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Hospitality Project Inc

EIN 85-1799612 · New York, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

HOSPITALITY PATHWAYS' MISSION IS TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN GAINING IN-DEMAND JOB SKILLS THAT LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT, LIVABLE WAGES, AND FUTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, WITHIN THE RESTAURANT, HOTEL AND CANNABIS INDUSTRIES.FOR STUDENTS FROM DISENFRANCHISED POPULATIONS WITH A STRONG DESIRE TO DEVELOP SOFT SKILLS AND NICHE EXPERTISE (RESTAURANTS AND CANNABIS), WE PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS. HOSPITALITY PATHWAYS SPECIFICALLY TARGETS POPULATIONS THAT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS HIGH LEVEL OF TRAINING.

Income
$113,791
Spending
$143,347
Reserves
0.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$48,000, president

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

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (employment, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 14% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 26% 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. $133,755 spent. PROVIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE SERVE THE RESTAURANT, TRAVEL, LEISURE AND CANNABIS, INDUSTRIES BY PROVIDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIGHLY SKILLED HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONALS.

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 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 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 March 2021.

    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: Project Hospitality Inc (Staten Island, NY), EIN 13-3234441. 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.

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