Projekt Bayern
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What it says it does
Projekt Bayern Association was formed in 1996 endeavoring to improve, enhance and promote the authenticity of the Old World Bavarian theme in the city of Leavenworth, Washington and its surrounding region.
- Income
- $102,418
- Spending
- $69,708
- Employees
- 116
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $34,663 spent. Sponsorship of Oktoberfest festival modeled after the traditional annual Oktoberfest of Munich, Germany. This event attracts several thousand participants each year to the experience of an authentic Bavarian town.An agreement between Projeckt Bayern Association and the City of Leavenworth was made on October9, 2012 to secure the Fruit Warehouse as a permanent location for holding the annual Oktoberfest Celebration for $50,000. Coinciding with its mission to support the improvements and enhancements of the Old World Bavarian Theme, the Association also donated monies to various organizations in the community.
- An agreement between Projeckt Bayern Association and the City of Leavenworth was made on October9, 2012 to secure the Fruit Warehouse as a permanent location for holding the annual Oktoberfest Celebration for $50,000. Coinciding with its mission to support the improvements and enhancements of the Old World Bavarian Theme, the Association also donated monies to various organizations in the community.
- Sponsorship of the Christkindlmarkt festival modeled after the traditional annual Christkindlmarkt of Nuremberg, Germany. This event separately attracts approximately 2,500 visitors to a wintertime Bavarian town experience.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 January 2002.
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 November 4, 2026.
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