ISLAND, MERCER AND HENRY COUNTIES. FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IHDA); 0 HOMES WERE COMPLETED DURING 2023-2024. PROJECT NOW ALSO HAS 102 AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROPERTIES 11 OF THEM ARE COMMERCIAL.
Expenses $1,544,369 · Grants $510,416 · Revenue $601,180
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COMMUNITY SERVICE:PROVIDES APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION & REFERRAL TO RESIDENTS OF ROCK ISLAND, HENRY AND MERCER COUNTIES. CUSTOMERS ARE HELPED TO MANAGE THEIR BASIC NEEDS WHILE THEY MOVE TOWARDS INCREASED SELF-SUFFICIENCY. RENT & DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE TO 186 HOUSEHOLDS. COORDINATED ENTRY HELPED 521 FAMILIES WITH HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT. FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS.
Expenses $1,533,482 · Grants $428,632
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PUBLIC TRANSIT: PROJECT NOW IS THE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR RIM RURAL PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVING RURAL ROCK ISLAND AND ALL OF MERCER COUNTIES. 461 PASSENGERS RECEIVED 12,571 RIDES THIS YEAR.
Expenses $679,481
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FOOD PROGRAMS:DESIGNED TO FEED LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
Expenses $112,638 · Grants $76,787
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Catherine BizarriCATHERINE BIZARRI
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Suzanne EagleSUZANNE EAGLE
BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rick GosneyRICK GOSNEY
BOARD TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gary BradleyGARY BRADLEY
BOARD VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sr Bobbie BussanSR BOBBIE BUSSAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Crystal CastroCRYSTAL CASTRO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Emily CummingsEMILY CUMMINGS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ngone DiopNGONE DIOP
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Barrett EssmanBARRETT ESSMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jason FarrellJASON FARRELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gabrella HurtadoGABRELLA HURTADO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael ManternachMICHAEL MANTERNACH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carla McElrathCARLA MCELRATH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brandy PostonBRANDY POSTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Moses RobinsonMOSES ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dwight L FordDWIGHT L FORD
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $141,724
- From this org
- $108,729
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,995
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jeni BiskieJENI BISKIE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $94,427
- From this org
- $79,889
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,538
- 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $15,350,104
- Expenses
- $15,883,592
- Contributions
- $14,593,426
- Grants paid
- $7,655,086
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2022
- Revenue
- $18,707,227
- Expenses
- $18,716,496
- Contributions
- $18,103,299
- Grants paid
- $11,439,522
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $16,192,762
- Expenses
- $16,772,620
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,078,710
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $16,666,032
- Expenses
- $16,683,121
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,492,992
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $13,225,474
- Expenses
- $12,604,335
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,370,440
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,984,218
- Expenses
- $13,010,838
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,421,544
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,463,838
- Expenses
- $11,428,452
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,568,878
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,753,731
- Expenses
- $11,771,942
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,468,309
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,626,356
- Expenses
- $11,390,043
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,928,957
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,627,208
- Expenses
- $10,651,130
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,471,173
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,267,076
- Expenses
- $10,061,304
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,214,346
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,791,957
- Expenses
- $12,681,339
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,014,904
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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WESTERN ILLINOIS AGENCY ON AGING INC
$1,591,578
2023 SERVICES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
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WESTERN ILLINOIS AGENCY ON AGING INC
$1,544,700
2024 SERVICES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
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$96,958
2022 UW INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION & INCOME STRATEGIES & DONOR DESIGNATED FUNDS
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2025 PROVIDE SERVICES TO TANF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS TO AID IN SEEKING OR RETAINING EMPLOYMENT
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$89,035
2023 UW INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION & INCOME STRATEGIES & DONOR DESIGNATED FUNDS
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$88,061
2024 UW INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION & INCOME STRATEGIES & DONOR DESIGNATED FUNDS
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ILLINOIS PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
$84,259
2025 Illinois Medical Respite Capacity Building Institute
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2023 SUBSIDIZED RENT PAYMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOME UNDER 30% OF THE AVERAGE MEDIUM INCOME, PROVIDE SERVICES TO TANF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS TO AID IN SEEKING OR RETAINING EMPLOYMENT
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2022 SUBSIDIZED RENT PAYMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOME UNDER 30% OF THE AVERAGE MEDIUM INCOME, PROVIDE SERVICES TO TANF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS TO AID IN SEEKING OR RETAINING EMPLOYMENT
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QUAD CITIES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$26,500
2024 OPERATING SUPPORT, TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2023 return
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NEW BOSTON AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC
LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING · IL
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VIOLA AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC
LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING · IL
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PROJECT NOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC
LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING · IL
Related partnerships on its 2023 return
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KNOX APARTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
RELATED · LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING · IL · 99.99% owned · share of assets $648,948 · general or managing partner
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OLD CHICAGO MULTI-FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
RELATED · LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING · IL · 0.01% owned · share of income $74,356 · share of assets $2,127 · general or managing partner
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NEW BOSTON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
RELATED · LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING · IL · 99.99% owned · share of income -$42,584 · share of assets $294,766 · general or managing partner
Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return
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NEW BOSTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
C · LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING · IL · 100% owned · share of assets -$12,078 · controlled entity
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KNOX APARTMENT CORPORATION
C · LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING · IL · 100% owned · share of income $4,148 · share of assets -$382,252 · controlled entity
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.