Nonprofit · EIN 33-0521448
PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Tax-exempt · CHULA VISTA, CA 91912
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,109,876 | $2,793,260 | $316,616 | $4,248,319 | $344,513 | $3,903,806 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,834,430 | $2,504,517 | $329,913 | $3,958,131 | $378,733 | $3,579,398 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,259,453 | $2,139,905 | $119,548 | $3,557,538 | $428,949 | $3,128,589 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,961,450
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $147,536
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $92,887
- Other revenue
- $890
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $167,037
- Other salaries and wages
- $946,088
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,214,845
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $46,871
- Accounting fees
- $49,725
- Occupancy
- $105,777
- Travel
- $41,743
- Depreciation
- $81,394
- Program services (functional)
- $2,085,431
- Management and general (functional)
- $404,148
- Fundraising (functional)
- $303,681
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,958,131
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,248,319
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $344,513
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,903,806
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,348,816
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,641,040
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,903,806
- Gross receipts
- $4,599,373
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 518
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLOAS L ANDRUCHOW | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $91,286 | $55,854 |
| DENNIS AWAD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KINAN | CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SINGLETON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMI YANNI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN ANDREWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JULIE PAPATHEOFANIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MANATOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE ALEX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL COURIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE PENTHEROUDAKIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FR LUKE VERONIS | DIRECTOR FROM OCT 2024 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE CONTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FRIDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHBISHOP DANIEL BRUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLOAS L ANDRUCHOW | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,605 | $72,238 |
| DENNIS AWAD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KINAN | CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SERGE ANDERSON | CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SINGLETON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMI YANNI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN ANDREWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE PAPATHEOFANIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MANATOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE ALEX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL WINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL COURIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE PENTHEROUDAKIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE CONTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FRIDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARCHBISHOP DANIEL BRUM | DIRECTOR FROM FEB 2024 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLOAS L ANDRUCHOW | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,205 | $73,952 |
| DENNIS AWAD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KINAN | CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SERGE ANDERSON | CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SINGLETON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMI YANNI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN ANDREWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE PAPATHEOFANIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MANATOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE ALEX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL WINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL COURIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE PENTHEROUDAKIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE CONTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FRIDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 120028, CHULA VISTA, CA 91912-3128
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- FR NICHOLAS ANDRUCHOW, PO BOX 120028, CHULA VISTA, CA 91912
- Signed the 990
- FR NICHOLAS ANDRUCHOW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (619) 426-4610
- Website
- HTTP://PROJECTMEXICO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SEEBA & ASSOCIATES INCCPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0521448 or by the name PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
PROJECT MEXICO INVOLVES VOLUNTEERS FROM THE US AND CANADA IN THE ALLEVIATION OF SUFFERING BY (1) BUILDING HOMES FOR MEXICO'S POOR AND (2) OPERATING ST. INNOCENT ORPHANAGE IN TIJUANA, A HOME FOR ABUSED TEENAGE BOYS. IT IS THE ONLY FACILITY OF ITS TYPE IN ALL OF TIJUANA.
Program accomplishments
- ST. INNOCENT ORPHANAGE RESCUES ORPHANED AND ABANDONED BOYS AND GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO LIVE SUCCESSFUL, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. THE BOYS RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION, LEARN VOCATIONAL SKILLS, PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS, RECEIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING AND ARE TRAINED IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. ALL OF THIS, PLUS A STRUCTURED AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT, ALLOWS A MIRACULOUS TRANSFORMATION TO OCCUR. INSTEAD OF FENDING FOR THEMSELVES ON STREETS FILLED WITH CRIME, DRUGS, AND PROSTITUTION, THEY NOW HAVE THE FREEDOM TO PREPARE FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE AND TO BECOME GIVERS, NOT TAKERS. THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS RECOGNIZED ST. INNOCENT ORPHANAGE AS THE BEST IN THE STATE. WE HAD OVER 88 BOYS IN OUR PROGRAMS; 27 BOYS AND 36 INFANTS WERE SERVED AT THE ORPHANAGE DURING THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 2025.Expenses $1,566,123
- SINCE INCEPTION, PROJECT MEXICO HAS BUILT OVER 503 HOMES FOR THE POOR IN MEXICO WITH THE HELP OF NEARLY 18,210 VOLUNTEERS FROM 49 US STATES, MANY CANADIAN PROVINCES AND 11 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. MANY FAMILIES ENDURE SQUALID CONDITIONS IN DIRT-FLOOR SHACKS PIECED TOGETHER WITH CARDBOARD, OLD TARPS AND WOODEN PALLETS. WITH NO PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS, CHILDREN AND ELDERLY OFTEN DIE DURING COLD RAINSTORMS. THE LACK OF SECURITY IN THEIR FLIMSY SHACKS MAKES THEM EASY VICTIMS FOR THIEVES. A PROJECT MEXICO HOME PROVIDES A CONCRETE FLOOR, SOLID WALLS AND ROOF, A WARM INTERIOR, AND A LOCKING DOOR. THIS IS A QUANTUM LEAP FORWARD FOR IMPOVERISHED MEXICAN FAMILIES AND GIVES THEM HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. 27 HOMES WERE BUILT AND 201,392 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE DONATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 2025.Expenses $519,308
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0521448
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,248,319
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,599,373
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $3,109,876 | $2,793,260 | $4,248,319 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,834,430 | $2,504,517 | $3,958,131 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,259,453 | $2,139,905 | $3,557,538 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $3,028,976 | $1,676,988 | $3,246,709 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 33-0521448).
Questions about PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
- What is the EIN of PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH is 33-0521448.
- Is PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH 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 MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names FR NICHOLAS ANDRUCHOW.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,286 (NICHOLOAS L ANDRUCHOW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,109,876, expenses of $2,793,260 and total assets of $4,248,319 at year end.
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