North Carolina · Nonprofit
2-6 PROJECT LIMITED
2-6 PROJECT LIMITED (North Carolina) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $411,064 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($290,017). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $222k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $411k
- Net assets
- $24k
What 2-6 Project Limited does
Mission
Founded by grant bennett in 2020 at the height of covid-19, the two-six project was born from a deep passion for community and a bold vision for a brighter future. By connecting young entrepreneurs, creatives, and athletes with youth from marginalized backgrounds, the organization quickly became a powerful catalyst for change in bennetts hometown of fayetteville, north carolina. Through grassroots programming, strategic partnerships, and collaborations with influential organizations like google, microsoft, dreamville, and the nba, the two-six project has evolved into a vital resource for marginalized youth across the southeast. Led by a dynamic team of young professionals, the project is empowering the next generation of leaders through innovative, community-driven initiatives.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The emerging leaders program is the two six project s flagship youth development initiative designed to expose underrepresented high school students to career pathways in technology creativity and business. The program connects students with industry professionals through experiential learning opportunities including travel experiences and mentorship engagements that broaden their exposure to real-world careers they may not otherwise encounter. During the program year elp hosted more than 20 sessions giving students consistent and structured access to professional development opportunities. This work is made possible entirely through the dedication of the two six project s volunteer staff each of whom individually contributed more than 100 hours of service this year to ensure every student has access to the guidance and opportunities they deserve. The program s success is measured by the breadth of career awareness built among participants and the meaningful relationships formed between students and professionals in high-growth industries laying a foundation for future academic and professional pursuits.
$65,443 spent$65,443 earned by the program64% of program spendingSteam scholars is a hands-on science and technology enrichment program serving underrepresented youth in cumberland county with a focus on robotics design building and engineering. Students meet twice monthly for structured sessions where they develop critical thinking collaboration and problem-solving skills through the process of constructing and programming robots. As part of the organization s broader reach of more than 500 students served this year steam scholars gives participants direct exposure to stem disciplines in a practical engaging environment. The program s success lies in its ability to make complex technical concepts accessible and exciting for young people who are historically underrepresented in stem fields.
$31,085 spent$31,085 earned by the program30% of program spendingReaders 4 leaders is a literacy-focused program serving third grade students across cumberland county elementary schools with the goal of improving reading proficiency during one of the most critical developmental windows in a child s academic journey. Research consistently shows that students who are not reading at grade level by the end of third grade are significantly less likely to graduate high school making early literacy intervention a high-impact area of focus. This past program year readers 4 leaders achieved meaningful gains in literacy rates across cumberland county demonstrating the program s direct and measurable impact on the communities it serves.
$5,686 spent$5,686 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $102,214.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $27k to $18k (−33%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $39k → $99k.
1 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 71% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
2-6 PROJECT LIMITED leans on a few funders — its largest provides 71% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
80% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 76% · 2022 95% · 2023 75% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
71% of 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $121k that is directly attributable, 79% of it comes from funders outside North Carolina, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $290k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
2-6 PROJECT LIMITED has grown faster than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED?
- 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED (North Carolina) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $411,064 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($290,017). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $411,064 in grants to 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $290,017 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like 2-6 PROJECT LIMITED find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing