The for the Win Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE FOR THE WIN PROJECT PROVIDES CREATIVE MEDIA EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD CONFIDENCE AND JOY FOR SERIOUSLY ILL, DISABLED, AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN THROUGH PERSONALIZED PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND VIRTUAL REALITY.
- Income
- $3,262
- Spending
- $12,861
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (2)
- $3,616 spent. PERSONALIZED HERO PHOTO & VIDEO PRODUCTIONS: THE FOR THE WIN PROJECT PRODUCES PERSONALIZED PHOTO AND VIDEO EXPERIENCES FOR SERIOUSLY ILL, DISABLED, AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. EACH CHILD PARTICIPATES IN A THEMED PHOTOSHOOT OR FILMED PRODUCTION WHERE THEY ARE CAST AS THE HERO OF THEIR OWN STORY. USING PROFESSIONAL COSTUMES, PROPS, AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, THE ORGANIZATION CREATES CUSTOM MOVIE-STYLE POSTERS AND SHORT TRAILERS FEATURING THE CHILD. THESE PRODUCTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, PROVIDE JOY AND ESCAPISM, AND GIVE FAMILIES A LASTING KEEPSAKE OF THE EXPERIENCE.
- VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES: THE FOR THE WIN PROJECT DEVELOPS AND DELIVERS VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW SERIOUSLY ILL, DISABLED, AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN EXCITING ADVENTURES AND IMAGINATIVE WORLDS. VR PROGRAMMING ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO REACH MORE CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL OR PARTICIPATE IN FULL PRODUCTIONS DUE TO MEDICAL OR LOGISTICAL LIMITATIONS. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ESCAPISM, EMPOWERMENT, AND MEMORABLE MOMENTS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING.
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
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 November 6, 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 December 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 June 2016.
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 November 4, 2026.
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