Chelsea Fund for Education Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CHELSEA FUND/PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS EDUCATION FUND EXISTS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE PEACE, DEMOCRACY AND WORKERS' RIGHTS. WE AIM TO PARTNER WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING THAT FOSTERS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY TODAY, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, NEW INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND STRONGER, MORE FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS.
- Income
- $119,641
- Spending
- $326,611
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 59.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 63%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 85
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 59.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 173% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (5)
- $144,196 spent. THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT WAS FOUNDED IN THE FALL OF 2023. ITS PRIMARY EXPENSES WERE SALARIES, EQUIPMENT, AND BOOKS. TWO STAFF MEMBERS FOR THIS PROJECT RECEIVED PARTIAL SUPPORT. THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT CREATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHICH EXPLORE CIVIL RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY. ITS WORK FALLS INTO THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES: ORGANIZATION, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH, THROUGH CREATING SUPPORT SYSTEMS INVOLVING CULTURE, ART, SONG, WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES; AND EDUCATION TO PROMOTE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMUNITY, AND REGIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY AND HISTORY EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY MINI-SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS, AND THINK TANK DISCUSSIONS. THE 2025 ACTIVITIES GENERATED THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPATIONS. IN 2025, THE PROJECT HELD OVER THIRTY ONLINE EVENTS, FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH, BOOK TALKS, SCHOOLS, CLASSES, AND GENERAL DISCUSSION SESSIONS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED AN 18-CLASS NATIONAL ONLINE SCHOOL, A FOUR-SESSION JOURNALISM WRITING SERIES, AND SEVERAL BOOK TALKS. IN 2025, THE PROJECT INCLUDED OVER 30 VOLUNTEER TEACHERS, DISCUSSION LEADERS, AND PRESENTERS. THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT WAS FOUNDED IN THE FALL OF 2023. ITS PRIMARY EXPENSES WERE SALARIES, EQUIPMENT, AND BOOKS. TWO STAFF MEMBERS FOR THIS PROJECT RECEIVED PARTIAL SUPPORT. THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT CREATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHICH EXPLORE CIVIL RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY. ITS WORK FALLS INTO THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES: ORGANIZATION, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH, THROUGH CREATING SUPPORT SYSTEMS INVOLVING CULTURE, ART, SONG, WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES; AND EDUCATION TO PROMOTE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMUNITY, AND REGIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY AND HISTORY EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY MINI-SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS, AND THINK TANK DISCUSSIONS. THE 2025 ACTIVITIES GENERATED THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPATIONS. IN 2025, THE PROJECT HELD OVER THIRTY ONLINE EVENTS, FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH, BOOK TALKS, SCHOOLS, CLASSES, AND GENERAL DISCUSSION SESSIONS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED AN 18-CLASS NATIONAL ONLINE SCHOOL, A FOUR-SESSION JOURNALISM WRITING SERIES, AND SEVERAL BOOK TALKS. IN 2025, THE PROJECT INCLUDED OVER 30 VOLUNTEER TEACHERS, DISCUSSION LEADERS, AND PRESENTERS.
- $107,194 spent. LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT THE LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT'S GOAL IS TO HELP WORKERS BUILD THE TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND STRATEGY NEEDED TO ORGANIZE, RESIST EXPLOITATION, AND FIGHT FOR A WORLD THAT PUTS PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS. THE PROJECT ACHIEVED ITS GOAL IN 2025 BY CONTRIBUTING OVER SEVENTY ARTICLES RELATING TO THE LABOR MOVEMENT TO PEOPLE'S WORLD; DOCUMENTING STRIKES, UNION DRIVES, AND THE GROWING MOVEMENT FOR WORKER POWER. IN 2025 IT REPORTED FROM MAJOR LABOR CONVENTIONS SUCH AS THE COALITION OF BLACK TRADE UNIONISTS AND ALSO HELPED DEVELOP YOUNG LABOR WRITERS TO COVER THEIR OWN LOCAL LABOR STORIES. IT CONTRIBUTED TO TWO IN-PERSON CONFERENCES, IN CHICAGO AND NORTH CAROLINA, TO BUILD, STRENGTHEN, AND EDUCATE UNION MEMBERS ON TOPICS LIKE UNION ORGANIZING, SOCIALIST LABOR STRATEGY, AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT. THE LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY WITH WORKER COLLECTIVES TO DEVELOP RANK-AND-FILE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, FOSTERING DISCUSSIONS ON TRADE UNIONISM, WORKPLACE ORGANIZING, AND FIGHTING BACK AGAINST CORPORATE DOMINATION. LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT THE LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT'S GOAL IS TO HELP WORKERS BUILD THE TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND STRATEGY NEEDED TO ORGANIZE, RESIST EXPLOITATION, AND FIGHT FOR A WORLD THAT PUTS PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS. THE PROJECT ACHIEVED ITS GOAL IN 2025 BY CONTRIBUTING OVER SEVENTY ARTICLES RELATING TO THE LABOR MOVEMENT TO PEOPLE'S WORLD; DOCUMENTING STRIKES, UNION DRIVES, AND THE GROWING MOVEMENT FOR WORKER POWER. IN 2025 IT REPORTED FROM MAJOR LABOR CONVENTIONS SUCH AS THE COALITION OF BLACK TRADE UNIONISTS AND ALSO HELPED DEVELOP YOUNG LABOR WRITERS TO COVER THEIR OWN LOCAL LABOR STORIES. IT CONTRIBUTED TO TWO IN-PERSON CONFERENCES, IN CHICAGO AND NORTH CAROLINA, TO BUILD, STRENGTHEN, AND EDUCATE UNION MEMBERS ON TOPICS LIKE UNION ORGANIZING, SOCIALIST LABOR STRATEGY, AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT. THE LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY WITH WORKER COLLECTIVES TO DEVELOP RANK-AND-FILE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, FOSTERING DISCUSSIONS ON TRADE UNIONISM, WORKPLACE ORGANIZING, AND FIGHTING BACK AGAINST CORPORATE DOMINATION.
- $7,777 spent. SCHOOLS PROJECT IN THE CATEGORY OF SCHOOLS PROJECTS IS THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE (LRSH), AN IN-PERSON, ALL VOLUNTEER EVENT THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG ACTIVISTS. IN 2025, THE LRSH WILL BE HELD IN NEW YORK CITY FROM JULY 25 TO AUGUST 2, AND WILL HOST AROUND 30 ATTENDEES, WITH 18 CLASSES IN TOTAL. IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, THE LRSH HAS DEVELOPED A STRONG, WELLROUNDED MARXIST EDUCATION CURRICULUM, INCLUDING CLASSES ON THE WORKING CLASS AND THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY, THE UNITED FRONT AGAINST FASCISM, AND THE ROLE OF THE YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE. THE FUND HELPED SUPPORT TRAVEL, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND HOUSING COSTS. ALL OF THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE PROJECTS AIM TO FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY, TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS SCHOOLS PROJECT IN THE CATEGORY OF SCHOOLS PROJECTS IS THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE (LRSH), AN IN-PERSON, ALL VOLUNTEER EVENT THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG ACTIVISTS. IN 2025, THE LRSH WILL BE HELD IN NEW YORK CITY FROM JULY 25 TO AUGUST 2, AND WILL HOST AROUND 30 ATTENDEES, WITH 18 CLASSES IN TOTAL. IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, THE LRSH HAS DEVELOPED A STRONG, WELLROUNDED MARXIST EDUCATION CURRICULUM, INCLUDING CLASSES ON THE WORKING CLASS AND THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY, THE UNITED FRONT AGAINST FASCISM, AND THE ROLE OF THE YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE. THE FUND HELPED SUPPORT TRAVEL, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND HOUSING COSTS. ALL OF THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE PROJECTS AIM TO FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY, TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- $50,201 spent. GRANT TO WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY- WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY IS A 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATION AND IS VOLUNTEER BASED. ITS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF WORKING AND UNEMPLOYED FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS AND TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHICH ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GRANT TO WES SERVES TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN MAINTAINING A COMMUNITY LIBRARY, SUPPORTS THEIR WORK OF EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS WHEN FACING UTILITY SHUT-OFFS AND SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF WES'S OTHER COMMUNITY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.
- GRANT TO WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY- WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY IS A 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATION AND IS VOLUNTEER BASED. ITS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF WORKING AND UNEMPLOYED FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS AND TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHICH ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GRANT TO WES SERVES TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN MAINTAINING A COMMUNITY LIBRARY, SUPPORTS THEIR WORK OF EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS WHEN FACING UTILITY SHUT-OFFS AND SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF WES'S OTHER COMMUNITY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 November 6, 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 December 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 March 1990.
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 November 4, 2026.
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