Infinite Family
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
VIA COMPUTER LABS, INTERNET ACCESS, GLOBAL MENTORS, TOOLS, CURRICULA AND OTHER RESOURCES, WE SUPPORT TEENS TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, GO TO COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY AND GET GOOD JOBS BY BUILDING COMPETENCE IN FIVE (5) VITAL AREAS - COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, CAREER PREPARATION, TECHNOLOGY LITERACY, AND LIFE SKILLS. SEE SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $223,803
- Spending
- $210,931
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 135
- Highest pay
- $90,190, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 74% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
- $145,691 spent. INFINITE FAMILY ESTABLISHED AND RUNS THREE LAUNCHPADS (COMPUTER LABS) IN ALEXANDRA, SOWETO, AND KHAYELITSHA, SOUTH AFRICA. OUR LAUNCHPADS ARE THE FIRST AND ESSENTIALLY ONLY OPPORTUNITY LOCAL TEENS HAVE TO ACCESS COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET. DURING 2025, 155 TEENS BENEFITTED FROM 3,817 ONLINE, FACE-TO-FACE MENTORING SESSIONS, MORE THAN 4,700 SELF-INITIATED SKILLS-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND 3,232 HOURS OF SCHOOL WORK, RESEARCH AND CURRICULA. MENTORSHIPS AVERAGE THIRTY (30) MONTHS WITH MANY LASTING MORE THAN TEN (10) YEARS. MENTORING SESSIONS WERE LED BY 120 VOLUNTEER VIDEO MENTORS WHO WERE LOCATED IN 14 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE AND 20 U.S. STATES DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. SINCE 2008, NINETY-SEVEN (97%) OF 12TH GRADE NET BUDDIES QUALIFIED FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION. EIGHTY- SEVEN PERCENT (87%) QUALIFY FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP-TIER UNIVERSITIES. ALL GRADUATES ARE AMONG THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCESS TERTIARY STUDIES AND JOBS IN THE FORMAL SECTOR. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS INVESTED 2,049 HOURS, VALUED AT MORE THAN $74,000/R1.3 MILLION IN OUR TEENS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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