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Partnership Project Inc

EIN 42-1594926 · Greensboro, NC

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

What it says it does

Establishes structures that respond to, empower and facilitate communities in defining and resolving issues related to racial disparities.

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

Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 299% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 88% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
86% 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
6 of 6 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.
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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$392,200 spent. Phase 1 two-day workshops are routinely conducted bimonthly averaging 30-35 participants per session. There were 7 Phase 1 workshops in this fiscal year. In addition, 3-hour Groundwater presentations are conducted at least quarterly. Both types of workshops are conducted to educate individuals about the origins of racism, developing strategies to undo racism and support individuals with support for working to recognize and address racial disparities in their personal and work life.
$42,248 spent. The Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative was established to create structures and processes that respond to, empower and facilitate communities in defining and resolving issues related to disparities in health. This is accomplished through conducting and supporting research and dissemination of their research results and the processes that guided them. The Partnership Project also serves at the fiscal sponsor for the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Black Pearls Fund, Whole History Fund, and Architect of Black Spaces Fund. Through this support, the Black Pearls conducted a full day Black Maternal and Infant Health Conference, the Whole History Fund produced a documentary called No Easy Task The desegregation of High Point College 1962-1980, which was presented at the High Point Museum in April 2025.

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

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? 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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2007.
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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