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Cheering for Charity

EIN 27-0196600 · Cincinnati, OH

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROMOTE AWARENESS AND TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS IN THE TRI- STATE AREA.

Income
$26,655
Spending
$22,908
Reserves
13.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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)
  1. "CHEERING VOICES" IS A PROGRAM THAT USES MUSIC TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN PERSONS AFFECTED BY ALZEIMER'S AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. IN A COLLABORATIVE VENTURE MODELED AFTER SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY, CHEERING FOR CHARITY HAS CREATED A SHARED EXPERIENCE IN A CHORAL MUSIC PROGRAM WHERE PARTICIPANTS COME TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY AND POWER OF MUSIC. THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGING HAS ACCREDITED THIS PROGRAM AS A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR QUALIFYING NURING HOMES.
  2. THE CHEERING CLOSET PROGRAM IS A WAY TO REACH OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORS LIVING IN SENIOR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. WE DELIVER NECESSARY EVERYDAY ITEMS FOR THOSE IN NEED. SOME OF OUR GIFTS ARE DONATED AND SOME ARE PURCHASED BY THE FOUNDATION. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ANY PATIENT OR RESIDENT, NOT JUST INDIVIDUALS WITH MEMORY DISORDERS OR ALZHEIMER'S.
  3. SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS OF ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS WHICH MEETS ONCE A MONTH.
  4. $16,809 spent. SUPPORT GROUP FOR CARE GIVERS OF ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS WHICH MEETS ONCE A MONTH.

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

  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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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