Project Our Town
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide meaningful volunteer opportunities that make a difference for those in need in the Denver-metro area
- Income
- $163,968
- Spending
- $135,471
- Reserves
- 11.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Highest pay
- $42,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (4)
- $20,563 spent. Weekend of Action - 20563 A 4-day event including Volunteers 1206 Volunteer Hours 1670 Volunteer Projects around the Denver Metro Area 108 Non-Profit Organization Beneficiaries 56 Highlight of expenses 1200 Winter Essentials Kits rain poncho first aid kit gloves hat scarf blanket neck gator socks and personal care items Additional care packages made Feminine Hygiene for Justice Necessary Blankets for Gateway Domestic Violence Center Goodie Bags for Castle Country Assisted Living Paracords for Operation Gratitude Hot Cocoa kits for Motherwise Organized volunteer opportunities around the Denver-Metro Area including GroceryFood distribution The Action Center SECOR Cares Covenant Cupboard North Denver Food Pantry Serving Meals Denver Rescue Mission So All May Eat Break Bread Sort donations Clothes to Kids The Gathering Place The Delores Project Wee Cycle Outdoor maintenance Thorne Nature Experience A Little Help Edwards Animals Cleaning Organizing Judis House Habitat for Humanity The Village Exchange Center
- $19,551 spent. School Supply Drive - 19551 Beneficiary Colorado Dept of Education - Treatment Facility Schools for students who are unable to thrive in traditional public school settings Includes residential day schools hospitals Provided approximately 300 backpacks filled with school supplies as well as school supplies for teachers classrooms About 30 volunteers worked on this project
- $18,892 spent. Bean Soup Project - 18892 To provide nourishing protein-rich meals to those in need around the Denver-metro area of lbs of bean soup packaged donated 16179 of servings 129432 of sessions held - about 25 of volunteers - 1000 Beneficiaries are food pantries around the Denver-metro area including City Harvest Covenant Cupboard Denver Green Denver Rescue Mission Food Bank of the Rockies Food for Thought the Village Exchange Center and more Volunteers to pack bean soup packets include individuals churches schools as well as businesses across the Denver Metro Area ie Edward Jones GEVO Martin Martin Mariner Wealth etc
- $13,575 spent. Other Program services describe in Schedule O
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 2024.
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 2019.
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 October 21, 2026.
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