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CARAVANSERAI PROJECT

EIN 81-2497638 PALM SPRINGS, CA

Revenue 2024
$1,007,396
Expenses 2024
$1,765,431

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q30
Classification
1000
Street
2150 E TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY STE 3

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CARAVANSERAI PROJECT PROMOTES SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS BY BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH FIDUCIARY AND INTERMEDIARY SUPPORT VIA TRAININGS, EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IT SERVES AS A FIDUCIARY FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING CONSISTENTLY WITH THE MISSION OF CARAVANSERAI PROJECT INCLUDING MOSSIER SOCIAL ACTION

Activities or mission (Part I)

CARAVANSERAI PROJECT WAS FOUNDED IN 2016 AS A MISSION-DRIVEN HYBRID VENTURE WHOSE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT SOCIAL IMPACT ENTREPRENEURS (FOR PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ALIKE) STRENGTHEN THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS IRREVERSIBLE SYSTEM CHANGE. CARAVANSERAI PROJECT DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ENTREPRENEURS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT WORKS EXTENSIVELY ACROSS THE NATION AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING A PRE-ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR FOR MISSION DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE SINCE 2018. IN 2019 THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED A SERIES OF PROGRAMS, THE BREAKTHROUGH MASTERCLASSES. AS COVID-19 THE ORGANIZATION PIVOTED AND PROVIDED ONLINE MASTERCLASSES ON SURVIVAL AND SUSTAINABILITY AND ENDURING IMPACT TO 58 ORGANIZATIONS AND CONDUCTED 17 TRAINING WEBINARS TO OVER 500 ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE YEAR.

  • SEED LAB PRE-ACCELERATOR, LAUNCHED IN 2018, IS AN 8-MONTH PROGRAM (OCTOBER - MAY) DESIGNED TO HELP STARTUP AND EARLY-STAGE ENTREPRENEURS BUILD VIABLE MISSION-DRIVEN VENTURES FROM IDEATION TO PILOTING AND SCALING. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY UCR-EXTENSION AS A 9-PROFESSIONAL CREDIT SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE. IT CONSISTS OF COHORT WORKSHOPS AND MONTHLY ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND MENTORSHIP SESSIONS. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO APPLICANTS REPRESENTING HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, OVER 47 FELLOWS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, EACH YEAR UP TO 12 NEW FELLOWS JOINING THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $8,924

  • BUSINESS READINESS TRAINING AND GRANT MAKING ARE INTERCONNECTED AND PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS BOTH TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND FUNDING. STARTING 2022 TO 2024, CARAVANSERAI PROJECT WILL WORK WITH OVER 200 BENEFICIARIES IN THE IE AND PROVIDE A TOTAL OF OVER $1.5M IN MICRO-GRANTS. IN 2023, CARAVANSERAI PROJECT OFFERS ALMOST $1.8M IN UP TO $10,000 MICRO-GRANTS AS PART OF THE DREAM FUND PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE TO OVER 150 STARTUP ENTREPRENEURS IN CALIFORNIA WHO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED THE BUSINESS READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM OR SEED LAB PRE-ACCELERATOR.

    Expenses $1,071,592 · Grants $482,638

  • THE BUSINESS COACHING PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP ADVISORY SERVICES TO ENTREPRENEURS, NONPROFIT LEADERS, AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, AND LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE TAILORED GUIDANCE IN AREAS SUCH AS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE, BUSINESS PLANNING, MARKETING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. COACHING SESSIONS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET EACH PARTICIPANT'S SPECIFIC NEEDS AND TO PROVIDE ACTIONABLE TOOLS FOR GROWTH.THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES SUPPORT FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. BY OFFERING INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, IT HELPS PARTICIPANTS IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS MODELS, ACCESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO CREATE JOBS AND DELIVER SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $364,097

  • BREAKTHROUGH MASTERCLASSES AND STRATEGIC NETWORKING AND PLANNING CIRCLES ARE SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS FOR LEADERSHIP OF ADVANCED MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS. COHORTS OF UP TO 10 PARTICIPANTS ARE PART OF CURATED CONVERSATIONS, TRAINING, AND EXCHANGES OF IDEAS.

    Expenses $45,621

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • STEPHEN BENNETT

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $65,700
    From this org
    $65,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • LARRY COLTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CRAIG DOUGHERTY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HELI CASTANEDA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JERRY FOGELSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTOPHER HOPKINS-GILLISPIE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RHETT WILSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEVEN PALMER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NEREYDA RODRIGUEZ-LOO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEEDEE TOWERY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REGINAL WEATHERSPOON-BELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRANZENE MINOTT

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $67,039
    From this org
    $67,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • MIHAI PATRU

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $100,450
    From this org
    $100,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,007,396
    Expenses
    $1,765,431
    Contributions
    $988,000
    Grants paid
    $482,638
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,406,476
    Expenses
    $1,532,096
    Contributions
    $2,388,651
    Grants paid
    $747,500
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $889,280
    Expenses
    $1,002,030
    Contributions
    $829,208
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,197,040
    Expenses
    $637,931
    Assets (EOY)
    $677,645

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $415,406
    Expenses
    $407,360
    Assets (EOY)
    $128,842

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $311,443
    Expenses
    $337,204
    Assets (EOY)
    $61,812

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $233,381
    Expenses
    $157,284
    Assets (EOY)
    $98,806

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2017

Tax period
1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017
Principal officer
Stephen Bennett
Mailing address
1927 S Street NWWashington DC 20009
Website
www.caravanseraiproject.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

  • PAUL CASAS VIDEOGRAPHY

    $12,500

    2024 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • UNDOCUMENTAL HEALTH

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • AGENCIA UNION LATINA

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • LEELA SKIN

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • TRUJILLO'S LANGUAGE SERVICES

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • BOBADILLA FAMILY CHILD CARE

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • JOIN IN ACTION AND RIDE

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • GANAS

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • BILINGUAL LEARNING CENTER

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • PLANOS FAMILY CHILD CARE

    $10,000

    2023 PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.