Project Sentinel Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Santa Clara, CA EIN: 77-0266612

To develop and promote fairness and equality of housing opportunity for all protected persons and to advocate peaceful resolution of disputes for community welfare and harmony.

Project Sentinel Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,769,945
-1.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,443,778
+4.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$37,761
+19.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,459,086
+8.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Project Sentinel Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San Jose

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2022) to $15K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Asian Law Alliance San Jose, CAFair Housing Outreach and Legal Representation$12,212
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,769,945$4,443,778$4,459,086——$37,761
2024$2,803,810$4,252,287$4,126,077——$31,627
2023$2,719,008$4,000,596$3,862,941——$1,381
2022$2,458,032$4,146,797$3,863,705$12,2121$882
2021$2,042,849$3,502,433$3,266,038$15,2121$2,547
2020$2,195,263$2,720,377$2,773,891——$7,579
2019$1,801,453$2,818,543$2,774,789——$7,994

About Project Sentinel Inc

Based on IRS filings

Project Sentinel Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Santa Clara, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $38K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Project Sentinel Inc is led by Carole Conn, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carole Conn

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $148K (2023) → $170K (2025)

  • Rebecca Pickart

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claude Nahum

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorothy Polash

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fran Wagstaff

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Maggard

    Board Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Zukin

    Board Secretary

    Board Member → Board Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erwin Ordonez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernard Coley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ana Andrade

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Allean Richter (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kay Kirkland (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ann Marquart (2019–2022) — Executive 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 2025 IRS filing

Carole Conn — Executive Director: $170KCarole ConnExecutive Director$170K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $170K, to Carole Conn (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Project Sentinel Inc

How large is Project Sentinel Inc?

Project Sentinel Inc reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.

What is Project Sentinel Inc?

Project Sentinel Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Santa Clara, CA. It holds $2.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Project Sentinel Inc operate?

Project Sentinel Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Project Sentinel Inc's EIN?

Project Sentinel Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0266612. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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