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Project Life Inc

EIN 27-4233680 · Charlotte, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceGood76 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Project Life is a national movement to increase the potential pool of bone marrow and tissue donors by testing and registering college students with a simple cheek swab.

Income
$267,993
Spending
$352,781
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
450
Highest pay
$92,689, executive dir.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 8% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
  1. $289,281 spent. Project Life Movement has one overall program services model. Project LifeMovement (PLM) saves lives and cures diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sicklecell anemia by growing the number of potential bone marrow donors on the nationalbone marrow registry. For many patients, a bone marrow transplant is their onlytreatment option, and, in many cases, a bone marrow transplant can be a completecure. 20,000 patients need transplants every year; less than half will find a match.The need is greater among minorities as they are significantly under-represented onthe registry. Bottom line, there are not enough people on the registry and there isa devastating healthcare inequity for some groups. PLMs model is simple: weestablish bone marrow drives on college campuses.PLM is becoming a national coalition of colleges that empowers student leaders tohost drives and recruit their classmates to join the national registry. By focusingon college students, PLM targets optimal candidates for non-related bone marrowdonation from both a 2 medical perspective and from an eligibility perspective. Witha simple, quick cheek swab, young, healthy donors register at the youngest agepossible (18) and remain on the registry for years. Our model works because we makeit simple and turnkey for the students. We travel to campus with marketingmaterials, swab kits and educational tools. Students bring their energy and recruittheir classmates. We are highly- collaborative and empower students in theirvolunteer service programming.In November 2018, Gift of Life became Project Life Movements new clinical partner. Be The Match, our former clinical partner ceased swabbing on college campuses on went toa on-line registry only. Gift of Life provides the swab kits and handles the adding the new registrants on the global registry.The PLM mission remains the same: to add more people to the national registry so that all patients, regardless of race, have a lifesaving bone marrow match.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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