Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Reality Check Inc

EIN 20-2470779 · Rogers, AR

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO REACH YOUTH WITH SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE MEDICAL INFORMATION THAT IS HELPING RESTORE VALUE TO EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIVES; PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SEXUALLY, AND EDUCATIONALLY.

Income
$69,184
Spending
$162,406
Reserves
0.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 94%
Highest pay
$57,912, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 135% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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)
  1. $156,281 spent. REALITY CHECK, INC. PROVIDED PROGRAMS TO NEARLY 10,000 STUDENTS PER YEAR IN GRADES 5TH AND UP IN PERSON AND ONLINE. ONE OF THE GOALS OF REALITY CHECK, INC.'S PROGRAMS IS THE ELIMINATION/AVOIDANCE OF NEGATIVE RISK TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE PERSON. WE ALSO OFFER A PROGRAM CALLED PROJECT 479 AND WE WORK WITH OVER 150 AT-RISK TEENS ON A DAILY BASIS. OUR STAFF AND TRUSTED VOLUNTEERS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOUTH TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT. THESE SKILLS RANGE FROM AS SIMPLE AS SEWING ON A BUTTON TO AS COMPLEX AS DEVELOPING A PRODUCT AND STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESS. WE PROVIDE STUDENTS A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME TO BE CREATIVE, WHILE LEARNING SKILLS THAT CAN HELP THEM MOVE OUT OF POVERTY AND BECOME COMMUNITY MINDED. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO GAIN CONFIDENCE, LEARN HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, AND CREATE A STRONG WORK ETHIC THAT TEACHES THEM HOW TO BE SELF-SUSTAINABLE AND TO BUILD STRONGER FAMILIES AND A SAFER COMMUNITY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.