Do Something Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE EQUIP DIGITAL NATIVE 13-25 YEAR OLDS WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO VOLUNTEER, GET OFFLINE AND INTO COMMUNITY, AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY AND WORKPLACE.
- Income
- $2.4 million
- Spending
- $4.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 68%
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $298,882, chief executive officer
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
Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 87% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 37 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 64% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
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 (1)
- $3.3 million spent. WE ARE THE LEADING HUB FOR YOUTH-CENTERED LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE WITH OVER 1 MILLION ACTIVE MEMBERS, INCLUDING OVER 50,000 NEW MEMBERS IN 2025 ALONE. OUR MEMBERS RESIDE IN ALL 50 STATES AND 189 COUNTRIES. WE'VE MOBILIZED OVER 8.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE (AGES 13 TO 25) TO EXPLORE AND ADDRESS THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING THEIR GENERATION - INCLUDING SAFETY AND WELLBEING, EDUCATION ACCESS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - SINCE 1993. DOSOMETHING HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF USING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL GOOD. TODAY, WE CONTINUE TO LEAD BY BUILDING INNOVATIVE, RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL RESOURCES THAT EQUIP GEN Z AND GEN ALPHA TO FEEL SAFE ONLINE, BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM, AND DRIVE IMPACT.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.WE ARE A VOLUNTEER PLATFORM FOR YOUTH-LED IMPACT. OUR DIGITAL-FIRST PLATFORM USES THE PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AND PEER-TO-PEER ORGANIZING TO BUILD THE HABITS OF CHANGEMAKING AND ARM YOUNG PEOPLE TO RECRUIT OTHERS TO JOIN THEM IN DOING SOMETHING.WE ARE A GEN Z CONSULTANCY. DOSOMETHING STRATEGIC, OUR IN-HOUSE CONSULTANCY, SUPPORTS BRANDS IN DEVELOPING YOUTH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES BY DRAWING UPON OUR DATA, INSIGHTS AND THE ABILITY TO DIRECTLY CO-CREATE THESE STRATEGIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOSOMETHING'S MEMBERS.WE CONDUCT REGULAR RESEARCH WITH MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND BUILD A COMMUNITY REFLECTIVE OF THEIR INTERSECTIONAL VALUES AND IDENTITIES. OUR PILLARS - WALK THE WALK; NO PLANET B; AND THRIVE ON - FOCUS ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY THESE ISSUES AND INDIVIDUALS LEAST PROXIMATE TO POWER. A FEW OF OUR 2025 PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS ARE BELOW: 2025 WAS AN IMPACTFUL YEAR FOR DOSOMETHING. OUR MEMBERS LEVERAGED OUR NEW, TECH-POWERED PLATFORM FOR GOOD TO TAKE ACTION IN 120 PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES OFFERED THROUGH THE PLATFORM. IN 2025, OUR MEMBERS LOGGED 25,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS. DOSOMETHING FOR OTHERS - OUR SIGNATURE VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE EQUIPS GEN Z AND GEN ALPHA TO VOLUNTEER TO ENGAGE IN SIMPLE ACTS OF VOLUNTEERISM AND KINDNESS TO DO THEIR PART TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS WHILE BUILDING CONNECTION, BELONGING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. OUR MEMBERS ARE TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES DAILY BY TACKLING HUNGER, COLLECTING FEMININE PRODUCTS FOR THOSE IN NEED, RECYCLING CLOTHES AND CANS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, AND CLEANING UP THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR MEMBERS HAVE ACHIEVED A MILESTONE OF 100,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED SINCE 2020. SHOW UP FOR WHAT?! - OUR PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOTERS WITH THE IDENTITY, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, AGENCY TO CLAIM OUR DEMOCRACY AND THEIR ROLE IN SHAPING IT. WE TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE TO REGISTER THEIR PEERS TO VOTE, EDUCATE THEM ABOUT WHAT'S ON THEIR BALLOTS, AND TURN OUT TO VOTE; AND USE THEIR VOICE TO HOST STORYTELLING EVENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR VOICE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM IS CORE TO OUR THEORY OF CHANGE IN COACHING YOUTH TO DEVELOP FROM CURIOUS VOLUNTEERS TO CIVIC LEADERS. OUR DATA SHOWS THAT 82% OF PARTICIPANTS CITE THAT THEIR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY HAS INCREASED AFTER PARTICIPATING IN SHOW UP FOR WHAT PROGRAMS WITH EIGHTY-EIGHT PERCENT INDICATING THAT THE PROGRAMMING IMPACTED THEIR AWARENESS OF CURRENT EVENTS. PROJECT STEM HEROES -WE LAUNCHED PROJECT STEM HEROES - A BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL IMPACT COLLABORATION BETWEEN DOSOMETHING, 3M, AND AMAZON/MGM STUDIOS - TRANSFORMING THE CULTURAL MOMENTUM OF THE MOVIE PROJECT HAIL MARY INTO A NATIONWIDE YOUTH MOVEMENT. DESIGNED TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN PASSION AND ACCESS IN STEM, THE INITIATIVE ACTIVATED GEN Z NOT AS PASSIVE VIEWERS, BUT AS CREATORS, CATALYSTS, AND STORYTELLERS, EQUIPPING THEM TO EXPLORE REAL-WORLD STEM PATHWAYS, PRODUCE PEER-DRIVEN VIDEO MESSAGES, AND DIRECTLY INSPIRE YOUNGER STUDENTS. ANCHORED BY A PSA STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND AMPLIFIED ACROSS CLASSROOMS, SOCIAL PLATFORMS, AND NATIONAL MEDIA, THE INITIATIVE FUSED ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION, AND ACTION INTO A SINGLE, SCALABLE MODEL. FUTURE PROOF: GEN Z AND AI - RECOGNIZING THAT AI SAFETY AND DIGITAL WELLBEING ARE URGENT CONCERNS FOR THE FIRST TRULY DIGITAL NATIVE GENERATIONS GEN Z AND GEN ALPHA. COMING OF AGE DURING A TIME OF RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, DOSOMETHING RECOGNIZES THAT TODAY'S YOUTH NEED TOOLS AND SPACES DESIGNED WITH THEIR WELLBEING, AGENCY, AND LEADERSHIP IN MIND. DOSOMETHING IS ANSWERING THAT CALL THROUGH NEW, MULTI-PRONGED PROGRAMMING FOR DIGITAL CHANGEMAKERS.
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 December 1995.
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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