Project Concern International
Pci is a global development organization that drives innovation from the ground up to enhance health end hunger, overcome hardship and advance women & girls-resulting in meaningful and measurable change in people's lives.
Project Concern International at a glance
In short: Project Concern International gave $3.8M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.9M), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,838,494
- +32.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,919,247
- +32.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,919,247
- Total assets
- $806,263
- -58.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Project Concern International funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Global Communities Inc ($3.7M). Together the top 2 received $3.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 22 (27%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Project Concern International gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.3M (2020) to $10.9M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $3.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Global Communities Inc Bethesda, MD | To Provide Program Support | $3,652,449 |
| American Institutes for Research Arlington, VA | To Provide Program Support | $186,045 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $806,263 | $5,146,988 | $5,033,243 | $3,838,494 | 2 | $100,063 |
| 2024 | $1,949,336 | $3,175,471 | $3,452,614 | $2,905,231 | 2 | $5,439 |
| 2023 | $1,354,961 | $4,929,098 | $13,464,265 | $9,963,845 | 1 | $44,354 |
| 2022 | $10,331,948 | $12,210,235 | $13,047,681 | $3,457,831 | 2 | $41,155 |
| 2021 | $17,133,166 | $55,099,202 | $61,287,346 | $10,905,283 | 15 | $97,208 |
| 2020 | $25,292,306 | $53,415,731 | $49,473,888 | $2,347,100 | 18 | $325,964 |
| 2019 | $19,726,498 | $53,882,931 | $55,281,865 | $2,741,119 | 20 | $184,329 |
About Project Concern International
Based on IRS filings
Project Concern International is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $806K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $3.8M. Net investment income was $100K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Project Concern International is led by Carolyn Hessler-Radelet, President & CEO on the 2025 filing; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carolyn Hessler-Radelet
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John H. N. Potter II
Chair
Trustee → Co-Chair, 2022
Co-Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nikolos Oakley
Chief Finance & Administrator Officer
Chief Financial Officer → Chief Finance & Administrator Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
$189K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Joseph Abbate
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hillary Thomas-Lake
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Bryan
Chief Finance & Administrator Officer
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (51)
- Former: Carrie Hessler-Radelet (2019–2024) — President & Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Melinda Coil (2019–2024) — Co-Cfo
- Former: Mario Jabbour (2022–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Alaa Lutfi (2024) — Co-Cfo
- Former: Janine Schooley (2019–2023) — Former Highly Compensated Employee
- Former: Mark O'Donnell (2019–2023) — Former Highly Compensated Employee
- Former: Richard F. Celeste (2021–2023) — Co-Chair
- Former: Claudine Emeott (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Erin Barringer (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John Duong (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Judith Robb-McCord (2019–2022) — Former Highly Compensated Employee
- Former: Karen Paterson (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lawrence A. Weitzen (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy Plaxico (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nicolas Ford (2019–2022) — Country Director & Tanzania
- Former: Peg Ross (2019–2022) — Former Highly Compensated Employee
- Former: John Holdsclaw IV (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Leocadia I. Zak (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Peter L. Woicke (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Rudy Cline-Thomas (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: William C. Lane (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Abbate (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: W. Stacy Rhodes (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jerome Sigamani (2022) — Senior Regional Director & Programs
- Former: Julia Nemon (2022) — Director & Loc. Cap. Str.
- Former: Mazen Fawzy (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Fnls
- Former: Nancy E. Roman (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Mangano (2021) — Country Director & Ethiopia
- Former: Wendy J. Chamberlin (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Akruti Desai (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gerardo De La Concha (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Haida Mojdehi (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James Merritt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Judith Ettinger (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kurt Henne (2019–2020) — Country Director & Malawi
- Former: Michael Williams (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Norm Hapke (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Huffman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Robert S. Sullivan (2019–2020) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Ruth M. Covell MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Steven Adams (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ambassador Wendy J. Chamberlin (2020) — Director
- Former: Governor Richard F. Celeste (2020) — Chair
- Former: William Stacy Rhodes (2020) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Pia (2019) — Director
- Former: Gaddi Vasquez (2019) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: John D. Collins Esq. (2019) — Director
- Former: Marshall Whiting (2019) — Director
- Former: Richard Parker (2019) — Vice President & External Affairs
- Former: Royce Pepin Am Mbe Gcsj Phc (2019) — Director
- Former: Susan Callahan (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $160K, to Mark O'Donnell (Former Highly Compensated Employee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Project Concern International
How much does Project Concern International give each year?
Project Concern International gave $3.8M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.9M across 2 grants.
How large is Project Concern International?
Project Concern International reported $806K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.1M.
What is Project Concern International?
Project Concern International is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $806K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Project Concern International operate?
Project Concern International has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Virginia, Washington.
What is Project Concern International's EIN?
Project Concern International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2248462. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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