Protect Your Sister Project
Protect Your Sister Project is a private foundation focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Reston, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $52K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $33K.
Protect Your Sister Project at a glance
In short: Protect Your Sister Project gave $33K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), top state North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $33,400
- +33.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,133
- -10.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $51,759
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (30% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Protect Your Sister Project funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kenya Quilts for Empowerment ($18K). Together the top 3 received $33K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Protect Your Sister Project gives
- Giving grew 162% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2022) to $59K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $33K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya Quilts for Empowerment | Educational Kits, Obstetric Fistula Rehab Program, Doll Kits | $18,400 |
| Healing Hands of Joy Charlotte, NC | General Support | $10,000 |
| Dignity Period Inc St. Louis, MO | General Support | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $51,759 | $51,450 | $53,257 | $33,400 | 3 | $48,254 |
| 2024 | $53,566 | $50,600 | $56,075 | $25,000 | 2 | $51,075 |
| 2023 | $59,041 | $55,351 | $64,220 | $45,570 | 4 | $58,331 |
| 2022 | $67,910 | $68,412 | $55,739 | $12,730 | 3 | $49,053 |
| 2021 | $55,237 | $121,751 | $84,508 | $58,640 | 5 | $78,201 |
| 2020 | $17,994 | $62,578 | $73,111 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $28,527 | $61,449 | $73,176 | — | — | — |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Protect Your Sister Project is led by Joni Chenoweth, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joni Chenoweth
Executive Director
Executive Director & Director → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Chenoweth
President & Treasurer
President & Director → President & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Pierce
Vice President & Secretary
Vice President & Director → Vice President & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Protect Your Sister Project
How much does Protect Your Sister Project give each year?
Protect Your Sister Project gave $33K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 2 grants.
What is Protect Your Sister Project's typical grant size?
Protect Your Sister Project's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,133, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Protect Your Sister Project give grants?
Protect Your Sister Project's top state is North Carolina, with 30% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest state was Missouri (15%).
Does Protect Your Sister Project give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Protect Your Sister Project's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Protect Your Sister Project?
Protect Your Sister Project reported $52K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $51K.
What is Protect Your Sister Project?
Protect Your Sister Project is a private foundation focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Reston, VA. It holds $52K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Protect Your Sister Project's EIN?
Protect Your Sister Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2493092. 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-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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