Public Charity

PROJECT EXPLORATION

PROJECT EXPLORATION is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.2M revenue, $2.8M expenses, $858K total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $685K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 364305660 CHICAGO, IL Natural History & Natural Science Museums NTEE: A56 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.2M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$858K
Grant Records25
Funding Total$685K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PROJECT EXPLORATION CREATES TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE SCIENCES -- PARTICULARLY STUDENTS OF COLOR AND GIRLS -- BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS, PRACTICES, AND MINDSET NEEDED FOR A LIFELONG PURSUIT OF LEARNING.

Where $100 goes at Project Exploration

How Project Exploration divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$57
Project Exploration's youth-science pathway (ysp) programs provide students K-12 with hands-on STEM learning opportunities through afterschool, school-break, summer, school-based, and community-based programs
76% of program spending
$6
Project Exploration's community ecosystem work brings together schools, community organizations, families, youth, and local partners to create safe, supportive, and engaging opportunities for young people
About 8% (cost not reported)
$6
Project Exploration's STEM ecosystem work focuses on building partnerships and collaboration across schools, nonprofits, businesses, higher education institutions, and public agencies to expand access to quality STEM learning…
About 8% (cost not reported)

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Asher Horsher
VICE CHAIR Bryan Hunt
TREASURER Deborah Williams
DIRECTOR Elaina Shannon
DIRECTOR Henry Craan
DIRECTOR Judy Lubin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$506,600 18 grants
Arts & Culture
$61,000 2 grants
Education
$52,000 1 grant
Youth Development
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$40,075 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.2M $2.8M $858K
2024 $2.1M $1.9M $523K
2023 $1.3M $1.5M $397K
2022 $1.4M $1.3M $397K
2021 $1.5M $1.5M $497K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $2.2M (+52%), with total assets most recently reported at $858K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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