Nonprofit · EIN 13-4134366
THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC
Also known as THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $637,918 | $734,625 | -$96,707 | $419,750 | $9,712 | $410,038 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $716,696 | $616,781 | $99,915 | $506,745 | $0 | $506,745 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $651,791 | $598,236 | $53,555 | $418,205 | $11,375 | $406,830 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $610,208
- Program service revenue
- $14,582
- Investment income
- $364
- Other revenue
- $12,764
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $335,342
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $362,888
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,825
- Occupancy
- $4,799
- Travel
- $6,135
- Program services (functional)
- $556,328
- Management and general (functional)
- $133,045
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,252
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $506,745
- Total assets, end of year
- $419,750
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,712
- Net assets, end of year
- $410,038
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $410,038
- Gross unrelated business income
- $364
- Gross receipts
- $637,918
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL GRIFFIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $110,800 |
| PACO GARCIA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY SWOTINSKY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JASON ALMEIDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL WORRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH STROBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBIN GROSSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA FAVARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RASHIDAH BOWEN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HEATHER DOMINIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID PELTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL GRIFFIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 | $110,800 |
| PACO GARCIA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY SWOTINSKY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON ALMEIDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL WORRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH STROBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN GROSSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA FAVARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RASHIDAH BOWEN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER DOMINIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PELTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL GRIFFIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 | $105,600 |
| PACO GARCIA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY SWOTINSKY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON ALMEIDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL WORRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH STROBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN GROSSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA FAVARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RASHIDAH BOWEN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER DOMINIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PELTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 377 FIFTH AVENUE 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10016-3300
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL GRIFFIN, 2578 BROADWAY 103, NEW YORK, NY 10025
- Signed the 990
- PAUL GRIFFIN, PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 924-2300
- Return prepared by
- Roberts & Associates
Mission
THE 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.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY TO PROMOTE NON-VIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT, INC. PROGRAM IS A COMBINATION OF ACTIVITIES THAT EXAMINE THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF THE PROBLEMS AND CONFLICTS THAT YOUTH CARE ABOUT AND OFTEN SUFFER FROM. IT ALSO DEVELOPS THE CAPACITY FOR ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND INTENSELY CREATIVE, THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT REHERSALS UTILIZE THE PERFORMING ARTS TO UNLOCK PARTICIPANTS' CREATIVITY AROUND IMPORTANT PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES AND LEARN THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR PERFORMANCE, EFFECTING CHANGE BOTH ON STAGE AND OFF FOR THEM AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT HOPES TO SERVE 160 YOUTH IN ITS PROGRAM IN THE COMING YEAR.Expenses $556,328
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-4134366
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $419,750
- Income (IRS master file)
- $637,918
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $637,918 | $734,625 | $419,750 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $716,696 | $616,781 | $506,745 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $651,791 | $598,236 | $418,205 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $608,450 | $548,750 | $354,374 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-4134366).
Questions about THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC
- What is the EIN of THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC is 13-4134366.
- Is THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names PAUL GRIFFIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,800 (PAUL GRIFFIN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $637,918, expenses of $734,625 and total assets of $419,750 at year end.
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