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Chicago Academy of Sciences

EIN 36-0895575 · Chicago, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak46 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF CAS/PNNM IS TO CREATE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE THROUGH COLLABORATIONS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC FORUMS THAT FOSTER URBAN CONNECTIONS TO OUR REGION'S NATURE AND SCIENCE.

Income
$6.5 million
Spending
$7.8 million
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
2.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 46%
Employees
117
Volunteers
112
Highest pay
$263,049, president & ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 20% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 21% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    54 of 54 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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 June 30, 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 (4)
  1. $1.3 million spent. BIOLOGY/CONSERVATION/COLLECTIONS: BIOLOGY:IN AUGUST OF 2024, THE NATURE MUSEUM HIRED A NEW CURATOR OF TURTLE CONSERVATION, DR. CALLIE KLATT GOLBA. DR. GOLBA'S WORK ELEVATES THE ACADEMY'S ROLE IN BLANDING'S TURTLE CONSERVATION FROM THAT OF A CONSERVATION PARTNER IN HEAD-STARTING, TO A LEADER IN ORIGINAL RESEARCH, GUIDING MANAGEMENT EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE SPECIES RANGE.THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE NATURE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, LIVING COLLECTIONS, AND BIOLOGY TEAMS GAVE 26 PRESENTATIONS, SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION 7 TIMES, AND ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION/PUBLISHED 6 TIMES. OUR BIOLOGY AND COLLECTIONS TEAMS WERE FEATURED IN 21 DIFFERENT MEDIA SEGMENTS THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2025.THE NATURE MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A GRANT FUNDED PROJECT FROM THE MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION TO RESEARCH SMOOTH GREENSNAKE HEALTH, TRACKING SNAKE FUNGAL DISEASE AND HEAVY METAL BIOACCUMULATION.IN LATE 2021, SHELL FUNGAL DISEASE, AN EMERGING DISEASE THAT CAUSES LESIONS IN THE SHELLS OF TURTLES, WAS DETECTED IN HEADSTART TURTLES ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS. THE NATURE MUSEUM TOOK PART IN A CLINICAL TRIAL TO TEST EFFECTIVENESS OF A TREATMENT WITH 14 BLANDING'S TURTLE HEADSTARTS THAT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE FUNGUS. THIS 18-MONTH TRIAL WAS JUST COMPLETED. THE NATURE MUSEUM IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING TOWARDS MAKING OUR BLANDING'S LAB A NEGATIVE (FUNGUS FREE) SPACE SO THAT WE CAN EVENTUALLY RESUME OUR HEADSTART PROGRAM.CHICAGO CONSERVATION CORPS (C3):THE CHICAGO CONSERVATION CORPS (C3) COLLABORATES WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY TO INSPIRE AND FUND LASTING CHANGE THROUGH GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND CLIMATE ORGANIZATION. C3 ACTS AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BY TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LAUNCH THEIR OWN SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS, WE ENSURE THAT OUR PROJECTS HAVE THE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.WE EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS WITH THE SUPPORT OF ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY DOING SUSTAINABILITY WORK THROUGH OUR C3 EXPERT PARTNERSHIPS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW OUR LEADERS TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE DURING THEIR TRAINING. WE EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION TO CREATE DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BUILD HOPE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. WE FUND UNLIMITED SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS FROM OUR LEADERS. C3 LEADERS BECOME SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND C3 REMOVES BARRIERS TO ACTION BY PROVIDING FUNDS AND INDIVIDUALIZED MUSEUM STAFF SUPPORT FOR EVERY PROJECT.THIS YEAR, THANKS TO A GENEROUS DONOR, THE NATURE MUSEUM C3 TEAM LAUNCHED A BRAND-NEW SECTION OF THE PROGRAM DEDICATED TO FOOD SUSTAINABILITY. HISTORICALLY, C3 PROJECTS COMPLETED BY LEADERS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON WASTE, WATER, ENERGY, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE, GREEN SPACE, AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, WITH THE OCCASIONAL PROJECT DEDICATED TO FOOD IN THE FORM OF COMPOST PROJECTS. THIS NEW FOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED CURRICULUM EXAMINED CRITICAL ISSUES LIKE FOOD ACCESS, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND HOW TO LOWER THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR FOOD. THROUGHOUT THIS 8-WEEK COURSE, LEADERS ALSO EXPLORED HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT CHICAGO'S GROWING URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESCUE INITIATIVES.COLLECTIONS:THE COLLECTIONS TEAM COMPLETED AN INSTITUTE OF MUSEUMS AND LIBRARY SCIENCES GRANT TO CATALOGUE AND DIGITIZE THE INSTITUTION'S BOTANY COLLECTION. OUR TEAM PROCESSED 6,282 SPECIMENS FROM THE HERBARIUM BACKLOG, LARGELY COLLECTED IN THE MID-1800S. THIS PROJECT CULMINATED IN 14,678 CATALOGUE RECORDS REPRESENTING 30,596 SCIENTIFIC HERBARIUM SPECIMENS AVAILABLE ONLINE IN ARCTOS. USING THIS REVITALIZED BOTANY COLLECTION, THE COLLECTIONS TEAM CREATED TWO NEW ONLINE EXHIBITS IN GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE: "THE BOTANICAL TIME CAPSULE AND "THE PEOPLE AND PLACES IN COLLECTIONS."OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE COLLECTIONS TEAM WAS ALSO HARD AT WORK DIGITIZING 279 ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE FILMS THANKS TO A GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE COUNCIL ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE INTERNET ARCHIVE AND ARCTOS PORTALS, AS WELL AS THE NATURE MUSEUM'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.ADDITIONALLY, THE COLLECTIONS TEAM RECEIVED MATERIALS FROM THE DIVISION OF BIRDS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN TO ADD TO THE NATURE MUSEUM'S ESTABLISHED REUBEN M. STRONG MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION. STRONG WAS A LOCAL ORNITHOLOGIST WHO HELPED ESTABLISH THE CHICAGO ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. ONCE THESE NEWLY RECEIVED PAPERS ARE PROCESSED, THEY WILL BE OPEN FOR RESEARCH.
  2. $1.4 million spent. EDUCATION:EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE AT THE HEART OF THE NATURE MUSEUM'S EFFORTS TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. WITH RESEARCH AND STUDY AT THE CORE OF THE INSTITUTION'S FOUNDING, NATURE MUSEUM EDUCATORS PROVIDE MORE HANDS-ON CONTACT HOURS WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAN ANY OTHER MUSEUM IN THE CITY: MORE THAN 78,000 HOURS EACH YEAR, WITH TEN FULL-TIME SCHOOL PROGRAM STAFF MEMBERS WHO TEACH A COMBINED TOTAL OF MORE THAN 38,000 STUDENTS AND 1,200 TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT CHICAGO, MOST OF WHICH SERVE HIGH PERCENTAGES OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS PRIMARILY FROM CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND HOW IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THEIR LIVES. THESE HANDS-ON SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS), AND FEATURE THE NATUREMUSEUM'S UNIQUE RESOURCES: FROM LIVE ANIMALS TO OUR VAST PRESERVED SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEPAUL UNIVERSITY'S USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN CAPSTONE CLASS OF 2025, THE NATURE MUSEUM'S SUSTAINABILITY CENTER UNDERWENT AN INCREDIBLE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION. OVER THE COURSE OF 13 WEEKS, THE STUDENTS WORKED TOGETHER TO DEVELOP THESE GAMES, RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM MUSEUM STAFF THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. THE RESULT OF THEIR EFFORTS WERE COMPLETELY REDESIGNED SCREENS FOR EACH OF THE 5 DIGITAL COMPONENTS IN THE EXHIBIT: WATER, ECONOMY & CULTURE, ENERGY, FOOD, AND THE LIBRARY. THE FINISHED SCREENS MAKE THE CONTENT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ENGAGING FOR ALL AUDIENCES, WHILE STILL EDUCATING OUR VISITORS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION IN EACH PILLAR.EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM GREW AND EXPANDED OVER THE PAST YEAR. WE PILOTED NEW DAY-OFF CAMPS AND A PROGRAM SPECIALLY FOR TWEENS (AGES 10-14 YEARS OLD). SUMMER CAMP ADDED ANOTHER GROUP OF STUDENTS TO EACH SESSION, BRINGING THE JOY OF A SUMMER CONNECTING WITH NATURE TO MORE KIDS, AS WELL AS INCREASING REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES. EDUCATION STAFF CREATED 3 NEW SCIENCE ON THE GO CURRICULUM, GROUNDED IN NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, TO BRING TO TEACHERS AND CLASSROOMS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, BUILDING ON OUR 30-YEAR SCIENCE ON THE GO TRADITION. WE PARTNERED WITH THE LAWNDALE POP-UP MUSEUM TO BRING NATURE CONNECTIONS TO THEIR FRIDAY EVENING COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND THE RESULTING NATURE-INSPIRED, COMMUNITY-CREATED ART WORK WILL BE SHOWCASED AT THE MUSEUM IN THE FALL.THROUGH OUR SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, NATURE MUSEUM EDUCATORS ARE ABLE TO REACH STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE CITY AND PROVIDE THEM WITH HIGH QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL LESSONS THAT ARE CENTERED AROUND OUR MISSION TO HELP CREATE CONNECTIONS TO NATURE. SCIENCE ON THE GO, A TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, SERVED 153 CLASSROOMS IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS MEANT THAT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 STUDENTS AND 153 TEACHERS RECEIVED A SCIENCE AND NATURE BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HELP DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, AND, FOR TEACHERS, STRENGTHEN THEIR CONFIDENCE AND COMFORTABILITY WITH TEACHING SCIENCE SUBJECTS.THROUGH IN- AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT CHICAGO, MUSEUM EDUCATORS MAKE A LASTING IMPACT THROUGH WHOLE-CHILD LEARNING APPROACHES THAT BUILD KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, INTEREST, AND ENTHUSIASM FOR STEM TOPICS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE FOUNDED IN A STUDENT-DRIVEN AND INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO CONNECT OUR AUDIENCES TO INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE AND SCIENCE PHENOMENA. FISCAL YEAR 2025 STUDENT PROGRAMS INCLUDED: 634 FIELD TRIP WORKSHOPS (AT PNNM), 427 SUMMER CAMPERS, 89 WINTER CAMPERS, 89 NATURE ON THE GO (IN COMMUNITIES) WORKSHOPS, 8 AFTER SCHOOL SCIENCE CLUB SCHOOLS, 4 OVERNIGHT EVENTS. FISCAL YEAR 2025 MULTI-TOUCHPOINT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDED: 153 SCIENCE ON THE GO CLASSROOMS, 3 WHOLE SCHOOL SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS, 34 URBAN NATURE PARTNERSHIP CLASSROOMS, AND 32 SCIENCE TEACHINGNETWORK TEACHERS. FISCAL YEAR 2025 TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAMS INCLUDED: 1 QUARTER-LONG COURSE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE FOR DEPAUL UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES, AND 25 SEASONAL TEEN/ YOUNG ADULT STAFF AND INTERNS. FISCAL YEAR 2025 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS INCLUDED: 6 CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT PARK VOYAGERS (105 STUDENTS), OST COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH 12 COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND 2 IL DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENTICE EDUCATOR PARTNERSHIP WORKSHOPS WITH 25 EDUCATORS.MEANINGFUL AND ACCESSIBLE STEM LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-LEVEL GIRLS ARE CHALLENGING TO FIND. STUDENTS WHO ARE LIMITED BY THEIR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, OR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS DURING OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (SUMMER AND WINTER) ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR WORSE ACADEMIC, HEALTH, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL, AND SAFETY OUTCOMES. ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS LIKE THE NATURE MUSEUM'S CAMP COUNSELOR PROGRAM ENCOURAGES GIRLS TO EXPLORE STEM OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDES STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES.
  3. $2.7 million spent. EXHIBITS AND GUEST EXPERIENCE & ENGAGEMENT:THE NATURE MUSEUM FEATURED SEVERAL EXCITING EXHIBITS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025.IN NATURE CAT: BACKYARD AND BEYOND, KIDS STEPPED INTO ADVENTURE WITH FRED, AN ORDINARY HOUSE CAT WHO ONCE IMAGINED HIMSELF AS THE FEARLESS NATURE CAT, READY TO EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS. ALONGSIDE HIS QUIRKY CREW, HAL THE FUN-LOVING DOG, SQUEEKS THE CLEVER MOUSE, AND DAISY THE CURIOUS BUNNY-YOUNG, EXPLORERS JOURNEYED THROUGH A SERIES OF NATURE-INSPIRED EXPERIENCES. THEY CRAWLED THROUGH TUNNELS, WANDERED THROUGH A SHADOWY CAVE, SPLASHED DOWN A PRETEND WATERSLIDE, AND DISCOVERED THE SECRETS OF MARSHES AND FORESTS. WHETHER PLANTING FLOWERS IN AN URBAN GARDEN OR SEARCHING FOR HAL'S LOST FLYING DISC, EVERY ACTIVITY SPARKED CURIOSITY AND CELEBRATED THE WILD WORLD BEYOND THE BACKYARD.THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ARACHNIDS WAS AN EXHIBIT DESIGNED TO EXPLORE THE INTRIGUING WORLD OF ARACHNIDS SUCH AS SPIDERS AND SCORPIONSWHILE AIMING TO SHIFT PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ART, CULTURAL REFERENCES, LIVE SPECIMENS, AND HANDS-ON DISPLAYS, THE EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTED THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE AND ADVANTAGES OF THESE OFTEN-MISUNDERSTOOD CREATURES. IT INVITED VISITORS TO GAIN A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR ARACHNIDS AND HELPED DISPEL COMMON FEARS AND MYTHS SURROUNDING THEM.THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE NATURE MUSEUM DISPLAYED INCREDIBLE INTERNAL COLLABORATION AND DESIGN TO DEVELOP THE MUSEUM'S CURRENT EXHIBIT THAT IS ON DISPLAY FROM JUNE 2025 JUNE 2026. THIS EXHIBIT TELLS THE STORY OF THE ACADEMY AND THE IMPORTANT WORK DONE EVERY DAY BY OUR INCREDIBLE TEAM. BY A THREAD: NATURE'S RESILIENCE DIVES INTO THE SCIENCE OF BIODIVERSITY AND WHAT IT TAKES TO PROTECT IT SHOWCASING THE RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION WORK HAPPENING EVERY DAY ACROSS THE MUSEUM AND ACADEMY. FROM EXPLORING REGIONAL COLLECTIONS TO GETTING HANDS-ON WITH REAL FIELDWORK-INSPIRED ACTIVITIES, GUESTS OF ALL AGES WILL UNCOVER THE CHALLENGES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND DISCOVER HOW THEY CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.THE NATURE MUSEUM USES ART TO CONNECT VISITORS TO NATURE ACROSS ALL AREAS OF THE MUSEUM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE MUSEUM'S FIRST FLOOR FLAT SHOW EXHIBIT SPACE SHOWCASED ART CENTERED AROUND NATURE FROM MOLLY CRANCH, WILLIAM BURT, AND LINDSAY OLSON.TO CELEBRATE THE START OF THE SUMMER SEASON AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY, WE HOSTED THE ANNUAL SUMMER NATURE FEST 2025 THE NATURE MUSEUM'S WAY TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER. THIS EVENT LAUNCHED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE OPENING OF THE BY A THREAD: NATURE'S RESILIENCE EXHIBIT. WE WELCOMED OVER 700 GUESTS AND EXCEEDED THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S REVENUE.
  4. $653,385 spent. ATTENDANCE AND PRIVATE EVENTS:THE NATURE MUSEUM WELCOMED 119,638 VISITORS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. WE HAD A 9.41% INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP REVENUE AND 5.47% INCREASE IN PAID VISITORS COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2024. THERE WAS ALSO AN OVERALL 6.88% INCREASE IN REVENUE IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2024. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A STEADY INCREASE IN VISITORS EACH YEAR, AND ANTICIPATE SEEING THIS TREND CONTINUE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE NATURE MUSEUM IS PROUD TO HAVE DOUBLED PRIVATE EVENT REVENUE, ACHIEVING A GOAL OF $200,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 (VS. $100,000 FISCAL YEAR 2024). THIS INCREASE IN PRIVATE EVENT REVENUE IS PART OF THE NATURE MUSEUM'S LONG-TERM GOAL OF DIVERSIFYING FUNDING STREAMS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1933.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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