Nonprofit · EIN 26-3341511
PROJECT 1 27
Tax-exempt · AURORA, CO 80012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $900,058 | $881,665 | $18,393 | $156,440 | $15,741 | $140,699 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $961,548 | $1,052,333 | -$90,785 | $137,045 | $14,736 | $122,309 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,028,196 | $1,003,758 | $24,438 | $232,671 | $19,577 | $213,094 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $759,561
- of which government grants
- $194,857
- Program service revenue
- $10,113
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $130,384
- Other revenue
- $130,384
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $134,226
- Other salaries and wages
- $459,653
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $668,250
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,000
- Occupancy
- $7,500
- Travel
- $1,289
- Program services (functional)
- $723,993
- Management and general (functional)
- $73,777
- Fundraising (functional)
- $83,895
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $137,045
- Total assets, end of year
- $156,440
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,741
- Net assets, end of year
- $140,699
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $140,699
- Gross unrelated business income
- $130,384
- Gross receipts
- $948,104
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 185
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Bender | President and CEO Key employee | 40 | $0 | $38,800 |
| Robert Gelinas | Founder Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Leif Houkom | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Boyd-Conroy | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Brown | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Noel MacLeay | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Rowland | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Radic | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $99,135 | $5,144 |
| Amy Boyd-Conroy | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Leif Houkom | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Brown | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Rowland | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelli Lind | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Noelle MacLeay | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Gelinas | Founder/Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Radic | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $93,558 | $1,961 |
| Amy Boyd-Conroy | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Leif Houkom | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Brown | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Rowland | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Berry (Part Year) | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelli Lind | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Noelle MacLeay | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Gelinas | Founder/Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14000 E JEWELL AVE, AURORA, CO 80012-5651
- In care of
- % CHRIS PADBURY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNIFER BENDER, 14000 E JEWEL AVENUE, AURORA, CO 80012
- Signed the 990
- Jennifer Bender, President and CEO
- Phone
- (303) 256-2874
- Website
- www.project127.org
- Return prepared by
- The Balanced Act LLC
Mission
The mission of Project 1.27 is to engage, inspire, recruit and resource churches and families to serve children in our community through faith-based family preservation, kinship care, foster care and adoption.
Program accomplishments
- Project 1.27 recruits and trains foster parents from Colorado churches and communities to serve children who have experienced abuse and neglect and are involved in the child welfare system. The organization provides 30 hours of state-certified, faith-based training for eight annual cohorts. In fiscal year 2024/2025 forty individuals attended the required trainings to become foster and adoptive parents, and an additional 166 individuals received training to serve as support team members for foster families. Project 1.27 provides ongoing support as families become licensed and begin the fostering process. The organization conducted advanced continuing education trainings and provided hard goods and resources to 544 Colorado kinship, foster, and adoptive families and 1,673 children involved in the child welfare system. In addition to service areas throughout the Front Range and Western Slope, Project 1.27 expanded services to Delta County in fiscal year 2024/2025.Expenses $497,085 · revenue $216,639
- Project 1.27 recruits volunteer Neighbors to provide a monthly meal and encouragement to kinship and foster families. The program increases the retention of kinship and foster homes, thereby decreasing placement disruptions for children in foster care. This support provides children in care with opportunities to develop healthy, healing relationships with foster providers and helps avoid the additional trauma associated with placement disruption. In fiscal year 2024/2025 the Neighbor Program served 70 foster families caring for 111 children.Expenses $135,591 · revenue $83,431
- During fiscal year 24/25, Project 1.27 expanded its program reach to include foster youth ages 18-24 who are aging out of the foster care system through the development of the New Ground program. During this fiscal year, the organization focused on program design, infrastructure development, and partnership building to lay the foundation for direct services to begin in FY 25/26. Key activities include defining program structure and outcomes, developing policies and procedures, establishing referral pathways, recruiting and training volunteer mentors, and building systems to ensure program safety, accountability, and sustainability. New Ground is designed to provide relational support and stability for young adults transitioning out of foster care, helping them build connections, access resources, and move toward independence and long-term well-being.Expenses $91,317 · revenue $22,042
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3341511
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $156,440
- Income (IRS master file)
- $948,104
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $900,058 | $881,665 | $156,440 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $961,548 | $1,052,333 | $137,045 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,028,196 | $1,003,758 | $232,671 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $654,725 | $669,249 | $202,023 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 26-3341511).
Questions about PROJECT 1 27
- What is the EIN of PROJECT 1 27?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROJECT 1 27 is 26-3341511.
- Is PROJECT 1 27 tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to PROJECT 1 27 tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROJECT 1 27 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 PROJECT 1 27 due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PROJECT 1 27 last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PROJECT 1 27?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER BENDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROJECT 1 27?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PROJECT 1 27 have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $900,058, expenses of $881,665 and total assets of $156,440 at year end.
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