Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

North County Project

EIN 47-3957838 · Placentia, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

1. TRAINING AND OUTREACH:WE SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH INDIVIDUALS - ONE-ON-ONE OR IN GROUPS. OUR GOAL IS TO TRAIN MORE PEOPLE AND THEREBY EXPAND OUR OUTREACH THROUGHOUT NORTH OC AND BEYOND. WE TRAIN PEOPLE FOR PERSONAL EVANGELISM, PRAYER WALKS, DISCIPLE-MAKING COMMUNITIES LEADERS, AND EVANGELISTS.2. NORTH COUNTY PROJECT APPRENTICESHIP: WE NOW HAVE TWO KINDS OF APPRENTICES. WE LOCALLY SOURCE APPRENTICES FROM OUR CHURCH NETWORKS IN NORTH OC, AS WELL AS RECEIVE APPRENTICES FROM OTHER STATES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER MINISTRIES. THESE WORKERS SERVE IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES SOME AS VOLUNTEERS, SOME TRANSITIONING TOWARD STAFF ROLES, AND SOME NOT PAID DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR MINISTRY. THE AIM OF THE APPRENTICESHIP IS TO EVALUATE AND PREPARE FUTURE WORKERS.3. DISCIPLE-MAKING: WE DO DISCIPLE-MAKING THROUGH TAKING EMERGING LEADERS THROUGH THE DISCIPLE-MAKING COMMUNITY SERIES. THE DMC SERIES IS FOUR MODULES THAT TAKE APPROX. ONE YEAR THE LAST STEP OF THIS SERIES IS WHAT WE CALL THE LAB.

Income
$391,524
Spending
$352,919
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
8.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
6
Volunteers
70
Highest pay
$93,819, co-director

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

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.8 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 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 9 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

    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 (3)
  1. $84,993 spent. DISCIPLE-MAKING COMMUNITIES (DMC) (FOR EMERGING LEADERS):ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS IS THROUGH DISCIPLE-MAKING COMMUNITY (DMC). THE WAY WE DO DISCIPLE-MAKING IS THROUGH TAKING EMERGING LEADERS THROUGH THE DISCIPLE-MAKING COMMUNITY SERIES. THE DMC SERIES IS FOUR MODULES THAT TAKE APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR THE LAST STEP OF THIS SERIES IS WHAT WE CALL THE LAB. WE ARE LEADING THESE EMERGING LEADERS THROUGH EITHER ENGLISH OR SPANISH VERSIONS.
  2. $60,092 spent. NORTH COUNTY PROJECT APPRENTICESHIP: WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCALLY SOURCE APPRENTICES FROM OUR CHURCH NETWORK IN NORTH ORANGE COUNTY, AS WELL AS RECEIVE APPRENTICES FROM OTHER STATES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER MINISTRIES. THESE WORKERS SERVE IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIESSOME AS VOLUNTEERS, SOME TRANSITIONING TOWARD STAFF ROLES, AND SOME NOT PAID DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR MINISTRY. THE AIM OF THE APPRENTICESHIP IS TO EVALUATE AND PREPARE FUTURE FULL-TIME WORKERS FOR NORTH COUNTY PROJECT AND BEYOND.
  3. $173,470 spent. TRAINING AND OUTREACH:OUR GOAL THIS YEAR WAS TO FOCUS ON TRAINING MORE PEOPLE AND THEREBYEXPAND OUR OUTREACH THROUGHOUT NORTH ORANGE COUNTY. AS FAR AS THETRAINING WE TRAINED 22 PEOPLE FOR PERSONAL EVANGELISM, 5 NEW PRAYERWALKERS, STARTED 15 NEW DISCIPLE-MAKING COMMUNITIES, TRAINED 27 NEWEVANGELISTS AT CAL STATE UNIVERSITY OF FULLERTON OR BEYOUND (INCLUDING OURAPPRENTICES). OUR OUTREACH WAS FOCUSED ON SHARING THE GOSPEL WITHINDIVIDUALS - BOTH IN ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS AND IN GROUPS. OUR TOTALWAS 286 PEOPLE WE PERSONALLY SHARED THE GOSPEL WITH THIS LAST YEAR.

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 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 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 January 2020.

    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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: North County Health Project Inc (San Marcos, CA), EIN 95-2847102. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

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

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.