The Town Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853506346
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Phone
4155708309
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$161,911
Expenses
$194,453
Assets
$48,386
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHERRY CONGRAVE WILSON (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHERRY CONGRAVE WILSON (PRESIDENT): $126,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The town project is dedicated to creating a just and equitable society through the pursuit of social and restorative justice.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our 2024-2025 workshops and coaching sessions' attendees have rated our training quality as 4.55 out of 5 (with 5 being extremely satisfied) on average, reflecting our ability to provide relevant and outstanding content that resonates with our audiences. The expertise and approachachability pf our facilitators has been consistently recognized, earning an exceptional average satisfaction rating of 4.71 out of 5 (with 5 being extremely satisfied) from hundreds of participants. This score emphasizes our facilitators' skill in creating an engaging, supportive, and informative environment that enhances learningand application of restorative justice principles. Each workshop is followed by detailed evaluations to ensure we keep meeting the needs of educators with each session we offer. Our consistently high ratings and positive comments from a significant number of educators are a testament to our commitment to excellence and effectiveness.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% 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 and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 4
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0.5%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -20.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 64.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0.5% of revenue deployed · 0.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $781 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $126K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.