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Frederick Douglass Familyfoundation Inc

EIN 26-0757405 · Rochester, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak17 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FREDERICK DOUGLASS FAMILY INITIATIVES ADVOCATES FOR A MORE EQUITABLE WORLD ON THE ISSUES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RACISM. MODERN-DAY SLAVERY AND RACISM REMAIN TWO OF AMERICA'S MOST PERSISTENT PROBLEMS.

Income
$121,165
Spending
$140,875
Reserves
1.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$36,000, president

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 17 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 77% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (2)
  1. $112,966 spent. IN 2019, FREDERICK DOUGLASS FAMILY INITIATIVES MOVED ITS HEADQUARTERS TO ROCHESTER, NY. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP TACKLE THE CITYS STARK ECONOMIC, HEALTH, AND EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES CAUSED, IN LARGE PART, BY RACIST POLICIES AND A LONG-PREVAILING CURRENT OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. BY LEVERAGING THE DOUGLASS LEGACY, HIS IDEAS ABOUT THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE, AND THE INSISTENCE THAT WE MUST AGITATE, AGITATE, AGITATE, FDFI HOPES THAT THE CITY OF ROCHESTER CAN BECOME A MODEL OF A TRULY EQUITABLE COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THIS GOAL, FREDERICK DOUGLASS FAMILY INITIATIVES WANTS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER ONE MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE TO DO AND BE MORE THAN THEY EVER DREAMED POSSIBLE. IN HONOR OF DOUGLASSS 200TH BIRTHDAY, WE PUBLISHED THE BICENTENNIAL EDITION OF THE NARRATIVE. FDFI WANTS TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE ONE MILLION HARDCOVER COPIES OF THIS SPECIAL EDITION TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION, FDFI HAS PARTNERED WITH TWO CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, 3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION AND LOVE NEVER FAILS, TO DEVELOP PROTECT, THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM OF ITS KIND. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO REDUCE THE VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN TO EXPLOITATION THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE.
  2. $1,315 spent. FREDERICK DOUGLASS FAMILY INITIATIVES PROVIDES SUPPORT TO TUTUDESK.ORG, AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE DEDICATED WRITING SURFACES TO CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING AND POOR REGIONS SUPPORTING LITERACY DEVELOPMENT AND INSTANT EDUCATION INFRSTRUCTURE.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.

    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 July 2008.

    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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