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Project Cornerstone Inc

EIN 46-5413149 · Carlsbad, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROJECT CORNERSTONE IS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES (I.E. SAND, GRAVEL AND CRUSHED STONE).

Income
$102,989
Spending
$91,054
Reserves
8.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 56%

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

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% 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 (6)
  1. $32,195 spent. Skate4Concrete: This is a program we are creating to educate the skateboarding community on the available jobs in the concrete industry. We are developing three videos and a website where students or interested candidates can search for entry-level positions.
  2. $43,340 spent. Concrete Certification for High School: We developed an online course that is recognized by the National Ready Mix Concrete Foundation. I am currently Beta Testing the class with schools. It provides the opportunity for students to earn a Concrete Certification in high school.
  3. Concrete Ready Mix Truck Driver Training: Project Cornerstone has partnered with the Grossmont Adult School to offer a 2-week training as a ready-mix truck driver. Project Cornerstone members have supported the program by donating a truck, identifying an instructor, and providing input from the industry. Project Cornerstone is managing the program
  4. Tool and Equipment Scholarship Program: We offer a tool or equipment scholarship for graduates of a Diesel Mechanic and or welding program. If the students apply, get interviewed and hired by a company we award them a set of tools or equipment to help them get started in their career. The program creates an incentive for students to consider and apply for jobs in the construction industry.
  5. $7,230 spent. Construction Summer Academy: This is a week long academy for the Grossmont Union High School District's Career Technical Education Construction Pathway classes. Project Cornerstone organizes field trips and provides the supplies for the students to build their own mini concrete skatepark. Students break up into groups and form their own companies, select a name, logo and mission statement as it relates to building skateparks. Then they give a presentation at the end of the camp before their parents and a panel of judges.
  6. $2,477 spent. IDEA Center HS and El Capitan HS: We take them to a quarry and concrete block manufacturing facility to learn about jobs in the construction industry.

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 July 2015.

    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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