Waxman Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSES ARE AS FOLLOWS:(A) TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEGDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF JUDAISM IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD, INCLUDING THROUGH RESEARCH; PUBLICATION AND INFORMATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS;(B) TO MEMORIALIZE THE TEACHINGS AND LEADERSHIP IDEAS OF RABBI MORDECAI WAXMAN (1917-2002), THROUGH THE COMPILIATION OF AN ARCHIVE OF HIS LIFE AND WORK FROM PRINTED, RECORDED, PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM OR OTHER SOURCES, AND TO SELECTIVELY PUBLISH THE SAME, TOGETHER WITH THE SPONSORSHIP OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMING TO FURTHER HIS IDEAS;(C) TO PRODUCE, DEVELOP, SPONSOR, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE CURRICULA, PROGRAMS, AND MATERIALS FOR JEWISH EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL RETREAT, POSSIBLY INCLDUING THE CREATION OF A PHYSICAL CENTER FOR JEWISH RENEWAL WHICH COULD BE USED AS A VENUE FOR PROGRAMS, COLLOQUIA, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, RETREATS AND CULTURAL EVENTS FOR THE CONSERVATIVE JEWISH MOVEMENT;(D) TO PROMOTE INTRA-AND INTER-RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING AND TOLERANCE, THROUGH PUBLCIATIONS AND PROGRAMMIN
- Income
- $0
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 31, 2026, 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 March 31, 2026, 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)
- DISTIBUTION OF PRINTED, AUDIO AND VISUAL MATERIALS MEMORIALIZING THE TEACHINGS AND LEADERSHIP IDEAS OF RABBI MORDECAI WAXMAN.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 2026.
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 September 2004.
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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