Huneebee Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Huneebee Project is a 501c3 non-profit social enterprise that engages the New Haven CT community in promoting equitable job preparedness among our most resilient youth and in environment conservation in disinvested neighborhoods through bee hive installation pollinator habitat restoration and educational workshops.
- Income
- $245,812
- Spending
- $229,377
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $54,231, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $164,766 spent. Provision of employment and job skills training: 11 youth ages 15 through 21 completed a 15-week therapeutic and transferable job skills training program. Youth worked 3 through 28 hours per week and were compensated $15.50 through $17.50 per hour. Youth services included: beekeeping instruction general supervision guidance in financial literacy and budgeting problem solving around obstacles to employment and timeliness and short-term counseling to address intersection of mental health and employment.
- $22,729 spent. Installation and maintenance of bee hives in community gardens in disinvested neighborhoods. 28 bee hives and approximately 1.6 million honey bees were maintained from January - December 2024. Maintenance included regular hive checks honey harvesting integrated pest management feeding of sugar water insulation to protect against climate and installation of mouse guards.
- $8,445 spent. Hosting of free community-based workshops: Free weekly workshops help in 3 of the Huneebee operated gardens from July - September 2024. These workshops were open to the public and included lessons on honey bee biology backyard beekeeping planting for pollinators and identifying native bees. School-based workshops were available on a sliding-fee scale and held at local public schools private schools and daycares. These included lessons about honey bees beekeeping equipment and the importance of pollinators. Free community workshops were provided to over 500 individuals.
Source: Form 990 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 April 2021.
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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