P a S T Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BY PARTNERING ANTHROPOLOGY WITH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WE INVITE THE WORLD TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT AND ENGAGE IN EXPERIENCES THAT LINK LEARNING TO LIFE. PAST WORKS WITH SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS AND STATES TO HELP TRANSFORM EDUCATION IN TERMS OF STEM BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING.
- Income
- $2.2 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 60%
- Employees
- 0
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
Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 64% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 62% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 29 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
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
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)
- $3.1 million spent. SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAMS: THE PAST BRIDGE PROGRAMS OFFER AN ARRAY OF EXCITING PROJECTS THAT STUDENTS, ADULTS, TEACHERS AND PARTNERS CAN BECOME INVOLVED IN. THE PROJECTS ARE STRUCTURED FOR BOTH DAY AND OVERNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS. EACH PROGRAM TARGETS A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE AND IS STRUCTURED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS. OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, PAST PROGRAMS HAVE EVOLVED INTO BRIDGE PROGRAMS AS THE PAST FOUNDATION TEAM STRIVES TO BUILD PROGRAMS THAT USE THE WORLD AS SCHOOLROOM, IMMERSE STUDENTS IN LEARNING AND HAVE REAL OUTCOMES. BRIDGE PROGRAMS STAND APART FROM CONCEPT TO IMPLEMENTATION. THE TERM BRIDGE IS A WAY TO HELP STUDENTS MOVE FROM ONE WAY OF THINKING OR ONE LEVEL OF THINKING TO THE NEXT. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE THE BRIDGE REINFORCING CRITICAL THINKING AND EXPOSING STUDENTS TO AT LEAST THREE LEVELS OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING. BRIDGE PROGRAM SUCCESS IS DERIVED FROM SEVERAL YEARS OF PLANNING, SCALING, TESTING AND DEFINING REAL WORLD ISSUES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ENGAGING EDUCATION. THERE ARE FOUR VITAL COMPONENTS OF THE BRIDGE PROGRAM: REAL ISSUES, REAL PARTNERS, A TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND A POLISHED PRESENTATION OF LEARNING FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONAL CYCLE OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES USED IN ALL SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGIES. USING BRIDGE PROGRAM STRUCTURE THE PAST FOUNDATION TOUCHES HUNDREDS OF LIFE LONG LEARNERS EACH YEAR. EACH PROGRAM HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE QUALITIES AND ACTIVITIES. EACH PROGRAM HAS A PRACTICAL GOAL AND SET OF PRESENTATIONS. EACH PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN REAL TIME THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING AND LATER THROUGH PODCAST. ETHNOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE: PAST PROVIDES EMBEDDED ANTHROPOLOGISTS FOR CONTINUOUS STUDY & ANALYSIS TO EVOLVE STEM EDUCATIONAL REFORM. UNDERSTANDING LOCAL CULTURE IS CRITICAL TO SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL REFORM. ETHNOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE COALESCES THE COMMUNITY VOICES RELECTING COMMON THREADS OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNIQUE COMMUNITY PRESPECTIVES INFORMING DECISION MAKING AND REVEALING BOTTLENECKS IN THE SYSTEM SO THAT THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED. CULTURALLY RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL DESIGN CONNECTS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY. ETHNOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE HELPS IN PLANNING AND PARTNERING SO THAT THE UNDERLYING SYSTEMS REFLECT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND ARE AS ROBUST AS POSSIBLE. ANTHROPOLOGY PROVIDES AVENUES FOR REAL-TIME AND AGILE COURSE CORRECTION THAT IS KEY TO PROGRAM GROWTH AND SUSTAINED SUCCESS. STEM SCHOOL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION: STEM PROVIDES AN APPROACH TO LEARNING THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE AND EXAMINE REAL WORLD ISSUES HOLISTICALLY. USING THE TRIED AND TRUE DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS AS A VEHICLE, WHILE BRINGING MANY DISCIPLINES TO BEAR ON A QUESTION, LINKS LEARNING TO LIFE. COMBINING A TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT DE-SILOS EDUCATION WITH STEM DESIGN PRINCIPLES ADDRESSING REAL WORLD ISSUES ENABLE PAST TO PARTNER WITH TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRY TO BUILD PROGRAMS THAT ARE ENGAGING AND SUSTAINABLE. PAST HAS PARTNERED WITH SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD IN BUILDING PROGRAMS THAT: ADDRESS REAL ISSUES, ARE ALIGNED TO EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, CONTINUE TO GROW, ARE SUSTAINABLE, AND HAVE REAL OUTCOMES. STRONG PROGRAMS REQUIRE A SET OF PARTNERS FROM INDUSTRY, HIGHER EDUCATION, PK-12, AND THE COMMUNITY. EMPLOYING TEACHERS AS FUNDAMENTAL PARTNERS, PAST ANTHROPOLOGISTS ARE ABLE TO BUILD STRONG COHORTS THAT ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH CONSISTENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A WELL-STRUCTURED SYSTEM THAT CAN BE SCALED AND SUSTAINED. PARTNERING WITH HIGHER EDUCATION, INDUSTRY AND THE COMMUNITY THESE COLLABORATIVES PROVIDE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH DEEP CONTENT EXPERTISE AND ACCESS TO CURRENT RESEARCH AND SUPPORT. UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY, PAST IS ABLE TO SPUR INQUIRY AND BROADEN THE REACH OF ALL PROGRAMS. PAST HELPS TEACHERS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES BUILD PROGRAMS THAT TRANSFORM EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS INTO 21ST CENTURY LEARNING CENTERS. SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAMS: THE PAST BRIDGE PROGRAMS OFFER AN ARRAY OF EXCITING PROJECTS THAT STUDENTS, ADULTS, TEACHERS AND PARTNERS CAN BECOME INVOLVED IN. THE PROJECTS ARE STRUCTURED FOR BOTH DAY AND OVERNIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS. EACH PROGRAM TARGETS A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE AND IS STRUCTURED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS. OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, PAST PROGRAMS HAVE EVOLVED INTO BRIDGE PROGRAMS AS THE PAST FOUNDATION TEAM STRIVES TO BUILD PROGRAMS THAT USE THE WORLD AS SCHOOLROOM, IMMERSE STUDENTS IN LEARNING AND HAVE REAL OUTCOMES. BRIDGE PROGRAMS STAND APART FROM CONCEPT TO IMPLEMENTATION. THE TERM BRIDGE IS A WAY TO HELP STUDENTS MOVE FROM ONE WAY OF THINKING OR ONE LEVEL OF THINKING TO THE NEXT. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE THE BRIDGE REINFORCING CRITICAL THINKING AND EXPOSING STUDENTS TO AT LEAST THREE LEVELS OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING. BRIDGE PROGRAM SUCCESS IS DERIVED FROM SEVERAL YEARS OF PLANNING, SCALING, TESTING AND DEFINING REAL WORLD ISSUES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ENGAGING EDUCATION. THERE ARE FOUR VITAL COMPONENTS OF THE BRIDGE PROGRAM: REAL ISSUES, REAL PARTNERS, A TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND A POLISHED PRESENTATION OF LEARNING FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONAL CYCLE OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES USED IN ALL SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGIES. USING BRIDGE PROGRAM STRUCTURE THE PAST FOUNDATION TOUCHES HUNDREDS OF LIFE LONG LEARNERS EACH YEAR. EACH PROGRAM HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE QUALITIES AND ACTIVITIES. EACH PROGRAM HAS A PRACTICAL GOAL AND SET OF PRESENTATIONS. EACH PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN REAL TIME THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING AND LATER THROUGH PODCAST. ETHNOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE: PAST PROVIDES EMBEDDED ANTHROPOLOGISTS FOR CONTINUOUS STUDY & ANALYSIS TO EVOLVE STEM EDUCATIONAL REFORM. UNDERSTANDING LOCAL CULTURE IS CRITICAL TO SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL REFORM. ETHNOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE COALESCES THE COMMUNITY VOICES RELECTING COMMON THREADS OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNIQUE COMMUNITY PRESPECTIVES INFORMING DECISION MAKING AND REVEALING BOTTLENECKS IN THE SYSTEM SO THAT THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED. CULTURALLY RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL DESIGN CONNECTS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH
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 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 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 October 21, 2026.
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