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Operation Jump Start

EIN 33-0629895 · Long Beach, CA

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

What it says it does

YOUTH GUIDANCE AND COLLEGE MENTORING

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

Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).

Reserves
28 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 9.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20
It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.

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

Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).

Independent board
25 of 25
8 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$861,243 spent. YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP LOW-RESOURCED, HIGH-POTENTIAL FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS GET IN, STAY IN, AND GRADUATE FROM A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE. THIS IS DONE BY PROVIDING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, MENTORING AND EXPOSURE TO A BROADER WORLD. SINCE INCEPTION, OVER 1,000 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED. 85% HAVE RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITHIN SIX YEARS AND 90% ATTEND COLLEGE. OVER 1,900 HOURS OF ONE TO ONE MONTORING HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DISBURSED AS PART OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSE $58,071 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS IN NEED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

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

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 1995.
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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