Cactis Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE CACTIS FOUNDATION IS A COMMUNITY-BASED 501(C)3 INSTITUTION FOCUSED ON ADVANCING THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH-ORIENTED PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL PROGRAMS, AND EARLY PHASE CLINICAL TRIALS AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. OUR CURRENT FOCUS INCLUDES PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, THERANOSTICS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) AKA CONCUSSIONS, IN YOUNG ATHLETES, VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV), INDUSTRIAL AND MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, THE MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS, WITH A SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION TO ADDRESSING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY DISPARITIES AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
- Income
- $59,568
- Spending
- $46,138
- Reserves
- -8.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
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
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, 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)
- $39,689 spent. The CACTIS Foundation continues to lead and coordinate the MC3DV (Maricopa County Collaboration on Concussion from Domestic Violence) with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office Family Violence Bureau, the Mesa and Tempe, Arizona Police Departments, the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix (UACOM-P), and the Phoenix VA Healthcare System Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program. The CACTIS Foundation continues to investigate and address the frequency and impact of TBI in the underrepresented, diverse cohort of intimate partner violence victims (women, men, and children), participate in educational programs and baseline concussion testing of youth athlete organizations focusing on concussions. CACTIS initiated and continues to emphasize the analysis of local, regional, and national data with the goal of creating a concussion registry and developing a "Best Practices" concussion assessment and treatment program in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Health Services. CACTIS has hosted and sponsored none (9) annual programs in Phoenix, Arizona since 2010: "Concussions: Advances in Sports Medicine and The Public Health Epidemic: Traumatic Brain Injuries in Victims of Intimate Partner Violence".
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 September 2011.
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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