Raise Up the Roof Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To promote social justice and advocacy for people with disabilities based on the social teaching of the Catholic Church. Activities include education, social outreach, economic development, health care, and evangelization. Also, to conduct other such activities in furthering of the foregoing purpose.
- Income
- $95,747
- Spending
- $87,826
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (7)
- $23,577 spent. Objective: Provide a reliable new drinking source of water for a multitude of residents. A deep well was dug, and all related infrastructure was built, a generator was acquired, and a new multi-faucet water supply station was constructed with adjacent water tower supply for Nmidbara village. This project is estimated to benefit approximately 5,000 individuals, of which about 20% are estimated to be physically disadvantaged in some manner.
- $18,620 spent. Objective: Provide educational tuition, school fees, and scholarships to underprivileged individuals. Provided full scholarships to two outstanding financially poor individuals to attend school. Provided a mix of school fees, tuition fees, exam fees, hostel fees and textbooks for 78 primary school students, one boarding school student, 37 secondary school students, 36 post-high school and university students, 10 drop-out students, one student attending a school for social work, and 1 student in the seminary.
- $16,308 spent. Objective: Provide social and humanitarian outreach to underprivileged for housing, food, clothing, living necessities, counseling, and including Christmas outreach. Provided and Benefitted: Housing and related necessity costs for economically and physically disadvantaged (19 persons benefitted). Economic outreach to the less privileged for food (rice bags), cash vouchers and basic necessities (approximately 938 benefitted); repair costs for a damaged church building in Mamfe (estimated 700 benefitted); provided school meals for 265 elementary school students; economic assistance to an estimated 100 widows from two parishes; and provided burial financial assistance for three individuals.
- $7,545 spent. Objective: Provide educational infrastructure support for economically disadvantaged students; particularly those students from the hinterland and villages. Provided: toilet facilities for an elementary school and a nursery school which benefitted an estimated 1,260 students and teachers; textbooks for 51 primary school children and 6 other special needs students; and provided uniforms, books, and bags for 10 economically disadvantaged students.
- $6,681 spent. Objective: Provide financial support for religious order personnel in Nigeria and Cameroon who intersect with the work of the charitable foundation in various ways. Provided economic assistance to 73 priests directly impacted by the Cameroonian civil war; Medical subsidies were provided to a priest and educational assistance was provided to another priest; and general economic assistance was offered to 14 other priests, two of which were newly ordained and 12 assistance the foundation in introducing the water project to the village community.
- $4,223 spent. Objective: Provide general medical aid and supplies to economically challenged areas and provide support payments and, or full hospital payments for economically or physically disadvantaged individuals or indigent patients. Economic aid provided to a teaching hospital for the benefit of an estimated 1,000 current and future underprivileged patients; medication support for a handicapped woman and 4 financially poor persons; and payment of hospital bills for 16 physically and/or economically challenged individuals.
- $3,122 spent. Objective: Provide basic skills training costs, and necessary related equipment to economically and physically underprivileged individuals. Provided and Benefitted: Financial and administrative support for an estimated 500 individuals working on a Catholic managed farm; small scale business assistance for two financially poor women; training for an orphan girl learning tailoring; and training physically challenged girl learning shoe making and mending.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 2024.
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 July 2022.
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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