Cherkin Preston Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE CHERKIN PRESTON FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, HEALTHCARE, AND SOCIAL WELFARE INITIATIVES THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS TO QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON ADVANCING PUBLIC BENEFIT, COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, AND PRESERVATION OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
- Income
- $31,373
- Spending
- $37,019
- Reserves
- 11 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
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 (4)
- $20,000 spent. PROVIDED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS PROMOTING CIVIL RIGHTS, ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION, AND EFFORTS TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION AND HATE. THIS CONTRIBUTION FURTHERED THE FOUNDATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC AWARENESS INITIATIVES.
- $5,000 spent. PROVIDED CHARITABLE SUPPORT TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART TO FURTHER PUBLIC ACCESS TO ARTS, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND MUSEUM PROGRAMMING CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE. CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORTED THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTISTIC EDUCATION, EXHIBITION INITIATIVES, AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL RESOURCES.
- $2,000 spent. PROVIDED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN SUPPORT OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY-BASED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. THIS CONTRIBUTION FURTHERED THE FOUNDATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY SUPPORTING PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES AND ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE CARE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.
- $8,369 spent. PROVIDED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, HEALTHCARE, HUMANITARIAN, AND COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES. THESE DONATIONS FURTHERED THE FOUNDATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY SUPPORTING A BROAD RANGE OF NONPROFIT PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC BENEFIT, CHARITABLE OUTREACH, AND SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES.
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 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 December 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 November 2007.
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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