North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NACEPF'S EDUCATIONAL BROADBAND SERVICE ("EBS" 47 CFR 27.1203), FORMERLY TERMED INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE ("ITFS" 47 CFR 74.901), PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING AND BROADBAND ACCESS SERVICES TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, HEALTH, HOUSING AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
- Income
- $20.2 million
- Spending
- $19.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 74.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 74%
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $212,897, president, treasurer & dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 74.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
0 of 250 of 2 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 September 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 (5)
- $10.0 million spent. NACEPF PROVIDED A GRANT TO MARY'S MEALS, A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES ONE NUTRITIOUS DAILY MEAL IN A PLACE OF EDUCATION IN SOME OF THE POOREST AREAS OF THE WORLD. 64 MILLION OF THE WORLD'S HUNGRIEST CHILDREN DO NOT ATTEND SCHOOL. IN ORDER TO SURVIVE, THEY HAVE TO BEG OR WORK. WITH MARY'S MEALS PROGRAM, CHILDREN ARE MOTIVATED TO ATTEND SCHOOL TO RECEIVE A MEAL WHILE MAKING THE MOST OF THEIR EDUCATION. NACEPF'S DONATION ENABLED MARY'S MEALS TO FEED AND SUPPORT AN ADDITIONAL 660,000 CHILDREN OVER 1,300 SCHOOLS IN ETHIOPIA, HAITI, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, SOUTH SUDAN, ZAMBIA, AND ZIMBABWE.
- $2.7 million spent. PROVIDED 4G AND 5G HIGH-SPEED, FREE OR LOW-COST, MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICE TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, NONPROFITS, SOCIAL WELFARE AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, DIGITAL LITERACY, AND BROADBAND AVAILABILITY IN BOTH METROPOLITAN AND RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. WE PROVIDED CRITICAL BROADBAND SERVICE TO MORE THAN 11,020 EDUCATIONAL AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ALL 50 STATES, WASHINGTON DC, AND PUERTO RICO. OUR UNLIMITED BROADBAND ACCOUNTS DELIVERED MORE THAN 33,563,174 GB OF DATA TO KEEP COMMUNITIES CONNECTED WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEEDED IT.
- $2.1 million spent. MOBILE BEACON DONATED 10,644 DEVICES TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, NONPROFITS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. WITH THESE DONATED DEVICES AND REDUCED-COST, UNLIMITED DATA PLANS, THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAD THE BROADBAND ACCESS THEY NEEDED TO FULFILL THEIR MISSIONS, EXPAND PROGRAM SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND CONNECT THEIR CONSTITUENTS WHO OTHERWISE LACKED ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY.
- $1.4 million spent. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, NACEPF AND BUILDON CONTINUED THEIR CRUCIAL WORK, PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH NACEPF'S GRANT, WHICH FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 20 SCHOOLS IN EIGHT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH 3,698 STUDENTS ATTENDING. EACH SCHOOL WAS BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY IT SERVED AND THE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EDUCATE BOYS AND GIRLS IN EQUAL NUMBERS. THROUGH THE ADDITION OF THESE NEW SCHOOLS, LEARNING CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED, ATTENDANCE AND PASS RATES HAVE RISEN, AND MORE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, NACEPF ALSO FUNDED THE LAUNCH OF 15 ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH PROVIDED 574 ADULTS WITH THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BETTER THEIR OWN LIVES AND POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, NACEPF HAS NOW FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 80 PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND LAUNCHED 50 ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH BUILDON.
- $506,126 spent. THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL CITES TWO MAJOR EFFECTS OF HUNGER ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: THE INABILITY TO FOCUS AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES DUE TO ILLNESS. RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOOD BANK REPORTED THAT 2 IN 5 HOUSEHOLDS IN RI LACK ADEQUATE FOOD, DEMAND FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE GREW 9% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND 38% OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE FOOD INSECURE. NACEPF'S CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE VEGETABLE PRODUCE IT GROWS ON ITS ACREAGE ADDRESSES SOME OF THE ROOT CAUSES THAT IMPEDES ACADEMIC SUCCESS BY DISTRIBUTING 288,718 UNITS OR BUNDLES OF VEGETABLE PRODUCE TOTALING 22,311 POUNDS IN WEIGHT TO LOCAL AREA SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION CHARITIES THAT SERVE THE POOR, NEEDY, AND HOMELESS IN RHODE ISLAND.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 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 September 1990.
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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