Project Indiana Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824934948
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Carmel, IN, USA
Phone
3174872220
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,193
Expenses
$147,850
Assets
$64,684
Liabilities
$7,119

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMANDA BARTH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • RON ARNHOLT (DIRECTOR)
  • GEORGE CARTER (DIRECTOR)
  • MATT DEATON (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mission to electrify and support communities in global villages who currently do not have access to electricity.

What it reported doing in 2025

In late january 2025, 16 lineworkers and six support staff members assisted the coopeffa electric cooperative with the purpose of building electric infrastructure to four additional communities. This project was the largest build to date with 197 homes connected. Throughout the year, project Indiana worked with coopera electric cooperative to identify a repair solution for its sole generation source, a hydro electric generator. The generator had been inoperable for approximately two years. In august, four project Indiana volunteer lineworkers assisted the cooperative with inspection and repairs to the distribution infrastructure that had been unenergized since the generator stopped working. Repairs to the generator were complete in december and the seven villages served by the cooperative were re-energized in time for christmas. Also throughout the year, project Indiana volunteers worked with guatemalan energy administration officials to establish mechanisms for electric cooperatives to be recognized by the government as legitimate electric utilities. In doing so, the electric cooperatives could have access to the national power grid, thus solving power access challenges. This work will continue in 2026.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 73.3%; rating input score 73

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.9% of revenue deployed · 73.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $108K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.