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Falconworks

EIN 20-1351869 · Colorado Spgs, CO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FALCONWORKS ACTS AS AN "INNOVATION HUB" BY BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY NEEDS, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, AND FINANCING FROM THE PUBLIC AND CORPORATE SPONSORS. FALCONWORKS ACTIVELY SOLICITS PROJECTS IN THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA THAT REQUIRE SCIENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING DESIGN WORK. FALCONWORKS SOLICITS GENERAL FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC AND SPECIFIC PROJECT FINANCING FROM CORPORATE SPONSORS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE PROTOTYPES AVAILABLE TO END USERS. FALCONWORKS THEN ARRANGES STUDENT-LED TEAMS (WITH FACULTY OVERSIGHT) AT THE U.S AIR FORCE ACADEMY TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP THE PRODUCTS. ANY REQUIRED MATERIALS ARE PAID FOR WITH FUNDS RAISED BY FALCONWORKS. IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT LABOR, STUDENTS AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY GET TO PARTICIPATE IN REAL LIFE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

Income
$13
Spending
$378
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 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 (1)
  1. $378 spent. INITIATED IN 2015: NEUROGROOVE IS DEVELOPING A HEAD MOUNTED SENSOR DRIVEN SYSTEM TO ALLOW QUADRAPLEGICS TO EVENTUALLY DRIVE AN AUTOMOBILE. THE FIRST DEVELOPMENTS ALLOW DRIVING A WHEEL CHAIR. COMPLETED IN 2019.INITIATED IN 2019: WEARABLE COOLING SYSTEM FOR QUADRIPLEGICS WITH BIOMETRIC CONTROLS. COMPLETED IN 2020.INITIATED IN 2020 AND CONTINUING THROUGH 2025: GAZE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR SEVERE QUADRIPLEGICS WITH NO NECK CONTROL TO USE EYE GAZE ONLY TO MANEUVER THEIR WHEELCHAIR AND CONTROL A ROBOTIC ARM.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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