Polish Cultural Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Support for Polish history, arts, culture and community
- Income
- $572
- Spending
- $761
- Reserves
- 97.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (8)
- $1,000 spent. Preparation and publication of 2nd Edition of "Polish Memorials in the Greater Boston Area," with added and updated content
- $150 spent. Participation in Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Harvest Festival, on Sept. 22, 2024, with hundreds of attendees and scores of visitors to our booth celebrating Polish culture
- Display of Posters on life of Pope John Paul II at Polish Language School event at OLCz Parish in South Boston, on May 18, 2024, with approximately 75 attendees
- Participation in Boston PolishFest in South Boston on May 19, 2024, with hundreds of attendees and scores of visitors to our booth celebrating Polish culture
- Organized Observance of Anniversary of Outbreak of World War II, held on Sept. 1, 2024, in South Boston Maritime Park, attended by approximately 25 participants
- Presentation of Book Talk by author of "Surviving Genocide -- Personal Recollections," on October 20, 2024, at OLCz Parish in South Boston, with over 45 people in attendance
- Co-Sponsorship of Chopin Concert at Harvard University, celebrating Polish Independence Day, on November 17, 2024, with over approximately 40 attendees
- Participation in American Council for Polish Culture booth at National Council for the Social Studies Convention at Hynes Auditorium in Boston on November 22 to 24, 2024
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1999.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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