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Project 15 Corp

EIN 86-3368360 · El Paso, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE. THE BUSINESS ACTIVITY IS AS FOLLOWS: PROJECT 15 SERVES AS AN INTEPRETIVE CENTER AND MUSEUM TO TELL THE STORY OF DAVID STROTHER AND THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.

Income
$166,397
Spending
$134,487
Reserves
8.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 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 April 30, 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 (2)
  1. $109,087 spent. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A MUSEUM OF DAVID STROTHER'S 1870 BARBER SHOP. THIS IS PROGRESSING AND WILL BE READY FOR OPENING IN 2025. THE SECOND MUSEUM WILL BE DEDICATED AS AN EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM CONCERNING VOTING HISTORY AND VOTERS' RIGHTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, CURRENT DAY AND INTO THE FUTURE. CONSTRUCTION IS MOSTLY COMPLETED AND PREPARING EXHIBITS CONTINUES, OPENING IN 2025.
  2. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A MUSEUM OF DAVID STROTHER'S 1870 BARBER SHOP. THIS IS PROGRESSING AND WILL BE READY FOR OPENING IN 2025. THE SECOND MUSEUM WILL BE DEDICATED AS AN EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM CONCERNING VOTING HISTORY AND VOTERS' RIGHTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, CURRENT DAY AND INTO THE FUTURE. CONSTRUCTION IS MOSTLY COMPLETED AND PREPARING EXHIBITS CONTINUES, OPENING IN 2025.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending April 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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