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Project Indiana Inc

EIN 82-4934948 · Carmel, IN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

MISSION TO ELECTRIFY AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN GLOBAL VILLAGES WHO CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY.

Income
$123,193
Spending
$147,850
Reserves
4.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 97%

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: 57 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 20% 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. $108,316 spent. IN LATE JANUARY 2025, 16 LINEWORKERS AND SIX SUPPORT STAFF MEMBERS ASSISTED THE COOPEFFA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE WITH THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO FOUR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WAS THE LARGEST BUILD TO DATE WITH 197 HOMES CONNECTED. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PROJECT INDIANA WORKED WITH COOPERA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO IDENTIFY A REPAIR SOLUTION FOR ITS SOLE GENERATION SOURCE, A HYDRO ELECTRIC GENERATOR. THE GENERATOR HAD BEEN INOPERABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. IN AUGUST, FOUR PROJECT INDIANA VOLUNTEER LINEWORKERS ASSISTED THE COOPERATIVE WITH INSPECTION AND REPAIRS TO THE DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAD BEEN UNENERGIZED SINCE THE GENERATOR STOPPED WORKING. REPAIRS TO THE GENERATOR WERE COMPLETE IN DECEMBER AND THE SEVEN VILLAGES SERVED BY THE COOPERATIVE WERE RE-ENERGIZED IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS. ALSO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PROJECT INDIANA VOLUNTEERS WORKED WITH GUATEMALAN ENERGY ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS TO ESTABLISH MECHANISMS FOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS LEGITIMATE ELECTRIC UTILITIES. IN DOING SO, THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES COULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL POWER GRID, THUS SOLVING POWER ACCESS CHALLENGES. THIS WORK WILL CONTINUE IN 2026.

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 2018.

    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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