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Cabrito Foundation Incorporated

EIN 23-7218248 · Canoga Park, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak36 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDE A SAFE, CLEAN AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL GIVE "WILLING" ALCOHOLIC MEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME FULLY SELF-SUFFICIENT AND SELF-SUPPORTING, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO HELP AND SUPPORT AS MANY ALCOHOLIC MEN AS POSSIBLE TO FIND RECOVERY AND RETURN TO SOCIETY AS RESPONSIBLE AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.

Income
$192,645
Spending
$159,702
Reserves
-0.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 55%

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

Financial health

Weak: 36 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 45% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 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 (1)
  1. $143,350 spent. UP TO 14 MEN AT ANYTIME ARE PROVIDED SHELTER AND FOOD AT THE CABRITO HOUSE. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO LIVE UP TO THE RULES OF THE CABRITO HOUSE INCLUDING OBTAINING A JOB AND PAYING FOR THEIR LODGING AND MEALS, FOLLOWING THE STEPS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND PARTICIPATING IN THE GROUP MEETINGS WITHIN THE HOUSE.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 1974.

    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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