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The Be the People Project

EIN 45-1350983 · Brentwood, TN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO RE-EMBRACE THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN HERITAGE OF OUR NATION.

Income
$154,179
Spending
$163,984
Reserves
11.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 97%
Highest pay
$24,000, president

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

Financial health

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.

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

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
  1. $104,908 spent. THE BE THE PEOPLE PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO: RELENTLESSLY EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES. HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND AMERICAS JUDEO-CHRISTIAN HERITAGE AND ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR NATION. EXPOSING RADICAL SECULARISM AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACT IT HAS HAD ON AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. ADVANCING TRUE RACIAL RECONCILIATION AND HEALING WITHIN AND ACROSS COMMUNITIES. DR. CAROL SWAIN SPOKE ABOUT THESE ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE 2025 TAX YEAR IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION, AS FOLLOWS: 1. NATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS CONFERENCE MARCH 2025, ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 250. 2. COUNCIL ON NATIONAL POLICY CONFERENCE MAY 2025, ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 200. 3. AMERICAN DREAM CONFERENCE MAY 2025, ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 225. 4. PRINCETON GIUFFRA EVENT JUNE 2025, ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 100. 5. COUNCIL ON NATIONAL POLICY CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2025, ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 200. 6. CHRISTIAN CENTER FOR STATESMANSHIP LUNCH SEPTEMBER 2025, ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 75. 7. CONSTITUTION CAMP SEPTEMBER 2025, ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 45. 8. DEBATE AT CAMBRIDGE UNION OCTOBER 2025, ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 500. 9. NUMEROUS MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND PODCASTS.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 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 October 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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