2025-11-14T10:27:19-08:00 2024-12-31 262363334 PROPP CHRISTENSEN CANIGLIA LLP 9261 Sierra College Boulevard Roseville CA 95661 990 2024-01-01 463665317 PROJECT SLEEP PROJ 3235778923 PO BOX 292522 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 JULIE LOUISE FLYGARE President & CEO 2025-11-14 true true K JEFFREY DE LYSER CPA P00022269 9167512900 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JULIE LOUISE FLYGARE PO BOX 292522 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 1122477 false X PROJECT-SLEEP.COM X 2013 CA BELIEVING IN THE VALUE OF SLEEP, PROJECT SLEEP AIMS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH BY EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP HEALTH AND SLEEP DISORDERS. PROJECT SLEEP WILL EDUCATE AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS USING EVENTS, CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT SLEEP AS A PILLAR OF HEALTH. 10 10 6 100 0 572544 1117201 2557 0 -2460 572544 1117298 35000 36000 0 273698 430325 0 0 451991 405139 760689 871464 -188145 245834 469468 715302 0 469468 715302 X BELIEVING IN THE VALUE OF SLEEP, PROJECT SLEEP AIMS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH BY EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP HEALTH AND SLEEP DISORDERS. PROJECT SLEEP WILL EDUCATE AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS USING EVENTS, CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT SLEEP AS A PILLAR OF HEALTH. true false 238876 Project Sleep Helpline - The Sleep Helpline is a free national helpline providing personalized support and resources for people facing sleep issues and sleep disorders. In 2024, our compassionate Sleep Helpline staff supported over 500 individuals by listening and helping to provide navigational support along their sleep journey. 183381 Sleep Advocacy Program - The Sleep Advocacy Program aims to educate policymakers about sleep, ensuring sleeps place in the federal advocacy process and increasing the effective coordination of sleep-related advocacy to improve outcomes for patients. This initiative involves a year-round national advocacy program, a grassroots advocacy program, and a centerpiece Sleep Advocacy Forum. IN 2024, the Sleep Advocacy Forum brought together a diverse group of policy makers and sleep community leaders to share updates and discuss areas of common interest. The 2024 meeting theme was public health and sleep. 96323 Narcolepsy Awareness Program - The Narcolepsy Awareness Program increases awareness to key audiences who are currently lacking knowledge and understanding of narcolepsy using speaking engagements and news media campaigns. The program also reduces stigma and fosters knowledge by providing key educational tools and resources to people living with narcolepsy and their loved ones. In 2024, we also celebrated World Narcolepsy Day with online events and story sharing sessions to elevate diverse stories and perspectives from around the world. 84699 Sleep Apnea Education & Awareness Program - The program aims to:1. Improve the lives of people living with sleep apnea and their loved ones by increasing accurate information and education available, developed by an independent, well-established non-profit organization with a track record for excellence in collaboration with leading sleep apnea experts including patient advocates, clinicians, and researchers2. Reduce delays to proper diagnosis of sleep apnea by accelerating innovative and effective awareness, leveraging Project Sleeps current programming while also building new high-impact initiatives 3. Reduce the stigma and stereotypes of sleep apnea by elevating diverse, under-represented voices, photos, and videos of real people living with sleep apnea from Project Sleeps growing sleep apnea community In July 2024, the Sleep Apnea Education and Awareness Program launched the Sleep Apnea Squad, an educational program covering various topics to help people living with sleep apnea navigate both the medical journey and the social experience. Given that people have different learning styles, the Sleep Apnea Squad develops well-vetted accurate content to be disseminated in various formats including live broadcasts, video recordings, toolkit PDFs, podcast episodes, social media, and via Project Sleeps Sleep Helpline. 83366 2557 Rising Voices Program - To improve public understanding of sleep disorders, Project Sleep's Rising Voices program trains people with sleep disorders to effectively raise awareness through public speaking. Graduates are equipped to share their stories with health care providers, universities, local communities, news outlets, podcasts, blogs and beyond. Rising Voices combines the power of authentic storytelling with expert communication strategies to raise awareness and reduce stigma for all those living with a sleep disorder. As of 2024, there are over 160 trained Rising Voices speakers in 20 countries around the world. 78129 Hollywood & Sleep Initiative - In September 2024, Project Sleep launched the Hollywood & Sleep Initiative, a partnership with Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S), a program of USCs Norman Lear Center, working with TV writers and producers to revolutionize portrayals of sleep health and sleep disorders in television. This groundbreaking collaboration seeks to ensure that sleep-related storylines on television are accurate, engaging, and reflective of real-life experiences. With the majority of the 50 to 70 million Americans affected by chronic sleep conditions currently undiagnosed, authentic and impactful media representation is more than just importantits essential. 47030 36000 Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship Program - Project Sleeps Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship is the first-ever national scholarship program supporting students with narcolepsy while also raising narcolepsy awareness in high school and college settings. In 2024, Project Sleep awarded 36 scholarshipseach worth $1,000to college-bound students diagnosed with narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia. Recipients included 31 students with narcolepsy and 5 with idiopathic hypersomnia, marking a record-sized class. 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Continuous and Bona Fide Solicitation Program - Project Sleep maintains an ongoing, bona fide solicitation program targeting the general public, community groups, and charitable organizations. Its development department conducts annual and periodic campaigns through direct mail, email, social media, and public fundraising events. These efforts are open to the broader community and not directed toward any limited group. The organization also regularly applies for public and private grants and engages in local outreach to encourage new support. 2. Diversity of Support Sources - The organization receives funding from a wide range of sources, including individuals, corporations, community organizations, and foundations. Contributions from numerous donors at various levels demonstrate meaningful public participation and engagement. Contributions from corporations and foundations may be designated for specific programmatic areas, such as the Jack & Julie Scholarship Program or Rising Voices. However, all such contributions are made without donor control or influence. Project Sleep retains full discretion and control over the use of all funds within its programs. 3. Broadly Representative Governing Body - Project Sleeps board represents a cross-section of the sleep community, encompassing diverse professional, geographic, and stakeholder backgrounds. Directors are independent of family or business ties and act in the public interest. Major policy decisions are made by a board accountable to the general public rather than private individuals or entities. 4. Public Benefit and Accessibility of Services - Project Sleeps educational, health, and community programs are open to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Outreach ensures broad awareness and access, with workshops, broadcasts, and events promoted through traditional and digital media to serve the entire community. Over 500 individuals contacted Project Sleeps Sleep Helpline for free navigational support and educational resources in 2024. Over 160 individuals living with various sleep disorders have completed our Rising Voices program to become trained advocates raising awareness about sleep health in their communities. Our Rising Voices advocates are located in 34 states across the United States and 20 countries around the world. Conclusion - Project Sleep meets the requirements of the facts-and-circumstances test under Treasury Regulation Section 1.170A-9(f)(3) through its continuous public solicitation, diverse funding base, representative governance, and ongoing provision of public benefit. 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Governing documents and policies are available upon request.