Green Education Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION , CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES TO K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS NATIONWIDE IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE AND INSTILL NEW HABITS OF ENVIROMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
- Spending
- $209
- Reserves
- 55.3 months of spending
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
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 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)
- NATIONAL GREEN WEEK IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT EMPOWERS SCHOOLS TO ENGAGE IN SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED LESSONS, PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE FIRST FULL WEEK IN FEBRUARY AND THE END OF EARTH MONTH (APRIL). PARTICIPATING DISCTRICTS, SCHOOLS, CLASSROOMS OR YOUTH GROUPS CHOOSE A WEEK, THEN SELECT FROM GEF'S SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED PROGRAMS (GREEN ENERGY CHALLENGE, GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM, SUSTAINABLE WATER CHALLENGE AND GREEN THUMB CHALLENGE) TO BE THEIR "GREEN THEME". EACH THEME PROVIDES FIVE DAY STANDARDS-BASED LESSONS SETS, ACTIVITIES, RECOMENDED READING, SUSTAINABILITY TIPS, CONTESTS,AND MORE OVER 10,000 SCHOOLS AND 5 MILLIION STUDENTS PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN THE LARGEST SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM RUNNING
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
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2024 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2024.
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 June 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 June 2025.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Educational Foundation Inc (Chapel Hill, NC), EIN 56-6058412. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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