United Way of Kenosha County
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF UNITED WAY OF KENOSHA COUNTY IS TO CONNECT CARING VOICES AND MAXIMIZE RESOURCES TO COLLECTIVELY STRENGTHEN AND UPLIFT KENOSHA COUNTY. WE ENVISION A KENOSHA COUNTY WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE HEALTHY, EDUCATED, AND ECONOMICALLY STABLE.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 49%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 507
- Highest pay
- $93,370, chief executive officer
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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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 (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 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 (6)
- $415,269 spent. COMMUNITY IMPACT - AT UNITED WAY OF KENOSHA COUNTY (HENCEFORTH KNOWN AS UWKC), WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF MAXIMIZING COMMUNITY IMPACT BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF INDIVIDUALS AND WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AGENCY PARTNERS TO MAKE A CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ENVISION A KENOSHA COUNTY WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE HEALTHY, EDUCATED, AND ECONOMICALLY STABLE.UWKC IMPACTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY BY INVESTING IN A VARIETY OF LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL UNITED WAY INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT OUR PARTNER PROVIDER AGENCIES. THESE COMBINED EFFORTS PROVIDE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS AND DELIVER MEASURABLE RESULTS. UWKC IS GUIDED BY GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GOVERNANCE, OVERSEEING OPERATIONS AND THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROCESS. THE KEY FOCUS AREAS FOR UWKC, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, ARE EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH. UWKC ADDRESSES THESE AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:EDUCATIONHELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIALGOALS: CHILDREN/YOUTH IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. CHILDREN/YOUTH DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY.EDUCATION IS THE CORNERSTONE OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS. STRONG, PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITIES ARE DEPENDENT UPON A SKILLED WORKFORCE THAT CAN COMPETE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, THERE WERE 2 MILLION SCHOOL DROPOUTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-24 NATIONWIDE IN 2020. AMERICA, AND KENOSHA COUNTY, FACE AN EDUCATION CRISIS. IN KENOSHA COUNTY, TWO OUT OF THREE THIRD GRADERS CANNOT READ PROFICIENTLY, WHICH IS AN EARLY INDICATOR OF ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS ALARMING TREND? THE ANSWER, MORE THAN $544 BILLION IN LOST WAGES, TAXES AND PRODUCTIVITY OVER THEIR LIFETIMES. THESE TRENDS ARE REVERSIBLE, BUT ONLY WHEN COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS WORK TOGETHER.UWKC WORKS TO ACHIEVE EDUCATION GOALS BY LEADING THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES:KENOSHA COUNTY YOUTH AS RESOURCES (YAR)KENOSHA COUNTY YOUTH AS RESOURCES (YAR) IS A GRANT-GIVING PROGRAM THAT FUNDS YOUTH-DESIGNED, YOUTH-LED COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. YOUTH, WITH GUIDANCE FROM ADULTS, DETERMINE AND PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS THEY BELIEVE WILL ADDRESS A NEED IN THEIR COMMUNITY. YOUTH GROUPS MAY APPLY TO YAR FOR SMALL GRANTS OF UP TO $500, WHICH MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR A PROJECT. THE YAR BOARD INVITES YOUTH GROUPS TO PRESENT THEIR SERVICE PROJECT PROPOSALS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD AT THREE TIME PER YEAR FOR REVIEW MEETINGS AND THEN ALLOCATES FUNDING AFTER REVIEWING ALL APPLICATIONS.YAR WAS DEVELOPED OUT OF A NEED - A NEED TO MAKE THE YOUTH OF KENOSHA COUNTY FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO RESULTS FROM A 2010 SEARCH INSTITUTE SURVEY OF KENOSHA COUNTY YOUTH, ONLY 27% FEEL THAT THEY ARE GIVEN USEFUL ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY. AN EVEN LOWER 25% OF YOUTH FEEL THAT ADULTS VALUE THEM. YAR IS A PROGRAM OF UWKC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON EXTENSION KENOSHA COUNTY.DURING THE 2024-2025 PROGRAM YEAR, YOUTH AS RESOURCE, CONSISTING OF 8 HIGH SCHOOL MEMBERS AND THREE ADULT MEMBERS, AWARDED $3,500 ACROSS 7 SERVICE PROJECTS READ ACROSS KENOSHA: A COMMUNITY LITERACY EVENTREAD ACROSS KENOSHA: A COMMUNITY LITERACY EVENT TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KENOSHA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, BRISTOL SCHOOL DISTRICT, RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY, AND SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL "READ ACROSS AMERICA" EVENT. THIS YEAR, 192 VOLUNTEERS READ WITH K-3RD GRADE CLASSROOMS. BOOKS FEATURED VARIOUS AUTHORS AND TITLES, GUIDED BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AND KUSD. SPONSORSHIPS AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS HELPED PROVIDE CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO EACH OF THE 200+ CLASSROOMS.READERS ARE LEADERS TUTORING PROGRAMTHE READERS ARE LEADERS TUTORING PROGRAM IS AN EARLY GRADE READING INITIATIVE THAT HELPS CHILDREN BUILD THE CRITICAL READING SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. THROUGH THIS TUTORING PROGRAM, UWKC RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND PLACES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE TUTOR WORKS ONE-ON-ONE WITH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY TO SUPPLEMENT THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM.DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 6 KENOSHA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: GRANT, FOREST PARK, WHITTIER, PRAIRIE LANE, NASH, AND SOUTHPORT. OVER 100 STUDENTS RECEIVED LITERACY SUPPORT FROM 96 VOLUNTEER TUTORS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, TUTORS HAVE GIVEN OVER 10,000 HOURS TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD CRITICAL SKILLS FOR READING PROFICIENCY. BORN LEARNING TRAILSCHILDREN ARE CONSTANTLY LEARNING, RIGHT FROM BIRTH. TO HELP ADULTS TURN A SIMPLE PARK VISIT INTO AN EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, BORN LEARNING TRAILS OFFER MULTIPLE ACTIVITY STATIONS WITH FUN, INTERACTIVE LEARNING GAMES THAT PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CAN PLAY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THE TRAILS ARE AN EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY TO BOOST CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SKILLS A VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR EARLY LEARNING. BORN LEARNING TRAILS ARE AT COLUMBUS PARK, FOX RIVER PARK, AND CHAVEZ LEARNING STATION.ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH A VOLUNTEER-LED REVIEW PROCESS, UWKC INVESTS IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS: BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF KENOSHA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM KENOSHA LITERACY COUNCIL LITERACY FOR LIFE ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAM WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HORIZONS CHILDREN'S SERVICES KENOSHA YMCA ABILITIES IN MOTION ADAPTIVE SPORTSHEALTHIMPROVING PEOPLE'S HEALTHGOALS: INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATE SKILLS FOR HEALTHY LIVING. INDIVIDUALS ACCESS HEALTH AND SAFETY RESOURCES.GOOD HEALTH IS BOTH A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. IT GOES BEYOND PERSONAL DIET, EXERCISE, AND MANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL CHOICES WE MAKE. THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY LIFE IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE BUILD AND THE ENVIRONMENTS WE INHABIT. WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO PARKS, BIKE PATHS, SAFE PLAYGROUNDS, HEALTHY FOODS, AND GOOD MEDICAL CARE, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED IN SC
- $367,506 spent. BUILDING OUR FUTURE IS AN EDUCATIONAL "CRADLE TO CAREER" INITIATIVE THAT REQUIRES COMMUNITIES TO WORK COLLECTIVELY TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF WEAKNESS, MARSHAL RESOURCES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND USE DATA TO DRIVE ACTION AND DECISION MAKING THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. UWKC TRANSFERRED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF THIS PROGRAM TO THE KABA FOUNDATION AS OF JANUARY 1, 2023. UWKC CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE BY SERVING AS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD AND THROUGH COLLABORATION, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
- $86,444 spent. COMMUNITY SERVICES AND VOLUNTEERISM - IN ADDITION TO LEADING INITIATIVES AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THROUGH THE INVESTMENT PROCESS, UWKC PLAYS A ROLE IN ENSURING THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALSO ABLE TO UTILIZE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE DO SO IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: VOLUNTEER CONVENOR - UWKC IS COMMITTED TO HELPING KENOSHA COUNTY RESIDENTS FIND ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF GIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. UWKC UTILIZES VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND VALUES AND REALIZES HOW IMPORTANT THE GIFT OF TIME CAN BE TO ANY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. TO SOURCE AND PUBLICIZE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, UWKC UTILIZES A WEB-BASED PLATFORM CALLED VOLUNTEER WISCONSIN. NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, CIVIC GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY COALITIONS POST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, IN-KIND NEEDS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. IT IS A PLACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND CORPORATE TEAMS CAN EASILY SEARCH AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO UTILIZE THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS AND MEET THEIR INTERESTS WHILE MAKING A LOCAL IMPACT. IN ADDITION TO FOSTERING YEAR-ROUND VOLUNTEERISM THROUGH VOLUNTEER WISCONSIN, UWKC ORGANIZES SEVERAL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR TO HELP CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYEES WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.DAYS OF CARINGCORPORATE PARTNERS OR VOLUNTEER TEAMS ARE CONNECTED WITH LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT RANGE FROM WORKING WITH SENIORS, TO PAINTING OR LANDSCAPING. IN 2025, DAY OF CARING WAS A TWO-DAY EVENT. BORN LEARNING TRAILS WERE INSTALLED AT FOX RIVER PARK AND CHAVEZ LEARNING STATION.DAYS OF ACTION SENSORY PLAYGROUND PROJECTSTHIS PROJECT BRINGS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO KENOSHA COUNTY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS TO ADD BOTH EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS AND ACTION STENCILS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE STENCILS THAT VOLUNTEERS PAINT INSPIRE KIDS TO LEARN AND MOVE WHILE CREATING GAMES AROUND THE STENCILS. RESEARCH FINDS THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN SPEND MORE OF THEIR RECESS AND ACTIVITY TIME IN ACTIVE PLAY WHEN SCHOOLYARDS ARE ENHANCED WITH PLAYGROUND MARKINGS. SIMILARLY, TO DAYS OF CARING, DAYS OF ACTION HAS NOT FORMALLY TAKEN PLACE SINCE 2019. SCHOOLS, HOWEVER, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE AVAILABLE STENCILS AS REQUESTED. RECENTLY, FOREST PARK, ROOSEVELT, AND WHITTIER SCHOOLS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SENSORY PLAYGROUNDS.COMMUNITY SERVICES - UWKC IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE KENOSHA EMERGENCY SERVICES NETWORK TO STAY UP TO DATE ON THE SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY AND ACTS AS A REFERRAL SOURCE TO MANY NEEDING HELP IN OUR COMMUNITY. UWKC ALSO FUNDS IMPACT, INC.'S 2-1-1 CONFIDENTIAL HELPLINE AND ONLINE RESOURCE DIRECTORY.COMMUNITY CONVENER - ONE POWERFUL THING ABOUT UWKC IS THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, EDUCATION, FAITH AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTIONS, CIVIC LEADERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS.
- $54,333 spent. MAHONE FOUNDATION THE MARY LOU AND ARTHUR F. MAHONE FOUNDATION (MAHONE FOUNDATION) WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMICALLY AND ACADEMICALLY DESERVING YOUTH WHILE SUPPORTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE INITIATIVES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. AS OF FEBRUARY 2025, UNITED WAY OF KENOSHA COUNTY HAS AGREED TO BE THE FISCAL SPONSOR WHILE THE MAHONE FOUNDATION IS AWAITING THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF THEIR APPLICATION FOR 501(C)(3) STATUS FOR EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT.
- $15,825 spent. WE PROCESSED $15,825 IN DONOR-DESIGNATED FUNDS. DONOR DESIGNATED FUNDS ARE CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED BY THE DONOR TO BE FORWARDED TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SO UNITED WAY ACTS SIMPLY AS AN AGENT THAT COLLECTS, PROCESSES AND DISBURSES THE FUNDS. WE PROVIDE THIS SERVICE AS A CONVENIENCE TO OUR DONORS. DESIGNATED AGENCIES MUST COMPLETE AND RETURN AN ANTI-TERRORIST COMPLIANCE MEASURES FORM AND A COPY OF THEIR IRS DETERMINATION LETTER MUST BE ON FILE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RECEIVE FUNDS DESIGNATED TO THEM BY UWKC DONORS DURING OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN.
- FINANCIAL STABILITY HELPING FAMILIES SAVE FOR THEIR FUTURE GOALS: INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE LIVING AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATE MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION OF ASSETS APPROXIMATELY 42 PERCENT OF WORKING AMERICANS DO NOT EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. WAGES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH THE RISING COST OF HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION. IN KENOSHA COUNTY, APPROXIMATELY 12 THOUSAND CHILDREN LIVE IN FAMILIES WHO DO NOT EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS THAT IS ABOUT 30% OF OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN! FOR FAMILIES WALKING A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE, AND UNABLE TO SAVE FOR COLLEGE, A HOME, OR RETIREMENT, UWKC IS HERE TO HELP. UWKC WORKS TO ACHIEVE INCOME GOALS BY LEADING THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES: VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VITA) IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ASSET BUILDING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE KENOSHA VITA COALITION (UWKC, THE KENOSHA COUNTY JOB CENTER, GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, CARTHAGE COLLEGE AND THE IRS) TOGETHER WITH IRS-CERTIFIED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE TO LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES. PROGRAM GOALS: 1. HELP LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES (UP TO $67,000) WITH TAX PREPARATION. TAXPAYERS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH RECEIVING TAX CREDITS SUCH AS THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC), WHICH IS A COMMONLY OVERLOOKED CREDIT THAT MAY ADD MORE THAN A MONTH'S WORTH OF SALARY TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY'S ANNUAL INCOME. 2. PROVIDE FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION TO KENOSHA COUNTY RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH WEALTH BUILDING AND DEBT-REDUCTION OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THOSE OUTSIDE THE FINANCIAL MAINSTREAM. ASSETS GIVE PEOPLE A STAKE IN THEIR FUTURE AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN THE 2025 TAX SEASON THE KENOSHA COUNTY VITA PROGRAM ENGAGED 50 VOLUNTEER TAX PREPARERS, HELPED 796 RESIDENTS FILE TAX RETURNS AND OBTAIN OVER $1.21 MILLION IN REFUNDS. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2009, MORE THAN $23 MILLION IN TAX RETURNS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK INTO KENOSHA AND INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. FINANCIAL EDUCATION NETWORK SINCE 2013, THE FINANCIAL EDUCATION NETWORK (FEN), A UWKC-LED INITIATIVE HAS PROMOTED A MORE FINANCIALLY STABLE KENOSHA COUNTY THROUGH COLLABORATION ACROSS THE NON-PROFIT, BUSINESS, HEALTH, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT AND FAITH-BASED SECTORS; THE FEN HOPES TO CREATE A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR KENOSHA COUNTY RESIDENTS TO ACCESS RESOURCES ON FINANCIAL EDUCATION. CURRENTLY MORE THAN 30 ORGANIZATIONS, REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF SECTORS, ARE INVOLVED IN THE NETWORK. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH A VOLUNTEER-LED REVIEW PROCESS, UWKC INVESTS IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS: SHALOM CENTER HOMELESS SHELTER PROGRAMS ASSET BUILDERS OF AMERICA KENOSHA YOUTH POWER ACADEMY OF FINANCE KENOSHA VOCATIONAL MINISTRY
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
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 June 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 June 1971.
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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