2not1 Fatherhood & Families
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To promote the safety and well being of children by implementing strategies to keep fathers involved and families together
- Income
- $224,024
- Spending
- $262,011
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $45,500, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (5)
- $75,407 spent. Rites of Passage (ROP theBLUEPRINT): This program empowers youth in the community. The majority of the youth in our program reside in homes with absent fathers or with a single parent. ROP supports the development of social, emotional, and physical health of youth in two of our approaches: 1.theBLUEPRINT Rites of Passage program (ROP). 2) Karate Personal Development. The objectives for the youth participants are: To improve behavior (in school and at home), to improve academic marks, to improve domestic interpersonal relationships by decreasing negative, in-school behavior, decreasing negative at-home behavior, increasing self-awareness, to gain knowledge of conflict resolution skills, and to expand the youth socialization skills that promote emotional, social, and physical growth by offering mentoring support life skills, outdoor exposure along with socialization and self-identity awareness. ROP reported a decrease in negative in-school One hundred percent of ROP youth gained conflict management skills via weekly programming and ongoing mentoring. 2NOT1 is working with a research team to implement rigorous evaluation methodology to test "theBLUEPRINT," as an evidence-based curriculum. The karate personal development program assist the youth with increasing their confidence, discipline, and conflict management skills.
- $42,031 spent. High Road: At 2NOT1, we are dedicated to building strong family units by working closely with parents to assist them with removing barriers in their lives that prevent them from being fully engaged in the lives of their children and families. To continue our objective to promote the safety and well-being of children by implementing strategies to keep fathers involved and families together, we have created a comprehensive parental educational initiative called the "High Road". The "High Road" assists and supports parents with their parenting needs, connectedness with their children, effective co-parenting, and ability to be their children's primary educator and advocate. 51 families were served through this program. Parents set and achieve personal and family goals during "Parent Time". Families will build their skills and work as a family to serve their community by identifying matters/issues that concern them most through the Family Service Learning model, and importantly, intentional and responsive two-generational learning occurs during "PACT-Time" which strengthens the parent/child bond.
- $43,202 spent. Tutoring/Family Affair Initiative: 2NOT1 offered tutoring, which allowed students to access and complete learning activities online. 2NOT1's tutoring was offered to continue supporting those students who returned to in-person learning who received failing grades, and or showed a decrease in academic achievement due to the pandemic. 2NOT1: Fatherhood & Families, Inc., continued to assist students and their parents/guardians with navigating the return to school process and to increase academic achievement. 2NOT1 offered educational services and support, which included tutoring, academic testing, and homework assistance. 2NOT1 offered a safe learning environment for 40 + students that provides both educational and social-emotional support as they recovered from the pandemic. 2NOT1 expanded this program to include the entire family as they began to participate in in-person school service activities. The Family Affair initiative promotes the support of all family members to assist with strengthening families and supports them as they safely navigate in-person supports and programming. The activities included ongoing fatherhood discussions, client assistance, camping, fishing, and other family-oriented programming.
- $34,321 spent. Parent Advocate Program: 2NOT1 Parent Advocates provides advocacy and supportive services to birth parents who children were placed in the child welfare system. Parent Advocates provide these advocacy services to assist families with reunifying. This program served 50 + parents and their children. Community partners consist of the child welfare system and family court. The 2NOT1 Parent Advocate program works towards addressing the root cause of health disparities such as structural inequities by offering the High Road Parent Leadership training, ongoing case management, and supportive services. Parent Advocates engage, educate, and empower birth parents to lead their families, manage systems of care, and keep their families intact through parent/child bonding strategies. The 2NOT1 Parent Advocates assist birth parents/families with navigating the child welfare system by working toward case plan goals, removal prevention, and maintaining custody of their children. Parent Advocates provide extended support and resources to birth parents who are attempting to navigate the court and child welfare systems. Parent advocates make every effort to involve fathers in the parenting, advocacy, and reunification processes by bridging the gap between the various systems of care, including co-parenting efforts among birth parents and foster families. If any parent is at risk of losing their children to the child welfare system due to substantiated abuse and or neglect allegations, our program will provide support regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or race. Parent Advocates empower birth parents to advocate for their children and their family. This program is a community connection that increases a family's capacity. It strengthens and stabilizes the family structure, and it removes barriers that prevents family unification. The Parent Advocates are knowledgeable of community resources that assists with homeless prevention as well as local agencies that help families meet their housing needs. The Parent Advocate program evaluation answers critical questions of our board members, funders, and employees. Our goal is to show the effectiveness of our program through an outcome-based evaluation. Questions are asked during this process that will show that 2NOT1 is making a positive impact on the lives of the families we serve. The assessment period is one of the most significant components of our program.
- $19,466 spent. The 2NOT1 R.E.S.P.I.T.E. Program provides a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for children and youth who have experienced trauma, abuse, neglect, grief, or family-related challenges. Through trauma-informed care, mentorship, social-emotional learning, wellness activities, family engagement, and therapeutic support services, the program helps participants build resilience, improve emotional well-being, develop healthy coping skills, and strengthen positive relationships. R.E.S.P.I.T.E. is designed to promote healing, hope, stability, and personal growth while empowering youth and families to thrive within their homes, schools, and communities.
Source: Form 990 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 September 2009.
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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