Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$128,012

Total expenses

$179,662

Contributions and grants received

$140,650

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

$7,428

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

-$20,066

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$34,638

Total liabilities, end of year

— not reported

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$34,638

Program service expenses (Part III)

$94,474

Program services were 52.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2025

• A Vibe Called Rest Festival: In recognition of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, The T.R.U.T.H. Project, Inc. presented its second annual A Vibe Called Rest Festival, a community wellness experience centered on rest, mental and emotional well-being, and healing for queer Black, Indigenous, and other people of color and their allies. The festival offered opportunities for education, restoration, and community connection. The organization reported 382 registrations for the 2025 festival.

  Expenses $3,268

• P.L.U.S. United: The T.R.U.T.H. Project, Inc. provided culturally responsive wellness and peer-support programming for Black men living with HIV, with particular attention to the experiences of aging and long-term survivorship. Programming included a community meet-up, virtual support opportunities, and the fifth annual P.L.U.S. United Weekend Wellness Retreat. Twenty individuals attended the December retreat, which provided facilitated dialogue, rest, recreation, and wellness activities at no charge to participants. Sixteen retreat participants also took part in a GLOW UP Yoga session.

  Expenses $29,215

• Art and Culture Programming: The T.R.U.T.H. Project, Inc. used visual art, film, performance, and facilitated community dialogue to elevate the experiences of LGBTQ+ communities and people affected by HIV. Major 2025 activities included the fifth annual And Through Their Eyes Grow Thorns exhibition, the inaugural Black Alphabet Film Festival Houston, the HEAR ME youth and young-adult installment, film screenings, artist discussions, and multiple heART&SOUL events. The organization reported approximately 870 art-and-culture attendance instances during the year.

  Expenses $32,775

• HIV/STI Education, Outreach, and Community Engagement: The T.R.U.T.H. Project, Inc. delivered culturally responsive HIV and STI education, outreach, and community-led programming for Black and Hispanic LGBTQ+ communities and people living with HIV. Activities included community advisory boards, peer outreach and linkage to HIV care, a community-informed syphilis awareness campaign, World AIDS Day programs in Houston and Austin, and educational panels and trainings. The organization reported at least 309 education-and-empowerment attendance or service instances during the 2025 reporting periods.

  Expenses $29,216

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2025

Filed

18 September 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.1

Source object

202622619349200907

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