Project Talk INC EIN 95-3498490 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Project Talk INC

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Provides speech, language, and hearing services for children with hearing loss. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $316K in revenue, $319K in expenses, and $101K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1979
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Encinitas, CA
Website
projecttalk.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$316KFY2025
Expenses
$319K
Net assets
$101K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  95-3498490 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Encinitas, CA Founded 1979
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides speech, language, and hearing services for children with hearing loss.
Leadership
Kathleen Staley · President
Money in and out
$316K revenue, $319K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$316K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$319K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$4K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -12% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -125% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$316K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses
$319K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total assets
$101K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$316K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$319K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$4K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$101K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Talk INC
EINHdr · item D95-3498490
Principal addressHdr · item CEncinitas, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jprojecttalk.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1979
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1981

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $319K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Project TALK provides speech, language, audiological, hearing aid, and cochlear implant services to children with hearing loss. Over 1000 children from southern and central CA, AZ, ID, UT, TX, OH, MO, FL, MA, Mexico, France, and Spain have received services from Project TALK.

$319Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$252K · 80%
Contributions & grants$49K · 16%
Other revenue$13K · 4%
Program service revenue80%$252K
Contributions & grants16%$49K
Other revenue4%$13K
Investment income$1K
Total revenueLn 12$316K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$319K
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$101K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $101K · Operating expenses/yr $319K
3.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $319K · Total expenses $319K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $319K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $319K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $56K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $49K · Total revenue $316K
16%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $316K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $252K · Total revenue $316K
80%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $316K
+0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $252K · Total expenses $319K
79%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $316K · Prior year $306K
+3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $287K · FY2025 $316K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $101K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $316K · Expenses $319K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $101K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $101K · Total assets $101K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $101K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathleen Staley · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $319K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $252K · Total expenses $319K
79%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Revenue growth 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$316K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$362K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$283K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$269K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$287K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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