The Charcoal Project

Legal name: Charcoal Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273653389
IRS 990-N coverage
2025–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Brooklyn, NY, US
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
No
Principal officer
Sylvia Herzog
Tax period began
2025-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2025-12-31 00:00:00
Filed website
www.charcoalproject.org

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.

Overview

From its website

The Charcoal Project (TCP) is a nonprofit that works to transform the charcoal and solid biomass fuel sector in sub-Saharan Africa, addressing energy poverty, deforestation, and health impacts. TCP nurtures early-stage social enterprises by investing financial, technical, and business management resources, and leads advocacy and policy engagement with governments and academics. It also shares knowledge through an online community and technical research to promote sustainable feedstock and clean cooking technologies. The organization focuses on helping individuals in extreme poverty increase earnings and savings through sustainable energy solutions.

IRS classification

Natural Resources Conservation and Protection (NTEE C30).

Filing

Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.

Other filing

A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024 is also available.

Coverage

Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.

Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
    • Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
    • Contacts: How to reach this organization
    • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
    • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
    • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.