Cornerstone Community Development Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To serve underprivileged and high risk youth and their parents, offer a broad range of community education opportunities and literacy youth programs, provide emergency food and clothing, and serve community seniors and shut-ins as well as the unhoused.
- Income
- $150,305
- Spending
- $137,590
- Reserves
- 5.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% 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)
- $9,823 spent. Literacy Programs: Summer reading program and after school tutoring. We served 40 in the reading program for summer 2025 and the after school tutoring is ongoing.
- $7,907 spent. Community Outreach: Our back to school outreach served approx 700 students in 2025 and included donations of backpacks and school supplies received from various donors which were all given out to every student, and includes about 30 volunteers giving approx 150 hours of service time. Our Christmas outreach served approx 500 people in 2025 and included large donations of toys from private individuals and businesses to give to all the children in attendance along with hamburger meals, and approx 45 volunteers donating 250 hours of time for this event. Other outreach programs are movie nights and video gaming nights (approx 30 attend at each). We also offer our community center building to host town hall meetings with our city. Most outreach supplies and donated and given directly to the community during the events.
- $66,002 spent. Special projects: Tia Mica's Food and Clothing Pantry serves our unhoused and community families in need by offering food bags and clothing. We received food donations from local food banks, as well as purchase of food/clothing, which are in turn given directly to the community. With food bank donations we were able to serve approx 1500 families and 3579 individuals!
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
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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