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US nonprofit · EIN 461308463 · Jenks, OKiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461308463) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2015. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2015 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Project Orphans Inc's network

25 people3 organisationsi25 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (25). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

25 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 25 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ann Wiens (also filed as Ann Wiens)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Allison AshmanBoard Committee2022
4 yrs
Amanda FreemanBoard Committee2022
4 yrs
Andy SmithCmte President2022
4 yrs
Brittany StokesPresident2020
6 yrs
Chris LacknerBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Christina YaridVice President2020
6 yrs
Chris AshmanBoard Committee2022
4 yrs
Deanna SwopeBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Dana MitchellBoard Committee2022
4 yrs
Danielle GardnerTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Jawad TradCmte Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Jennifer LilleyCmte Secretary2022
4 yrs
John MitchellBoard Committee2022
4 yrs
John SchmelzBoard Committee2022
4 yrs
Kelly MartinBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Katy SchmelzBoard Committee2022
4 yrs
Lynn WiensBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Michelle LoeberBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Mindy KuehnCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Miranda NelsonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Megan GunnBoard Committee2023
3 yrs
Michelle ParkerBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Mikalyn BurnsCmte VP2022
4 yrs
Rusty GunnBoard Committee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 25 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brittany StokesPresidentsince 2018
Christina YaridVice Presidentsince 2018
Mindy KuehnCompany secretarysince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brittany StokesPresident50$78k
Christina YaridVice President10$16k
Kelly MartinBoard Member1$0
Michelle LoeberBoard Member1$0
Brooke ChandlerBoard Member1$0
Miranda NelsonBoard Member1$0
Lynn WiensBoard Member1$0
Ann WiensBoard Member1$0
Rusty GunnBoard Committee1$0
Megan GunnBoard Committee1$0
Michelle ParkerBoard Member1$0
Deanna SwopeBoard Member1$0
Danielle GardnerTreasurer1$0
Denise HenryBoard Member1$0
Chris LacknerBoard Member1$0
Mindy KuehnSecretary4$0
Andy SmithCmte President1$0
Mikalyn BurnsCmte VP1$0
Jennifer LilleyCmte Secretary1$0
Jawad TradCmte Treasurer1$0
John SchmelzBoard Committee1$0
Katy SchmelzBoard Committee1$0
Amanda FreemanBoard Committee1$0
Janet FrazerBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Project Orphans Inc
EIN
461308463
Address
324 W B St, Jenks, OK, 74037-3711
State
Oklahoma
Mission
We exist to provide: 1. Community development & care to orphans, vulnerable children, powerless young-women and broken families located in Uganda, Africa. 2. The highest quality residential care for girls needing placement outside their home for the purpose of supporting each girl to heal from trauma and become responsible women who understand their value and potential. We undertake this... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X21 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Christina Yarid (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAnn Wiens
≥8years on the filingsDeanna Swope
≥8years on the filingsKelly Martin
≥8years on the filingsLynn Wiens

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.4m
Total liabilities
$19k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$1.5m
Program service revenue
$476k
Grants and similar paid out
$405k
Employees
21
Volunteers
25