Nonprofit · EIN 45-3636859
PROTECT ME PROJECT
Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $140,018 | $138,499 | $1,519 | $20,055 | – | $20,055 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $117,329 | $130,026 | -$12,697 | $18,536 | – | $18,536 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $102,652 | $107,372 | -$4,720 | $31,233 | – | $31,233 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $137,289
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,729
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $58,070
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $782
- Printing, publications and postage
- $46,897
- Other expenses
- $32,750
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,536
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,055
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,055
- Cash, savings and investments
- $20,055
- Gross receipts
- $140,018
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Marroquin | Executive Director | 60 | $0 |
| Jon Barnett | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JoAnn Butrin | Chief Operation Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Henderson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Chacon | Director of Latin America/Caribbean | 40 | $0 |
| Steve Earl | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Jesus Perez | Director Latin America/Caribbean | 40 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Perez | Director Latin America/Caribbean | 40 | $9,600 |
| Patricia Chacon | Director Latin America/Caribbean | 40 | $9,600 |
| Jon Barnett | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Carla Marroquin | Executive Director | 60 | $0 |
| JoAnn Butrin | Chief Operation Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Ellis | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Earle | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Henderson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Marroquin | Executive Director | 60 | $0 |
| JoAnn Butrin | Chief Operation Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Barnett | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Ellis | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Earle | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Henderson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Chacon | Director Latin America/Caribbean | 40 | $0 |
| Jesus Perez | Director Latin America/Caribbean | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 415 E CHESTNUT EXPY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802-3707
- In care of
- % TRAFFICJAM INTERNATIONAL
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 521 W Lynn Street, Springfield MO 65802
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Carla R Marroquin, 3140 E Raynell Street Unit E, Springfield MO 65804
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Jon Barnett, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (660) 358-2225
- Website
- protectmeproject.org
Mission
From research we understand many of the factors which push and pull people into the experience of exploitation. Our job is to partner with communities and prevent them. From research we understand many of the factors which push and pull people into the experience of exploitation. Our job is to partner with communities and prevent them. Protect Me Project is local volunteers, permanently present. We are stake holders creating a future with options for those who come behind us.
Program accomplishments
- Post modern secularists in Argentina are learning common sense body safety rules. Indigenous families in remote villages are transforming future choices for their children.
- Despite unrest and economic hardship in Venezuela, Protect Me Project volunteers continued taking prevention messages into public schools when doors opened. 52,943 people there heard prevention messages in 2025 alone.
- Buddhist and Hindu parents in Sri Lanka are learning how to tangibly value and protect their boy and girl children.
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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3636859
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,055
- Income (IRS master file)
- $140,018
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $140,018 | $138,499 | $20,055 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $117,329 | $130,026 | $18,536 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $102,652 | $107,372 | $31,233 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Carla R Marroquin | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Carla R Marroquin | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Carla R Marroquin | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 45-3636859).
Questions about PROTECT ME PROJECT
- What is the EIN of PROTECT ME PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROTECT ME PROJECT is 45-3636859.
- Is PROTECT ME PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to PROTECT ME PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROTECT ME PROJECT 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 PROTECT ME PROJECT 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 PROTECT ME PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PROTECT ME PROJECT?
- The 990-N for 2021 names Carla R Marroquin.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROTECT ME PROJECT?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PROTECT ME PROJECT have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $140,018, expenses of $138,499 and total assets of $20,055 at year end.
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