Relief Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENABLE OTHERS TO DO THE MOST GOOD
- Income
- $98,465
- Spending
- $80,228
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Highest pay
- $10,500, executive chairman
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
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 92% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 19% 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 (1)
- $80,228 spent. THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE FOR THE RELIEF FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID AND RELIEF AS A RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES, RELIEF UTILIZES THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO MOBILIZE MOTIVATED VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE COMMITED TO HELPING PEOPLE AFFECTED BY TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL. ADDITIONALLY, THESE PURPOSES MAY BE PERSUED BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES, LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEVASTATED AREAS. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)
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
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 October 13, 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 2024.
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 2013.
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 October 21, 2026.
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