2-6 PROJECT LIMITED
EIN 84-2582680 · Student Services (B80)
What they do
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.
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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (11)
BETH SHEARIN-SMITHBOARD OF DIRECTORS
CRYSTAL WOODARDDIRECTOR OF TWO-SIX LABS
DR DAVID WALL-RICEBOARD OF DIRECTORS
DR RONDELL BENNETTBOARD OF DIRECTORS
GRANT BENNETTPRESIDENT/FOUNDER
KEITH PARKERBOARD OF DIRECTORS
KENDALL MCCLUNEYDIRECTOR OF PEOPLE
KWAME MOLDENBOARD OF DIRECTORS
MARC SOMARDIRECTOR
TONETTE JOHNSONBOARD OF DIRECTORS
VALERIE KEYSBOARD OF DIRECTORS
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2020
- Location
- 2543 RAVENHILL DR STE A, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303-5459
- County
- Cumberland
- In care of
- GRANT BENNETT
- Primary officer
- GRANT BENNETT, FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- GALLOWAY TAX EXPRESS
- NTEE classification
- Student Services (B80)
- IRS tax category
- Student Services