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Mikeroweworks Foundation

EIN 26-4324338 · Los Angeles, CA

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

What it says it does

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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 40.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 54% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 130% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
96% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).

Independent board
5 of 25
3 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15
Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$5.1 million spent. IN 2025, WE AWARDED THE LARGEST DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS IN A SINGLE YEAR SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM. THE SCHOLARSHIPS RANGED FROM $600 TO $25,000 - THE AVERAGE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT BEING $9,600 - WE SELECTED RECIPIENTS PURSUING 21+ DIFFERENT SKILLED TRADE PROGRAMS IN 44 STATES.
$14,004 spent. IN 2025, 68 HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IMPLEMENTED THE WORK ETHIC CURRICULUM, A MODULAR 12-HOUR, 12-LESSON SOFT SKILLS CURRICULUM, IN 23 STATES. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE ISSUED MORE THAN 10,200+ CERTIFICATIONS, WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 16,900+ CERTIFICATIONS SINCE WE DEVELOPED THE CURRICULUM IN 2019.
$218,968 spent. IN 2025, WE EXPANDED OUR MEDIA EFFORTS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE WORK ETHIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE SKILLED TRADES. A TARGETED DIGITAL CAMPAIGN GENERATED RECORD INTEREST IN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS STARTED SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A MULTIMEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA TO ELEVATE THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF SKILLED WORK, CHALLENGE THE PERCEPTION THAT A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE IS THE ONLY PATH TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER, AND HIGHLIGHT THE OPPORTUNITY, DIGNITY, AND PURPOSE FOUND IN THE SKILLED TRADES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 April 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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