Broken Wall Project
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What it says it does
The mission of the Broken Wall is to love God and love our neighbors in West Baltimore.
- Income
- $285,056
- Spending
- $253,023
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $80,000, lead pastor
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 77 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $119,928 spent. We invest in the improvement of our community for the benefit of our neighbors in West Baltimore. We have improved our community and neighbors in various ways. We invested in the youth of our community through a weekly open community time where 20-30 youth come to have a meal, play basketball and bingo, and are safe and socially and emotionally well. Twice weekly we ran a business, mindfulness and fitness program called THRIVE for 15-20, which taught youth how to start their own business and kept them active, thus investing in their physical, cognitive, and social emotional well-being. We also hosted an outdoor club for youth called Fernway which invited 10-15 youth to discover the outdoors through adventure and instruction. We also invested in individuals and families in our community who had basic needs such as shelter, clothing, or food. We continued to work alongside our local school through investment into their 90 staff and the playground which needed repair. We supported the grassroots school PTO in their family engagement work with the families of the 500 students. We also began coalition building work with 5-10 similar community organizations in our community for the goal of working together to eradicate child poverty in our city.
- $119,928 spent. We worship the triune Christian God and disciple followers of Jesus who gather in God's name. Our weekly gathered worship of 15-20 people at the school and in the neighborhood in which we serve in West Baltimore, our weekly accessible prayer meetings online of 8-10 and mentoring of 10-15 are of paramount value in preparation for serving our neighbors in West Baltimore with love, respect, and kindness.
- We reduced the investment into the prior year's third program accomplishment and diverted towards the first two, such that we now have two main program accomplishments to report.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1963.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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