Cudas Unhooked Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Remove all obstacles for high school seniors to graduate.
- Income
- $176,523
- Spending
- $205,654
- Spent on programs
- 62%
- Reserves
- 48.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $36,872, executive director
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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (housing, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 48.2 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 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1562% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 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
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (housing, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (4)
- $14,743 spent. Provide life skills to at-risk junior and senior high school students and to cover some expenses for seniors. We have an "open club" at the school that meets every Tuesday for 1 hour. There are between 10 to 25 students that participate.
- $34,632 spent. Provide a home and support for those homeless junior and senior high school students that will follow house rules and work towards their graduation. Also, they are required to have a part-time job and give back with community service hours. We have had 1 to 4 students at one time living at the house.
- $78,618 spent. Provide a live-in "house parent" to monitor the homeless students that live in the house. In 2016 a home was built on donated land near the high school. It is debt free with the help of the community. Provide mentors to students that assist them with school and personal life.
- Provide life skills to at-risk junior and senior high school students and to cover some expenses for seniors. We have an "open club" at the school that meets every Tuesday for 1 hour. There are between 10 to 25 students that participate.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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