Civic Intelligence

The Possibility Project Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 13-4134366

Aug 01, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023 • Filed on Jun 17, 2024

Organization ProfileWWW.THE-POSSIBILITY-PROJECT.ORG
377 Fifth Avenue 6th FloorNew York, NY 10016

(212) 924-2300

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

41st percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 41% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE I • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

37th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE I • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

53rd percentile

8.2%

Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE I • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$105,600

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 16.2% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • NTEE I • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

73rd percentile

18%

Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

49th percentile

7.1%

Faster revenue growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets41st percentile

Assets

Up

$418,205

Up $63,831 (+18%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$406,830

Up $53,555 (+15%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$11,375

Up $10,276 (+935%) from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue37th percentileNet Margin53rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$651,791

Up $43,341 (+7.1%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$598,236

Up $49,486 (+9.0%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

$53,555

Down $6,145 (-10%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth73rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2011: $345,247Liabilities 2011: $7,356Net Assets 2011: $337,8912011Assets 2012: $131,114Liabilities 2012: $11,119Net Assets 2012: $119,9952012Assets 2014: $121,744Liabilities 2014: $13,712Net Assets 2014: $108,0322014Assets 2015: $142,093Liabilities 2015: $11,931Net Assets 2015: $130,1622015Assets 2016: $134,957Liabilities 2016: $14,846Net Assets 2016: $120,1112016Assets 2017: $203,718Liabilities 2017: $1,250Net Assets 2017: $202,4682017Assets 2018: $265,559Liabilities 2018: $1,175Net Assets 2018: $264,3842018Assets 2019: $154,778Liabilities 2019: $1,130Net Assets 2019: $153,6482019Assets 2020: $265,465Liabilities 2020: $1,278Net Assets 2020: $264,1872020Assets 2021: $294,688Liabilities 2021: $1,113Net Assets 2021: $293,5752021Assets 2022: $354,374Liabilities 2022: $1,099Net Assets 2022: $353,2752022Assets 2023: $418,205Liabilities 2023: $11,375Net Assets 2023: $406,8302023Assets 2024: $506,745Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $506,7452024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$418,205
Liabilities$11,375
Net Assets$406,830
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth49th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2011: $646,829Expenses 2011: $735,686Net Income 2011: -$88,8572011Revenue 2012: $436,301Expenses 2012: $654,197Net Income 2012: -$217,8962012Revenue 2014: $591,035Expenses 2014: $596,577Net Income 2014: -$5,5422014Revenue 2015: $610,867Expenses 2015: $588,737Net Income 2015: $22,1302015Revenue 2016: $651,858Expenses 2016: $661,909Net Income 2016: -$10,0512016Revenue 2017: $820,879Expenses 2017: $738,522Net Income 2017: $82,3572017Revenue 2018: $821,908Expenses 2018: $759,992Net Income 2018: $61,9162018Revenue 2019: $631,932Expenses 2019: $742,668Net Income 2019: -$110,7362019Revenue 2020: $721,529Expenses 2020: $610,990Net Income 2020: $110,5392020Revenue 2021: $566,312Expenses 2021: $536,924Net Income 2021: $29,3882021Revenue 2022: $608,450Expenses 2022: $548,750Net Income 2022: $59,7002022Revenue 2023: $651,791Expenses 2023: $598,236Net Income 2023: $53,5552023Revenue 2024: $716,696Expenses 2024: $616,781Net Income 2024: $99,9152024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$651,791
Expenses$598,236
Net Income$53,555
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023
Signed
Jun 17, 2024
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$651,791
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Cities at peace, inc.(dba the possibility project)operates year long programs that bring together vastly diverse groups of youth from various backrounds and experiences. These youth undergo an intense year long creative process through which they write an original musical whose stories come from their lives and their ideas for a better world. Also created are community change projects where the youth's ideas are taken and acted on within their city. Cities at peace, inc. (dba the possibility project) envisions a society where teenagers are valued, respected and play a leading role in creating vibrant communities.

The possibility project, inc. Is a not-for-profit corporation organized to operate exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific and literary purposes, to promote communication and understanding between people of diverse backgrounds; to educate young people in techniques and values of communications, co-operation, leadership, mutual support and trust and conflict resolution; through a variety of means including the performing arts, the possibility project, inc. Empowers teenagers to create safe, peaceful and productive lives and communities. Additional mission details appear in schedule o - see below.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$347,459$411,290▲ $63,831
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$2,115$2,115→ $0
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$0$0→ $0
Total Assets$354,374$418,205▲ $63,831
Other Assets Total$4,800$4,800→ $0
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$1,099$11,375▲ $10,276
Total Liabilities$1,099$11,375▲ $10,276
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$353,275$406,830▲ $53,555
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$353,275$406,830▲ $53,555
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$354,374$418,205▲ $63,831

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$0$9,266$9,266
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeOtherTotal
Paul GriffinPresidentFT$105,600$105,600

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Amy SwotinskyVice Chair
Daniel WorrellDirector
David PeltzDirector
Elizabeth StrobelDirector
Heather DominiakDirector
Jason AlmeidaDirector
Lisa FavaroDirector
Rashidah Bowen WhiteDirector
Robin GrossmanDirector
Paco GarciaTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$628,784
Program Service Revenue
$12,889
Investment Income
$668
Other Revenue
$9,450
All Other Contributions
$490,064
Change in Net Assets
$53,555

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$651,791
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$651,791
Total Revenue per Form 990
$651,791
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$391,489
Other Expenses$206,747
Total Fundraising Expense$41,188
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$269,844$53,969$35,979$359,792
Occupancy$26,627$7,100$1,775$35,502
Insurance$25,580$6,821$1,706$34,107
Payroll Taxes$25,358$4,755$1,584$31,697
Office Expenses$13,289$4,430-$17,719
All Other Expenses$9,090$2,252$144$11,486
Travel$7,416--$7,416
Fees for Services Accounting-$6,129-$6,129
Other Expenses$8,792$4,922-$4,922
Conferences and Meetings$3,197--$3,197
Advertising$2,401--$2,401
Total Functional Expenses$445,799$111,249$41,188$598,236

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$598,236
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$598,236
Total Expenses per Form 990$598,236
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Accrued Payroll$11,375
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
No
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11B

“The 990 is reviewed by the organization's executive director and the treasurer of the board of directors. Subsequent to the review, the 990 is distributed to the board of directors for additional comment and input prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12C

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually as it relates to current board members and employees and when new board members are brought on the board and when new employees are hired.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15

“The board of directors reviews compensation and hiring decisions with regard to the executive director using comparability data as well as what is standard locally in similar sized non-profits. Compensation of key employees is the responsibility of the executive director using a similar process.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18

“The organizations form 1023 and annual 990 are made available to the public upon request. The annual 990 is also available for viewing on guidestar.org”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, along with its financial statements available for public inspection upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Possibility Project Inc
EIN
13-4134366
Phone
2129242300
Address
377 FIFTH AVENUE 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10016

Signing Officer

Name
Paul Griffin
Title
President/executive Director
Phone
2129342300
Signed
2024-06-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Paul Griffin
Formed
2000
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
11
Independent Board Members
11
Employees
0
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Roberts & Associates
Address
1750 K Street NW 325, Washington, DC 20006
Preparer
Mark Roberts CPA
Phone
2022931088
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

Part X, Line 2:

“Fin 48 does not apply - there are no uncertain tax positions”

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IRS990/MissionDesc0THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT, INC. OPERATES YEAR LONG PROGRAMS THAT BRING TOGETHER VASTLY DIVERSE GROUPS OF YOUTH FROM VARIOUS BACKROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES. THESE YOUTH UNDERGO AN INTENSE YEAR LONG CREATIVE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH THEY WRITE AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL WHOSE STORIES COME FROM THEIR LIVES AND THEIR IDEAS FOR A BETTER WORLD. ALSO CREATED ARE COMMUNITY CHANGE PROJECTS WHERE THE YOUTH'S IDEAS ARE TAKEN AND ACTED ON WITHIN THEIR CITY. THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT, INC. ENVISIONS A SOCIETY WHERE TEENAGERS ARE VALUED, RESPECTED AND PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN CREATING VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SUBSEQUENT TO THE REVIEW, THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENT AND INPUT PRIOR TO FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AS IT RELATES TO CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES AND WHEN NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE BROUGHT ON THE BOARD AND WHEN NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPENSATION AND HIRING DECISIONS WITH REGARD TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING COMPARABILITY DATA AS WELL AS WHAT IS STANDARD LOCALLY IN SIMILAR SIZED NON-PROFITS. COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING A SIMILAR PROCESS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 1023 AND ANNUAL 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ANNUAL 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON GUIDESTAR.ORG
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ALONG WITH ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
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2023 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$418,205
Liabilities
$11,375
Net assets
$406,830
Revenue
$651,791
Expenses
$598,236
Net income
$53,555
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.07$0.00$5.07$7.17$6.17$1.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.18$0.11$4.07$6.52$5.98$0.54
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.54$0.01$3.53$6.08$5.49$0.60
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.95$0.01$2.94$5.66$5.37$0.29
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.65$0.01$2.64$7.22$6.11$1.11
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.55$0.01$1.54$6.32$7.43$1.11
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.66$0.01$2.64$8.22$7.60$0.62
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.04$0.01$2.02$8.21$7.39$0.82
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.35$0.15$1.20$6.52$6.62$0.10
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.42$0.12$1.30$6.11$5.89$0.22
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.22$0.14$1.08$5.91$5.97$0.06
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.31$0.11$1.20$4.36$6.54$2.18
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.45$0.07$3.38$6.47$7.36$0.89