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The Learning Project C/O Jacob Comforty

EIN 46-3923540 • 501(c)3 • Bloomington, IN

Profile

The mission of the learning project is to inspire informed, critical thinking and civil discussion about some of the most difficult issues we face today-racism, anti-semitism, prejude, persecution of minorities, and growing divisions in society today-and about the means of addressing and redressing these intensifying threats.

3331 North Kingsley DriveBloomington, IN 47404

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Siviq Scores

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Liabilities / Assets

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Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

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Source year 2025

Net Margin

72nd percentile

17%

Higher net margin than 72% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

97th percentile

375%

Faster asset growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

802%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Down

$6,730

Down $16,981 (-72%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$6,730

Down $16,981 (-72%) from 2023

Revenue

Down

$16,018

Down $30,501 (-66%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$32,999

Up $4,936 (+18%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$16,981

Down $35,437 (-192%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2015: $10,706Liabilities 2015: $2,0002015Assets 2016: $19,145Net Assets 2016: $19,1452016Assets 2017: $115Net Assets 2017: $1152017Assets 2018: $810Net Assets 2018: $8102018Assets 2019: $765Net Assets 2019: $7652019Assets 2020: $429Net Assets 2020: $4292020Assets 2021: $646Net Assets 2021: $6462021Assets 2022: $5,254Net Assets 2022: $5,2542022Assets 2023: $23,711Net Assets 2023: $23,7112023Assets 2024: $6,730Net Assets 2024: $6,7302024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$6,730
Liabilities-
Net Assets$6,730

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2015: $10,060Expenses 2015: $1,354Net Income 2015: $8,7062015Revenue 2016: $24,827Expenses 2016: $14,388Net Income 2016: $10,4392016Expenses 2017: $19,0352017Revenue 2018: $2,546Expenses 2018: $1,852Net Income 2018: $6942018Revenue 2019: $3,250Expenses 2019: $3,295Net Income 2019: -$452019Revenue 2020: $3,750Expenses 2020: $4,086Net Income 2020: -$3362020Revenue 2021: $3,750Expenses 2021: $3,533Net Income 2021: $2172021Revenue 2022: $27,161Expenses 2022: $22,553Net Income 2022: $4,6082022Revenue 2023: $46,519Expenses 2023: $28,063Net Income 2023: $18,4562023Revenue 2024: $16,018Expenses 2024: $32,999Net Income 2024: -$16,9812024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$16,018
Expenses$32,999
Net Income-$16,981

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Sep 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$16,018
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of the learning project is to inspire informed, critical thinking and civil discussion about some of the most difficult issues we face today-racism, anti-semitism, prejude, persecution of minorities, and growing divisions in society today-and about the means of addressing and redressing these intensifying threats.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
WE PROVIDE, IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS, PROGRAMMING, RESEARCH, AND DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO INSTANCES OF GENOCIDE, FOCUSING IN LARGE PART ON THE HOLOCAUST AND STORIES OF BOTH RESCUE AND SURVIVAL IN BULUGARIA AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES. OUR INTEREST AND COMMITMENT FLOW FROM DIRECTOR JACKY COMFORTY'S BULGARIAN JEWISH HERTIAGE. FROM THESE FORMATIVE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE BROADEN OUR FOCUS TO STUDY AND BRING TO PUBLIC AWARENESS INSTANCES OF, REASONS FOR, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PREJUDICES ABOUT, PERSECUTION OF, AND RESCUE OR SUPPORT FOR OTHER MINORITIES OR DISADVANTAGED PERSON. OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF, AND HEALING RESPONSES TO, TODAY'S INCREASINGLY FRAUGHT DIVISIONS AND THE RESURGENCE OF ANTI-SEMITISM, HOLOCAUST DENIAL OR REVISIONISM, RACISM AND RACIST IDEOLOGIES, AND ALL EFFORTS TO DEHUMANIZE "THE OTHER". TO THIS END, WE ALSO ADDRESS THE NEED TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, AND LIFE, GENERALLY, AND TO BEGIN THOUGHTFUL, CARING, HUMANISTIC EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD. OUR INTENDED AUDIENCES INCLUDE A DIVERSE ARRAY OF SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, ALL MEDIA SECTORS, AND GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS AND IN COMMUNITIES THOUGHTOUT THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.-$32,044
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JACOB COMFORTYPresident-$0--
LISA COMFORTYMember-$0--
AARON COMFORTYMember-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Learning Project
EIN
46-3923540
Phone
8476445840
Address
3331 NORTH KINGSLEY DRIVE, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47404

Signing Officer

Name
Jacob Comforty
Title
President
Phone
8476445840
Signed
2025-09-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sare Associates Pc
Address
4327 E 3RD, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47401-5551
Preparer
David Sare
Phone
8123399330
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses 3,005 office expenses 2,978 computer expenses 4,678 8,983 bank fees 400 total 20,044

Form 990-ez, Part III

The mission of the learning project is to inspire informed, critical thinking and civil discussion about some of the most difficult issues we face today-racism, anti-semitism, prejude, persecution of minorities, and growing divisions in society today-and about the means of addressing and redressing these intensifying threats.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

We provide, in a variety of mediums, programming, research, and documentation related to instances of genocide, focusing in large part on the holocaust and stories of both rescue and survival in bulugaria and surrounding countries. Our interest and commitment flow from director jacky comforty's bulgarian jewish hertiage. From these formative circumstances, we broaden our focus to study and bring to public awareness instances of, reasons for, and characteristics of prejudices about, persecution of, and rescue or support for other minorities or disadvantaged person. Our goal is to promote understanding of, and healing responses to, today's increasingly fraught divisions and the resurgence of anti-semitism, holocaust denial or revisionism, racism and racist ideologies, and all efforts to dehumanize "the other". To this end, we also address the need to include people with disabilities in schools, universities, and life, generally, and to begin thoughtful, caring, humanistic education in early childhood. Our intended audiences include a diverse array of schools and universities, all media sectors, and government at all levels and in communities thoughtout the united states and around the world.

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