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The Middle Project Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 31-1689641

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on May 13, 2022

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50 East 7th StreetNew York, NY 10003-8438

(646) 239-4411

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

91st percentile

0.38x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE P99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

85th percentile

0.14x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE P99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

30th percentile

-0.9%

Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE P99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

97th percentile

$68,050

Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 43.6% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • NTEE P99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

72nd percentile

48%

Faster asset growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE P99 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

74th percentile

54%

Faster revenue growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE P99 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Assets

Up

$56,915

Up $18,339 (+48%) from 2020

Net Assets

Down

$35,307

Down $1,399 (-3.8%) from 2020

Liabilities

Up

$21,608

Up $19,738 (+1056%) from 2020

Revenue

Up

$155,915

Up $54,911 (+54%) from 2020

Expenses

Up

$157,314

Up $51,342 (+48%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

-$1,399

Up $3,569 (+72%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2020: $38,576Liabilities 2020: $1,870Net Assets 2020: $36,7062020Assets 2021: $56,915Liabilities 2021: $21,608Net Assets 2021: $35,3072021Assets 2022: $200,498Liabilities 2022: $16,108Net Assets 2022: $184,3902022Assets 2024: $194,557Liabilities 2024: $58,708Net Assets 2024: $135,8492024

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$56,915
Liabilities$21,608
Net Assets$35,307

Operations Trend

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

$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2020: $101,004Expenses 2020: $105,972Net Income 2020: -$4,9682020Revenue 2021: $155,915Expenses 2021: $157,314Net Income 2021: -$1,3992021Revenue 2022: $246,487Expenses 2022: $97,404Net Income 2022: $149,0832022Revenue 2024: $330,523Expenses 2024: $377,174Net Income 2024: -$46,6512024

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$155,915
Expenses$157,314
Net Income-$1,399
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
May 13, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.2
Gross Receipts
$155,915
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

See Schedule O

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
See Schedule O-$74,700
See Schedule O$45,000$45,000
See Schedule O$26,373$31,373
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Genesis I BriggsDirectorPT$68,050-$68,050
Erica HuntChairpersonPT$0--
Susan DavisTreasurerPT$0--
Yusuf GeorgeVice ChairpersonPT$0--
Rev Chad Tanaka-PackDirectorPT$0--
Rev Jacqueline LewisPresident And Co-FounderPT$0--
John JankaCo-Founder And Conference AdvisorPT$0--
Rev Ben PerryCommunications VolunteerPT$0--
Rev Karen JacksonDirectorPT$0--
Katrina MonzonSecretary-$0--
Anu Gupta EsqDirectorPT$0--
Sarah Green-Vieux EsqDirectorPT$0--
Kim IrwinDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Middle Project Inc
EIN
31-1689641
Address
50 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003-8438

Signing Officer

Name
Rev Jacqueline Lewis
Title
President and C
Phone
6462394411
Signed
2022-05-13
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Blue Ink Tax-Accounting Inc
Address
1710 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10128
Preparer
Nitin Bhalla
Phone
6469924277
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10

Activity Revolutionary Love Conference Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 5,000Activity Freedom Rising Salon series Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 30,000Activity Social justice programs Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 10,000Activity Juneteenth event Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 26,373

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

Description AmountAdvertising expense 494Bank Charges/Merchant fees 2,970Other M & A expense 4,419Program Expenses 10,000

Description of total liabilities Part II line 26

Category Beginning of Year End of YearAccrued Liabilities 1,870 1,608Grant Payables 0 10,000Program expenses payable 0 10,000

Part III response or note to any other line in Part III

Form 990-ez, part iii, primary exempt purpose the middle project, inc. Prepares ethical leaders for a just society. It is an institute that convenes leaders from many disciplines, professions and fields who are committed to pursuing the common good from a progressive perspective, motivated by a sense of justice and concern for those on the margins: the poor, the working poor, and those who are marginalized by race, class or gender/sexual injustice.form 990-ez, part iii, line 28, program service accomplishments: educational programs and conference: the middle project educates and engages a wide range of people and diverse organizations to learn about, advocate for and carry out ethical actions for a more just society. In 2021, the middle project partnered with the middle church to co-sponsor its annual national conference, revolutionary love: complete the dream. Due to the covid-19 pandemic it was held online for the second year. Also in 2021, the middle project supported middle church to offer its new freedom rising salons including the inaugural session on indigenous reparations in october, on a just economy in december and on voting rights in february 2022. Middle project partnered with project hospitality to co-sponsor financial empowerment education in spanish.form 990-ez, part iii, line 29, program service accomplishments:young adult leadership lab: in addition, the middle project aims to foster ethical leadership to encourage and empower young adults, especially bipoc and lgbtq+ community members. With its partner, middle collegiate church, it organized special events and training programs for young adults. The project provides fiscal sponsorship and other supportive services for a handful of values- aligned initiatives generally arising from its young adult leadership lab network. In 2021, it provided such services to strive till i rise, a youth empowerment initiative founded and led by hip hop art activist genesis be. It also incubated a needs-based scholarship program on eliminating unconscious racial bias for b-corp be more with anu founded and led by anu gupta.form 990-ez, part iii, line 30, program service accomplishments:middle-on-the-roadthe middle project designed and carried out various activities to increase its impact while continuing to operate during the covid-19 pandemic restrictions and the aftermath of a tragic fire of its partner, middle collegiate churchs sanctuary december 5, 2020. It produced online webinars for the general public including co-sponsoring a special public fundraising concert and education program for juneteenth. It co-sponsored a financial education and empowerment program with project hospitality. Finally it continued its support of the voter reform group which facilitated participation in nonpartisan voter registration and engagement drives in collaboration with middle collegiate church, unitarian universalists, ethical culture society and reclaim our vote.

Part V response or note to any other line in Part V

Form 990-ez, part v, information regarding personal benefit contracts: the organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly, or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract. The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly, or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0Activity Revolutionary Love Conference Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 5,000Activity Freedom Rising Salon series Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 30,000Activity Social justice programs Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 10,000Activity Juneteenth event Grantee Middle Collegiate Church Street 112 2nd Avenue City, State, Zip New York, NY 10003Amount 26,373
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3FORM 990-EZ, PART III, PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE THE MIDDLE PROJECT, INC. PREPARES ETHICAL LEADERS FOR A JUST SOCIETY. IT IS AN INSTITUTE THAT CONVENES LEADERS FROM MANY DISCIPLINES, PROFESSIONS AND FIELDS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PURSUING THE COMMON GOOD FROM A PROGRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE, MOTIVATED BY A SENSE OF JUSTICE AND CONCERN FOR THOSE ON THE MARGINS: THE POOR, THE WORKING POOR, AND THOSE WHO ARE MARGINALIZED BY RACE, CLASS OR GENDER/SEXUAL INJUSTICE.FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCE: THE MIDDLE PROJECT EDUCATES AND ENGAGES A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE AND DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT, ADVOCATE FOR AND CARRY OUT ETHICAL ACTIONS FOR A MORE JUST SOCIETY. IN 2021, THE MIDDLE PROJECT PARTNERED WITH THE MIDDLE CHURCH TO CO-SPONSOR ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, REVOLUTIONARY LOVE: COMPLETE THE DREAM. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IT WAS HELD ONLINE FOR THE SECOND YEAR. ALSO IN 2021, THE MIDDLE PROJECT SUPPORTED MIDDLE CHURCH TO OFFER ITS NEW FREEDOM RISING SALONS INCLUDING THE INAUGURAL SESSION ON INDIGENOUS REPARATIONS IN OCTOBER, ON A JUST ECONOMY IN DECEMBER AND ON VOTING RIGHTS IN FEBRUARY 2022. MIDDLE PROJECT PARTNERED WITH PROJECT HOSPITALITY TO CO-SPONSOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION IN SPANISH.FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:YOUNG ADULT LEADERSHIP LAB: IN ADDITION, THE MIDDLE PROJECT AIMS TO FOSTER ETHICAL LEADERSHIP TO ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER YOUNG ADULTS, ESPECIALLY BIPOC AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WITH ITS PARTNER, MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH, IT ORGANIZED SPECIAL EVENTS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS. THE PROJECT PROVIDES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR A HANDFUL OF VALUES- ALIGNED INITIATIVES GENERALLY ARISING FROM ITS YOUNG ADULT LEADERSHIP LAB NETWORK. IN 2021, IT PROVIDED SUCH SERVICES TO STRIVE TILL I RISE, A YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE FOUNDED AND LED BY HIP HOP ART ACTIVIST GENESIS BE. IT ALSO INCUBATED A NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ON ELIMINATING UNCONSCIOUS RACIAL BIAS FOR B-CORP BE MORE WITH ANU FOUNDED AND LED BY ANU GUPTA.FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:MIDDLE-ON-THE-ROADTHE MIDDLE PROJECT DESIGNED AND CARRIED OUT VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE ITS IMPACT WHILE CONTINUING TO OPERATE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS AND THE AFTERMATH OF A TRAGIC FIRE OF ITS PARTNER, MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCHS SANCTUARY DECEMBER 5, 2020. IT PRODUCED ONLINE WEBINARS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCLUDING CO-SPONSORING A SPECIAL PUBLIC FUNDRAISING CONCERT AND EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR JUNETEENTH. IT CO-SPONSORED A FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM WITH PROJECT HOSPITALITY. FINALLY IT CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE VOTER REFORM GROUP WHICH FACILITATED PARTICIPATION IN NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND ENGAGEMENT DRIVES IN COLLABORATION WITH MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH, UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS, ETHICAL CULTURE SOCIETY AND RECLAIM OUR VOTE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4FORM 990-EZ, PART V, INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACTS: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.
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