The People Who Care Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
800318600
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Homeless Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$82,218
Expenses
$57,877
Assets
$52,842
Liabilities
$23,831

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIJAH MOSES (PRESIDENT & CEO)

People named in this filing

  • ELIJAH MOSES (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • GAIL MONTPLAISIR (TRUSTEE)
  • CARA FULLER (CHAIRMAN)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The people who care project empowers communities through workforce development, education, and career training programs.our wise young builders program works exclusively with youth using math-based, hands-on projects to teach construction and trade skills.

What it reported doing in 2023

Foreseeable futures provided a comprehensive workforce development program for a cohort of 40 students, equipping them with career training, hands-on job experience, and industry-recognized certifications such as osha and nccer. Through structured classroom instuction, on-the-job training, coaching, and external networking events, participants gained the skills and connections needed to pursue careers in the construction and property management industries. The program emphasized career placement, with a focus on apprenticeship opportunities and property management training, ensuring that students were prepared to enter the workforce with confidence and a clear pathway to success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.2%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 71.3%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 29.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -17.5% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11.1% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.2% of revenue deployed · 71.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $41K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 19 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.