Minjin Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TOUCHING LIVES, MAKING CHANGE. THE MINJIN PROJECT WILL PARTNER WITH CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO EFFECT POSITIVE SPIRITUAL, PRACTICAL, AND RELATIONAL CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUILDING UP THE UNIVERSAL BODY OF CHRIST, EXTENDING HIS KINGDOM ON EARTH, AND PROMOTING THE MESSAGE OF LIFE AND HOPE. MINJIN PROJECT IS A SMALL NONPROFIT THAT CONSISTS OF DAVID AND BARBARA CROSSMAN, MARRIED. BARBARA TOOK A SMALL SALARY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2022. DAVID DOES NOT TAKE A SALARY. BOTH ARE TRUSTEES, ON THE FIELD WORKERS, FULFILLING MANY DIFFERENT DUTIES. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2022, THE DAY RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE, CHANGED THE FOCUS OF OUR ORGANIZATION. WE IMMEDIATELY BECAME INVOLVED IN HELPING MANY OF THE 300,000 UKRANIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO FLED UKRAINE, AS WELL AS WORKING TO SUPPORT THE CHURCHES INSIDE UKRAINE, ONCE THE INFLUX OF REFUGEES SLOWED DOWN. THIS INCLUDED PARTNERING WITH UKRAINE CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS TRIPS TO UK
- Income
- $104,371
- Spending
- $104,060
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $19,200, executive di
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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% 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)
- $99,233 spent. TOUCHING LIVES, MAKING CHANGE. THE MINJIN PROJECT WILL PARTNER WITH CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO EFFECT POSITIVE SPIRITUAL, PRACTICAL, AND RELATIONAL CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUILDING UP THE UNIVERSAL BODY OF CHRIST, EXTENDING HIS KINGDOM ON EARTH, AND PROMOTING THE MESSAGE OF LIFE AND HOPE. MINJIN PROJECT IS A SMALL NONPROFIT THAT CONSISTS OF DAVID AND BARBARA CROSSMAN, MARRIED. BARBARA TOOK A SMALL SALARY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2022. DAVID DOES NOT TAKE A SALARY. BOTH ARE TRUSTEES, ON THE FIELD WORKERS, FULFILLING MANY DIFFERENT DUTIES. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2022, THE DAY RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE, CHANGED THE FOCUS OF OUR ORGANIZATION. WE IMMEDIATELY BECAME INVOLVED IN HELPING MANY OF THE 300,000 UKRANIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO FLED UKRAINE, AS WELL AS WORKING TO SUPPORT THE CHURCHES INSIDE UKRAINE, ONCE THE INFLUX OF REFUGEES SLOWED DOWN. THIS INCLUDED PARTNERING WITH UKRAINE CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS TRIPS TO UKRAINE TO ENCOURAGE THE CHURCH AND HELP IN OUTREACH TO THOSE IN NEED. THIS CRISIS CHANGED OUR INCOME GREATLY IN 2022, AS PEOPLE ENTRUSTED US WITH FUNDS TO HELP IN THIS CRISIS.
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on February 15, 2016.
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 March 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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