W K Lypynsky East European Research Institute Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Charitable and educational work in Ukrainian studies, research on political, institutional, intellectual, legal, economic and social history, and current developments of East European countries, especially Ukraine.
- Income
- $21,298
- Spending
- $25,605
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 60%
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
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, 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 (3)
- $1,805 spent. Lypynsky Archive. Acquisition, preservation, bibliographic description and study of materials on W. K. Lypynsky, the Ukrainian revolution of 1917-21, state building and civic movements promoting Ukrainian statehood and culture.
- Statehood studies and nation building processes. Supports research on state building in Eastern Europe, particularly in Ukraine during the Early Modern period and into the 19th and 20th centuries; research on the history of Ukrainian diaspora society and their institutions; supports academic publishing and source studies, including investigation of 19th and 20th century nation builders.
- Lypynsky studies. Research into the life, scholarly and political career of W. Lypynsky, his social and political papers, correspondence and other writings; transcription, annotation and preparation of Lypynsky's works and papers for publication.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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