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Ladybug Project

EIN 99-2492101 · Concord, NH

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

improve children's access to food, water and education

Income
$69,621
Spending
$61,021
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% 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 (4)
  1. $18,740 spent. Arkatani Primary School in Arusha, Tanzania. Facilities and Infrastructure work includes school buildings, grounds, and utilities, as well as furnishings, teaching materials and supplies. Benefits 700+ students, their teachers, and the local Maasai tribal community whose children are the students.
  2. $13,785 spent. Arkatani Primary School in Arusha, Tanzania. The Nutritional Program provides lunch, water for drinking, and water for handwashing. Benefits 700+ students, their teachers, and the local Maasai tribal community.
  3. $15,290 spent. Arkatani Primary School in Arusha, Tanzania. The Montessori Pilot Program created a Montessori practice lab, trained teachers, and furnished and equipped a Montessori classroom. This is the first Montessori classroom in a public school in Tanzania. Benefits 700+ students, their teachers, and the local Maasai tribal community.
  4. $10,185 spent. Other Program Services: 1. $3,900 to Faraja Young Women's Development Center, a Tanzanian nonprofit in Arusha, Tanzania, that trains Montessori preschool and kindergarten teachers, operates a Montessori preschool, and provides services to the Montessori Pilot Program at the Arkatani Primary School. 2. $950 in tuition to nonprofit Catholic boarding school for an Arkatani Primary School graduate. 3. $2,900 to help train women at Mother's in Motion in Bwindi, Uganda, to make tribal baskets to sell to tourists to earn money to pay school fees for their children to attend public school. https://sahaya-uganda.org/mothers-in-motion/ 4. $2435 for improvements and repairs to the water well at the public Emiraete Primary School in Arusha, Tanzania, that The Ladybug Project drilled in 2024.

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 October 2024.

    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.

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