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Project Fine Inc

EIN 41-1883675 · Winona, MN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY BY SERVING REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS ACROSS CULTURES.

Income
$1.2 million
Spending
$781,080
Spent on programs
76%
Reserves
37.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 35%
Employees
8
Volunteers
60
Highest pay
$164,416, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 37.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 35% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 51% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    76% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    17 of 17 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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 December 31, 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 (4)
  1. $119,018 spent. PROJECT FINE PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. OUR ROSTER INCLUDES 34 INTERPRETERS PROFICIENT IN 20 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. DURING 2025, PROJECT FINE PROVIDED OVER 5,201 HOURS OF LANGUAGE SERVICES IN 102 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
  2. $46,128 spent. ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION REFERRALS HELP NEWCOMERS AS THEY ADJUST TO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. PROJECT FINE PROVIDES LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF NEWCOMER FAMILIES. IN 2025, PROJECT FINE PROVIDED 7,067 HOURS OF SERVICE TO NEWCOMERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
  3. $87,957 spent. THE GOAL OF THE SAFETY AND PREVENTION FOR YOUTH PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT INVOLVEMENT IN UNLAW ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOP POSITIVE LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION SKILLS AMONG MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH FROM REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. IN 2025, 106 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
  4. $343,688 spent. WELCOMING TABLE: THIS PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO SHARE A MEAL AND BUILD CROSS-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS. 5 GATHERINGS WERE HELDIN 2025 IN WINONA AND ST CHARLES, WITH 505 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING.GIRLS REACHING ABOVE AND BEYOND: DESIGNED TO HELP GIRLS AGE 10-18 DISCOVER THEIR IDENTITY AND STRENGTHS AND CREATE A ROADMAP TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. IN 2025, 51GIRLS PARTICIPATED.COLLEGE EDUCATION CONNECTION: PROVIDES ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AS THEY PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2025, 4 SCHOLARSHIPS WEREAWARDED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.CULTURAL ARTS & ANCESTRY ST CHARLES: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS ART CLASSES FOCUSED ON A TRADITIONAL OR FOLK ART, TAUGHT BY LOCAL REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS. 2025 CLASSESINCLUDED PAINTING, DANCE, PINATA AND FEATHER CROWNS, AND 99 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT LAWS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS. IN 2025, 110PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDED SESSIONS ON DRUG USE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SAFETY TRAINING.EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM: PROVIDES RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AGE 0-5. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IN-HOMEVISITS TO FAMILIES FOCUSED ON COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL LEARNING, MENTAL HEALTH AND PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT. DURING 2025, 507 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING WEREPROVIDED.FOLLOW ALONG COMMUNITY CONNECTORS: FOLLOW ALONG IS OFFERED BY THE MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AS THEY GROW AND LEARN.PROJECT FINE WAS ONE OF 8 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE SELECTED TO OFFER CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY INCLUSIVE OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AS THEY ENROLL IN THEPROGRAM. IN 2025, WE ENGAGED WITH 38 LOCAL FAMILIES AND REGISTERED 32 TO PARTICIPATE.MICROBUSINESS SUPPORT: THIS PROJECT OFFERS SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS, FOCUSING ON VERY SMALL BUSINESSES, USUALLY SOLE PROPRIETORS OR HOMEBASED OPERATIONS. IN 2025, 30 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED.CULTURAL ARTS & ANCESTRY WINONA: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS ART CLASSES FOCUSED ON A TRADITIONAL OR FOLK ART, TAUGHT BY LOCAL REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS. 2025 CLASSES INCLUDEDPAINTING, JEWELRY MAKING, MARACAS, AND MASKS, AND 82 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.SUPPORTING GROWERS: PROVIDES AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, AND INCREASES ACCESS TO RESOURCES RELATED TO GARDENING OR GROWING FOOD. IN2025, 22 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.TRAINING AND CONSULTING: PROJECT FINE OFFERS TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES ON TOPICS RELATED TO CULTURE, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. IN 2025, 580 INDIVIDUALSPARTICIPATED IN A TRAINING SESSION WITH PROJECT FINE. SESSIONS INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS TO 11 DIFFERENT AGENCIES.CULTURES UNITED: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE COUNTRIES AND CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. STUDENTS MEET AFTERSCHOOL IN WINONA AND ST CHARLES, AND IN 2025, 98 YOUTH PARTICIPATED.THE CULTURAL HEALING CIRCLES PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS IN WINONA COUNTY THROUGHENGAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING AND TRADITIONAL HEALING PRACTICES. IN 2025, 30 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN SMALL GROUP SESSIONS.TASTES OF WINONA BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASE CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT BELONGING. 200 PEOPLEPARTICIPATED IN PROJECT ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDED A SERIES OF COOKING CLASSES, CULTURAL POTLUCK AND THE CREATION OF A COOKBOOK.THE GOAL OF THE DISCOVER WINONA PROJECT IS TO BUILD A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS BY BUILDING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEHISTORY OF WINONA COUNTY. IN 2025, 79 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN PROJECT ACTIVITIES.HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES OUTREACH PROVIDES OUTREACH TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOARE DISABLED OR OVER AGE 65. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED OUTREACH VIA PHONE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, REACHING 4,300 PEOPLE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 November 6, 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 December 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 December 1997.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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