PROJECT ENLIGHTEN INC

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $25K · expenses $22K · assets $23K

EIN
26-0424123
Address
PO BOX 550505, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA 96155
Website
www.projectenlighten.org
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
-
Principal officer
Asad Rahman (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Promote education and humanitarian aid

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Asad Rahman President2016-2017 20 $0 reported 1
Olivia Rahman Secretary2016-2017 10 $0 reported 1
Matt Keyes Director2016-2017 5 $0 reported 1
Riva Duncan Director2016-2017 5 $0 reported 1
Mike Carroll Director2016-2017 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Asad Rahman President20 $0-- $01
Olivia Rahman Secretary10 $0-- $01
Matt Keyes Director5 $0-- $01
Riva Duncan Director5 $0-- $01
Mike Carroll Director5 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Asad Rahman President20 $0-- $01
Olivia Rahman Secretary10 $0-- $01
Matt Keyes Director5 $0-- $01
Riva Duncan Director5 $0-- $01
Mike Carroll Director5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,104$22,241 $23,130$23,130 $23,186- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,282$25,095 $20,267$20,267 $19,668- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $177,266 in all, tax years 2010 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2010-2022 16$176,498 2022$5,212
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT ENLIGHTEN INC” 2020-2023 4$438 2023$88
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AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT ENLIGHTEN INC” 2020-2022 11$330 2022$90
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 31 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
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THE OJC FUND DAF sponsor$71,9056 22021–2024 LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT INC; PROJECT GEN INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2017 · Form 990EZ · $22,241 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,100 · events $900
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,100 81.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,497 15.7%
Fees to independent contractors $644 2.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$900reported apart
Total$22,241100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $25,095 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,550 · events $600
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,550 81.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,786 11.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,680 6.7%
Printing, publications, postage $79 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$600reported apart
Total$25,095100%

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