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Sees Community Fund

EIN 20-5901760 · Eureka, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceFair56 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

See's Community Fund is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. It is organized to raise money through See's Candy sales to: - pay for cancer screenings for uninsured or underinsured - help with transportation of cancer patients - help with emergency patient needs. - We will support other cancer related projects. - We do not pay for any treatment. - We partner with other nonprofits to help them with their projects as they help us with sales.

Income
$62,974
Spending
$42,183
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
56.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
23

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (medical research, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (3)
  1. $22,069 spent. The main purpose of our organization is to help cancer patients with travel and other expenses involved with cancer. See's Community Fund provided direct patient assistance for travel and lodging via 113 applications from 82 local low-income cancer patients between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
  2. $5,225 spent. See's Community Fund partnered with two other non-profit organizations to provide volunteer coverage 5 hours per week, five days per week (and special Saturday hours prior to big holidays) from July 1, 2024 thru June 30, 2025. Partner volunteers helped cover 1,360 hours of the candy store operations this fiscal year. In exchange, most of the non-profit organizations accepted payment of 5% of the day's sales as fundraising revenue for their own organizations. Some of these non-profit partners also provide board members and operational support for See's Community Fund. The partners were Quota Eureka and Pregnancy Care Center of Eureka.
  3. $8,223 spent. See's Community Fund also awarded grants to local nonprofits that helped local cancer patients, which included the Breast and GYN Health Project and Ferndale Senior Center (transportation & other access to resources).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 May 2007.

    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.

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