Generations on Line
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GENERATIONS ON LINE'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE INTERNET LITERACY, ACCESS AND SKILLS TO OLDER ADULTS.
- Income
- $86,946
- Spending
- $176,376
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 11.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 72%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 5
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
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 103% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 58% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% 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
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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.
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 (1)
- $147,332 spent. WE CELEBRATED OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN SEPTEMBER, WITH TRIBUTES TO THOSE WHO BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT AND A RETROSPECTIVE FROM THE LAUNCH WITH THE U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE NORMAN MINETA AND PHILADELPHIA MAYOR JOHN STREET ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2000. MOVING FROM A 5-YEAR VISION TO SERVE 72,000 SENIORS, WE HAVE NOW TRAINED MORE THAN 300,000 OLDER ADULTS IN EVERY STATE AND IN SOME ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES THROUGH OUR WEB-BASED TUTORIALS AND APPS. 2025 WAS A MAJOR YEAR FOR OUR WORK IN PHILADELPHIA, THANKS TO THE SARAH RALSTON FOUNDATION WHICH PROVIDED A SIGNIFICANT TWO-YEAR INNOVATION GRANT TO HELP US DEVELOP IMACOMPUTER.ORG, A TRAINING, SAFETY, AND EXPERIENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO CONVERSATIONAL AI. WE COMPLETED FIVE FOCUS GROUPS AND FIVE DIVERSE PILOT STUDIES TO CREATE AND REFINE A LEARNER-CENTERED TUTORIAL IN 9 LANGUAGES. SOME 6,000 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 65 WERE TRAINED ON THE USE OF THEIR PHONE OR TABLET SO THEY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYTHING FROM APPS TO ZOOMING WITH FAMILY. 18 NEW GROUPS CONTACTED US ABOUT CREATING A SIP & SWIPE CAF, OUR DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY FOR BASIC INTERNET LITERACY. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 48 SIP & SWIPE CAFES WE HAVE HAD IN PHILADELPHIA OVER TIME. WE HELPED LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS REDUCE COSTS BY PROVIDING DIGITAL LITERACY TURNKEY PROGRAMS AT NO COST; ADDING FIVE NEW PARTNERS IN 2025. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES WERE: "MICHAEL PIERCE, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY, SPOKE TO A PACKED HOUSE AT THE TECHNOLOGY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE ANNUAL CONFERENCE "GOL WAS ASKED TO PRESENT A TWO-HOUR WORKSHOP AT PCA'S REGIONAL MEETING WHICH 120 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED AND PROVIDED EXCELLENT FEEDBACK FOR OUR AI PROGRAM. "THROUGH BOARD MEMBER KATHY JEDRZIEWSKI, WE WERE INVITED TO PRESENT A POSTER SESSION ON OUR INNOVATIVE AI PROJECT AT THE ANNUAL PENN MEDICINE GERIATRIC SYMPOSIUM, RESULTING IN A 26-PERSON PILOT PROGRAM FOR OUR AI PROJECT. "WE ALSO CONDUCTED A STUDENT PROJECT FOR THE COMPUTING & SOFTWARE SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL STEM DIVISION IN WHICH 26 COLLEGE STUDENTS WORKED WITH 26 OLDER ADULTS TO EVALUATE IMA COMPUTER, GAIN INSIGHTS AND FEEDBACK OVER A FIVE-WEEK COURSE. "TOBEY DICHTER WAS ASKED TO PRESENT THE KEYNOTE SPEECH AT JEVS ANNUAL REGIONAL MEETING. WE LAUNCHED A MAJOR SAFETY ON THE INTERNET TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS, A SIGNIFICANT AND MUCH NEEDED TRAINING. IN JANUARY, NTIA ANNOUNCED THE FIRST ROUND OF DIGITAL EQUITY ACT COMPETITIVE APPLICANTS THEY ARE RECOMMENDING FOR AWARD. IN THIS ROUND, NTIA RECOMMENDED MORE THAN 250M IN AWARDS TO 24 ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS IN 39 STATES AND TERRITORIES. THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WAS ONE OF THEM. AND GENERATIONS ON LINE WAS AMONG THE COALITION OF 18 PARTNERS WHO WON A GRANT TOTALLING 12 MILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS. ON MAY 9, THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (NTIA) SENT TERMINATION OF FUNDING LETTERS TO RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE DIGITAL EQUITY ACT, WHICH WAS PASSED IN 2021 AS A COMPONENT OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL). LITIGATION IS PENDING. WE CELEBRATED OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN SEPTEMBER, WITH TRIBUTES TO THOSE WHO BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT AND A RETROSPECTIVE FROM THE LAUNCH WITH THE U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE NORMAN MINETA AND PHILADELPHIA MAYOR JOHN STREET ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2000. MOVING FROM A 5-YEAR VISION TO SERVE 72,000 SENIORS, WE HAVE NOW TRAINED MORE THAN 300,000 OLDER ADULTS IN EVERY STATE AND IN SOME ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES THROUGH OUR WEB-BASED TUTORIALS AND APPS. 2025 WAS A MAJOR YEAR FOR OUR WORK IN PHILADELPHIA, THANKS TO THE SARAH RALSTON FOUNDATION WHICH PROVIDED A SIGNIFICANT TWO-YEAR INNOVATION GRANT TO HELP US DEVELOP IMACOMPUTER.ORG, A TRAINING, SAFETY, AND EXPERIENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO CONVERSATIONAL AI. WE COMPLETED FIVE FOCUS GROUPS AND FIVE DIVERSE PILOT STUDIES TO CREATE AND REFINE A LEARNER-CENTERED TUTORIAL IN 9 LANGUAGES. SOME 6,000 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 65 WERE TRAINED ON THE USE OF THEIR PHONE OR TABLET SO THEY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYTHING FROM APPS TO ZOOMING WITH FAMILY. 18 NEW GROUPS CONTACTED US ABOUT CREATING A SIP & SWIPE CAF, OUR DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY FOR BASIC INTERNET LITERACY. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 48 SIP & SWIPE CAFES WE HAVE HAD IN PHILADELPHIA OVER TIME. WE HELPED LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS REDUCE COSTS BY PROVIDING DIGITAL LITERACY TURNKEY PROGRAMS AT NO COST; ADDING FIVE NEW PARTNERS IN 2025. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES WERE: "MICHAEL PIERCE, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY, SPOKE TO A PACKED HOUSE AT THE TECHNOLOGY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE ANNUAL CONFERENCE "GOL WAS ASKED TO PRESENT A TWO-HOUR WORKSHOP AT PCA'S REGIONAL MEETING WHICH 120 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED AND PROVIDED EXCELLENT FEEDBACK FOR OUR AI PROGRAM. "THROUGH BOARD MEMBER KATHY JEDRZIEWSKI, WE WERE INVITED TO PRESENT A POSTER SESSION ON OUR INNOVATIVE AI PROJECT AT THE ANNUAL PENN MEDICINE GERIATRIC SYMPOSIUM, RESULTING IN A 26-PERSON PILOT PROGRAM FOR OUR AI PROJECT. "WE ALSO CONDUCTED A STUDENT PROJECT FOR THE COMPUTING & SOFTWARE SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL STEM DIVISION IN WHICH 26 COLLEGE STUDENTS WORKED WITH 26 OLDER ADULTS TO EVALUATE IMA COMPUTER, GAIN INSIGHTS AND FEEDBACK OVER A FIVE-WEEK COURSE. "TOBEY DICHTER WAS ASKED TO PRESENT THE KEYNOTE SPEECH AT JEVS ANNUAL REGIONAL MEETING. WE LAUNCHED A MAJOR SAFETY ON THE INTERNET TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS, A SIGNIFICANT AND MUCH NEEDED TRAINING. IN JANUARY, NTIA ANNOUNCED THE FIRST ROUND OF DIGITAL EQUITY ACT COMPETITIVE APPLICANTS THEY ARE RECOMMENDING FOR AWARD. IN THIS ROUND, NTIA RECOMMENDED MORE THAN 250M IN AWARDS TO 24 ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS IN 39 STATES AND TERRITORIES. THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WAS ONE OF THEM. AND GENERATIONS ON LINE WAS AMONG THE COALITION OF 18 PARTNERS WHO WON A GRANT TOTALLING 12 MILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS. ON MAY 9, THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (NTIA) SENT TERMINATION OF FUNDING LETTERS TO RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE DIGITAL EQUITY ACT, WHICH
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 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 March 2000.
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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