Project 2026 INC

Tax-deductible

Pleasant Garden, NC501(c)(3)Since 2012ReligionEIN 45-5385212

Project 2026 Inc is an initiative to restore a culture of Christianity and constitutional values to America. The project hinges on six core beliefs, God, life, morality, prayer, worship, and American exceptionalism.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $17K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$465K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$695K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$340K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$465K
FY2025▼ -36%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$728K
FY2025$465K
Expenses
$695K
FY2025▲ +44%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$695K
Net assets
$340K
FY2025▼ -40%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$340K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $695K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neill a McFarland’s $54K as President is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Neill a McFarland$54,000—$57,000——
Neill a McFarland—$54,000———
Neill a McFarland III———$54,000$54,000
Amy Myers—$42,000———
Charles Wallington———$36,000$15,000
Kimberly McMillan—$33,740———
John C Wallington——$33,000——
John C Wallington 1——$33,000——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Restores Christian culture and Constitutional values through six core beliefs.

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1 program service account for $695K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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As founder and president of the 501(c)(3) organization, Project 2026 Inc., Neill Alexander McFarland III is a speaker, author, advocate for Christian apologetics - has spoken in locations throughout America and internationally and preached in more than 2,000 churches.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$17K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$465K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$465K
Money outPt IX
$695K
Ln 25
Programscol B$695K
Owns and owesPt X
$340K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$340K
Total assetsLn 16$340K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$465K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$465K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$340K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$340K
Total assetsLn 16$340K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$340K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$570K$340K
Total assetsLn 16$570K$340K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$570K$340K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$169K$169K
Legal feesLn 11b$328$328
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$97K$97K
Office expensesLn 13$154K$154K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$196K$196K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$695K$695K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $465K$695K−$230K$340K 990 PDF
FY2024 $728K$481K$247K$570K 990 PDF
FY2023 $355K$334K$21K$323K 990 PDF
FY2022 $405K$250K$156K$302K 990 PDF
FY2021 $207K$183K$24K$143K 990 PDF
FY2020 $185K$111K$74K$83K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $465,348 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$465,348
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$465,348
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$465,348
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $694,999 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $169,019$169,019
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $328$328
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,483$38,483
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $97,406$97,406
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $153,910$153,910
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,876$30,876
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,320$6,320
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $196,200$196,200
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,457$2,457
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $694,999 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$694,999
Part X · Balance sheet $340,250 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $569,901$340,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $569,901$340,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $419,901$340,250
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $150,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $569,901$340,250
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $569,901$340,250
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $340,250 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$465,348
XI-2 Total expenses$694,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$229,651
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$569,901
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$340,250

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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