Public Education Fund of Charlottesville-Albemarle
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THROUGH OUR PASSION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE SUPPORT 17,000 STUDENTS IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND CHARLOTTESVILLE TO GROW AND THRIVE IN ALL ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. WE ARE A HIGH-IMPACT FOUNDATION COMMITTED TO BUILDING PROGRAMS THAT WILL TRANSFORM EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A MODEL FOR SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NATION.
- Income
- $96,580
- Spending
- $66,246
- Reserves
- 30 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Highest pay
- $32,160, executive di
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (1)
- $32,810 spent. A.THE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE WORKS TO REACH EVERY STUDENT,TEACHER, AND ADMINISTRATOR IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN TWO DISTRICTS. WE HAVE PRODUCED MORE THAN 8 SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS WHICH INCLUDE STEM LEARNING AND A FINE ARTS PROGRAM, DOZENS OF IN-CLASS SPECIAL PROJECTS, 4 FIELD TRIPS, MORE THAN 5 SPECIAL GAME DAYS AT VARIOUS GRADE LEVELS, AND 18 TEACHER INNOVATION GRANTS SPANNING 12 GRADES AND 10 SUBJECT AREAS. WE HAVE IMPACTED OVER 8,000 STUDENTS SINCE OUR INCEPTION AND IN 2025 OUR TEACHER GRANTS SUPPORTED APROXIMATELY 5,000 STUDENTS AND 250 TEACHERS.
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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on December 15, 2011.
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 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 August 2012.
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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