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THE ATTICUS PROJECT INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
THE ATTICUS PROJECT INC (EIN 84-4594119)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-28
IRS object ID
202630879349200713
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-28T12:13:24-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN463178505PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Pei-Pei Kelman CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13062 Saint Albans DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AlamitosCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90720ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN844594119EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Atticus Project IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlATTIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4088575394PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 Golden Aster CTAddressLine1Txt
CityBrisbaneCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWei ChenPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-03-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPeiPei KelmanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01704742PTIN
Phone5625376289PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.atticusprojectai.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$803GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Program Service Revenue$803ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$803TotalRevenueAmt
Other Expenses Total$109,995OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$109,995TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$109,192ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$276,370NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$167,178NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$276,370BOYAmt
EOY$167,178EOYAmt

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BOY$276,370BOYAmt
EOY$167,178EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$276,370BOYAmt
EOY$167,178EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose503c tax exempt entity providing legal datasets and information for AI advancementPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom503c tax exempt entity providing legal datasets and information for AI advancement 1Classes with Berkeley Law Executive education 2Create legal datasets and information tool 3Both programs benefit the general publicDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$99,468ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$99,468TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Wei Chen
President5.00$0
Adam Sterling
Director1.00$0
Robert Mobassaly
Director0.20$0
Daisy Beckner
Treasurer0.20$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWei ChenPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 Golden Aster CourtAddressLine1Txt
CityBrisbaneCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4088575394PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,898CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$8,198TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$875CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$707CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$137,376CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$221,355CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$361,116TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,773CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,007CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$221,355CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$369,314TotalAmt

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Total$8,100TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$8,100TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,773CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,007CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$137,376CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$221,355CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$369,314TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1003Information Technology $9685
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $765
Other Expenses.1Contractor payment (1099) $87820
Other Expenses.2Food & Lease - Summer Interns $3478
Other Expenses.3Contractor Payment (non-1099) $3351
Other Expenses.4Gift and Reimbursement $3013
Other Expenses.5Recording Equipment $1806
Other Expenses.6Filing Fee $77

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