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Jamyang Foundation

EIN 33-0386414 · Waialua, HI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Jamyang Foundation is an innovative project to help educate girls and young women in developing countries. The project began in 1987 with study programs that combine traditional and contemporary learning. Jamyang Foundation currently supports 390 students in twelve study programs in the India Himalayas, including nine in Zangskar, one in Spiti Valley, and one in Kinnaur. Jamyang Foundation also founded and supports Visakha Girls School. This is a primary school primarily for Marma tribal girls in the area of Manikchari in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. Two of our pioneering projects in Dharamsala are now operating independently. They are educating more than 200 students and thus fulfilling the Foundation goal of fostering self sufficiency.

Income
$18,800
Spending
$148,171
Reserves
12.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 87%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 688% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (3)
  1. $24,000 spent. Jamyang Foundation supported the educational expenses, including food, teachers, books, stationary supplies, laptops, medical expenses, etc., for 131 girls studying at Visakha Girls' School in Manikchari, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.
  2. $40,000 spent. Jamyang Foundation supported educational expenses, including food, teachers, books, stationary supplies, medical expenses, and so on, for 265 nuns and young girls studying at nine monastery schools in Zangskar Valley, Ladakh, India.
  3. $75,000 spent. Jamyang Foundation supported the educational expenses, including food, teachers, books, stationary supplies, medical expenses, and so on, for 80 students at Sanghamitra Institute, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.

    The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1990.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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