Nonprofit · EIN 41-1883675
PROJECT FINE INC
Tax-exempt · WINONA, MN 55987
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,205,349 | $781,080 | $424,269 | $2,591,111 | $52,047 | $2,539,064 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $798,080 | $725,213 | $72,867 | $2,024,338 | $125,697 | $1,898,641 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $716,258 | $658,299 | $57,959 | $1,826,449 | $33,650 | $1,792,799 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $764,798
- of which government grants
- $338,466
- Program service revenue
- $333,362
- Investment income
- $102,304
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,881
- Other revenue
- $4,885
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $164,419
- Other salaries and wages
- $369,209
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $610,483
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,200
- Occupancy
- $12,955
- Travel
- $9,991
- Depreciation
- $9,750
- Program services (functional)
- $596,791
- Management and general (functional)
- $150,492
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,797
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,024,338
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,591,111
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $52,047
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,539,064
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $33,314
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,546,511
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,491,819
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $47,245
- Gross receipts
- $1,214,342
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FATIMA SAID | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $164,416 |
| DAN MATEJKA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DALE HINCKLEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID KRAMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| HEATHER BACH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANNETTE FREIHEIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOSH HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| REBECCA LAMBERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CECILIA MANRIQUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PAT MUTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SALLY OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SCOTT OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOSE PELAEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JAMI SEVERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANDY TESKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF APSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SAMMY GONDOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JON OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FATIMA SAID | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $150,891 |
| HEATHER BACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DANA BUSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANNETTE FREIHEIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOSH HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DALE HINCKLEY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID KRAMER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS KRAUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| REBECCA LAMBERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CECILIA MANRIQUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAN MATEJKA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| NICOLE MESSENGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PAT MUTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SALLY OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SCOTT OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOSE PELAEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JACK RICHTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JAMI SEVERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANDY TESKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FATIMA SAID | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $139,529 |
| JEFF APSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| HEATHER BACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TIM BIREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DANA BUSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANNETTE FREIHEIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SAMMY GONDOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOSH HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DALE HINCKLEY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS KRAUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CECILIA MANRIQUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAN MATEJKA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| NICOLE MESSENGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PAT MUTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SCOTT OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JACK RICHTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANDY TESKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 202 W 3RD ST, WINONA, MN 55987-3146
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- FATIMA SAID, 202 W 3RD ST, WINONA, MN 559873146
- Signed the 990
- FATIMA SAID, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (507) 452-4100
- Website
- WWW.PROJECTFINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY BY SERVING REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS ACROSS CULTURES.
Program accomplishments
- PROJECT FINE PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. OUR ROSTER INCLUDES 34 INTERPRETERS PROFICIENT IN 20 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. DURING 2025, PROJECT FINE PROVIDED OVER 5,201 HOURS OF LANGUAGE SERVICES IN 102 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.Expenses $119,018 · revenue $307,968
- ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION REFERRALS HELP NEWCOMERS AS THEY ADJUST TO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. PROJECT FINE PROVIDES LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF NEWCOMER FAMILIES. IN 2025, PROJECT FINE PROVIDED 7,067 HOURS OF SERVICE TO NEWCOMERS IN THE COMMUNITY.Expenses $46,128 · revenue $1,128
- THE GOAL OF THE SAFETY AND PREVENTION FOR YOUTH PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT INVOLVEMENT IN UNLAW ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOP POSITIVE LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION SKILLS AMONG MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH FROM REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. IN 2025, 106 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.Expenses $87,957
- WELCOMING TABLE: THIS PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO SHARE A MEAL AND BUILD CROSS-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS. 5 GATHERINGS WERE HELDIN 2025 IN WINONA AND ST CHARLES, WITH 505 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING.GIRLS REACHING ABOVE AND BEYOND: DESIGNED TO HELP GIRLS AGE 10-18 DISCOVER THEIR IDENTITY AND STRENGTHS AND CREATE A ROADMAP TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. IN 2025, 51GIRLS PARTICIPATED.COLLEGE EDUCATION CONNECTION: PROVIDES ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AS THEY PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2025, 4 SCHOLARSHIPS WEREAWARDED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.CULTURAL ARTS & ANCESTRY ST CHARLES: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS ART CLASSES FOCUSED ON A TRADITIONAL OR FOLK ART, TAUGHT BY LOCAL REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS. 2025 CLASSESINCLUDED PAINTING, DANCE, PINATA AND FEATHER CROWNS, AND 99 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT LAWS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS. IN 2025, 110PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDED SESSIONS ON DRUG USE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SAFETY TRAINING.EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM: PROVIDES RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AGE 0-5. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IN-HOMEVISITS TO FAMILIES FOCUSED ON COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL LEARNING, MENTAL HEALTH AND PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT. DURING 2025, 507 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING WEREPROVIDED.FOLLOW ALONG COMMUNITY CONNECTORS: FOLLOW ALONG IS OFFERED BY THE MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AS THEY GROW AND LEARN.PROJECT FINE WAS ONE OF 8 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE SELECTED TO OFFER CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY INCLUSIVE OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AS THEY ENROLL IN THEPROGRAM. IN 2025, WE ENGAGED WITH 38 LOCAL FAMILIES AND REGISTERED 32 TO PARTICIPATE.MICROBUSINESS SUPPORT: THIS PROJECT OFFERS SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS, FOCUSING ON VERY SMALL BUSINESSES, USUALLY SOLE PROPRIETORS OR HOMEBASED OPERATIONS. IN 2025, 30 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED.CULTURAL ARTS & ANCESTRY WINONA: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS ART CLASSES FOCUSED ON A TRADITIONAL OR FOLK ART, TAUGHT BY LOCAL REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS. 2025 CLASSES INCLUDEDPAINTING, JEWELRY MAKING, MARACAS, AND MASKS, AND 82 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.SUPPORTING GROWERS: PROVIDES AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, AND INCREASES ACCESS TO RESOURCES RELATED TO GARDENING OR GROWING FOOD. IN2025, 22 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.TRAINING AND CONSULTING: PROJECT FINE OFFERS TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES ON TOPICS RELATED TO CULTURE, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. IN 2025, 580 INDIVIDUALSPARTICIPATED IN A TRAINING SESSION WITH PROJECT FINE. SESSIONS INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS TO 11 DIFFERENT AGENCIES.CULTURES UNITED: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE COUNTRIES AND CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. STUDENTS MEET AFTERSCHOOL IN WINONA AND ST CHARLES, AND IN 2025, 98 YOUTH PARTICIPATED.THE CULTURAL HEALING CIRCLES PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS IN WINONA COUNTY THROUGHENGAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING AND TRADITIONAL HEALING PRACTICES. IN 2025, 30 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN SMALL GROUP SESSIONS.TASTES OF WINONA BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASE CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT BELONGING. 200 PEOPLEPARTICIPATED IN PROJECT ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDED A SERIES OF COOKING CLASSES, CULTURAL POTLUCK AND THE CREATION OF A COOKBOOK.THE GOAL OF THE DISCOVER WINONA PROJECT IS TO BUILD A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS BY BUILDING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEHISTORY OF WINONA COUNTY. IN 2025, 79 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN PROJECT ACTIVITIES.HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES OUTREACH PROVIDES OUTREACH TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOARE DISABLED OR OVER AGE 65. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED OUTREACH VIA PHONE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, REACHING 4,300 PEOPLE.Expenses $343,688 · revenue $24,266
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1883675
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,591,111
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,214,342
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,205,349 | $781,080 | $2,591,111 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $798,080 | $725,213 | $2,024,338 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $716,258 | $658,299 | $1,826,449 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $675,978 | $667,797 | $1,714,647 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1883675).
Questions about PROJECT FINE INC
- What is the EIN of PROJECT FINE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROJECT FINE INC is 41-1883675.
- Is PROJECT FINE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to PROJECT FINE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROJECT FINE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PROJECT FINE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PROJECT FINE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PROJECT FINE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names FATIMA SAID.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROJECT FINE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,416 (FATIMA SAID, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PROJECT FINE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,205,349, expenses of $781,080 and total assets of $2,591,111 at year end.
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