Teal House
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ART PROFESSIONALS forced to leave their homes due to war or oppressive regimes in their home country in continuing their artistic journey and to help other displaced people to find their place in a new society through art.
- Income
- $486,941
- Spending
- $436,270
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 547% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% 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
Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
6 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 (5)
- $299,847 spent. We assisted TEAL HOUSE Poland in fundraising for programs aligned with both our and TEAL HOUSEs missions: Art Integration - a global art contest for displaced artists with grants and mentorship. Support for a Teen Theatre Studio for refugee children. Backing for the project Sorry for My English, to be performed by displaced artists in 2025 including stages in the US.
- $50,905 spent. TEAL HOUSE organized several meetings of Katerina Gordeeva with viewers of her You-Tube channel and readers of her book devoted to Ukranian war refugees. The program helped Katerina to fundraise for continuing publications of interviews with different people most of whom like Katerina are now forced or being forced to leave their homeland for their views.
- $50,000 spent. TEAL HOUSE helped fundraise for staging of the play that was written in mid 20th century by Russian immigrant Sergey Dovlatov starring nowadays Russian immigrant actors who left their home due to oppressive regime
- $20,557 spent. Being political refugees from Russia this talented poet and musician have to start their careers anew in Europe and US. TEAL HOUSE sponsored their first joint album release to give them an opportunity to organize a world tour.
- $7,821 spent. The program is conducted in collaboration with LeLeCake Cafe Los Gatos CA where immigrant actors stand-up comedians journalists who lost their income as they were forced to leave their countries to meet their supporters. All the fundraised funds go to support the guest-star of the breakfast.
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 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 October 2023.
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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