Project K4
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Non-Profit Nature: K4 is formally acknowledged as a nonprofit public benefit corporation in compliance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This organization is constituted exclusively for charitable, scientific, educational, and literary purposes.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $0
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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 April 30, 2026, 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 April 30, 2026, 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)
- D.R.I.V.E. TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, CAREER PATHWAYS & COMMUNITY ACCESS Project K4 provides technology education, career exploration, mentorship, workforce readiness, and community-access programming that connects youth, families, emerging creators, and underserved communities with educational and professional opportunities in science, technology, engineering, interactive entertainment, robotics, aerospace, digital media, and emerging industries. Through hands-on workshops, demonstrations, mentoring, collaborative projects, career and industry presentations, community technology events, portfolio development, entrepreneurship education, and experiential learning, participants gain practical exposure to technologies and the people and professions that use them. Project K4 also creates opportunities for participants to engage with educators, cultural practitioners, developers, creators, entrepreneurs, businesses, nonprofit organizations, industry professionals, and other community partners. The program is particularly designed to reduce economic, educational, geographic, cultural, and other barriers that can limit participation by Indigenous and Pacific Islander communities, underserved populations, youth, families, and emerging creators in rapidly developing technology sectors. D.R.I.V.E. provides multiple entry points into technology education so that participants introduced through recreation, gaming, cultural programming, community events, or informal learning can progress into increasingly advanced technical, creative, educational, and career-development opportunities. The program's immediate objectives are to increase access to technology education, digital and technical literacy, career awareness, practical skills, confidence, participation, and exposure to educational and professional opportunities. Its longer-term objective is to establish connected pathways through which participants can progress from initial exposure and experiential learning to sustained education, mentorship, portfolio and project development, industry-recognized credentials, postsecondary education, entrepreneurship, internships, employment, and leadership opportunities. Project K4 measures program accomplishments through the number of individuals served; instructional, mentoring, and career-development sessions provided; workshops, demonstrations, and community events conducted; partnerships and collaborative activities established; participant projects and portfolios completed; educational and career referrals or opportunities provided; and participant progression into additional education, training, credentialing, entrepreneurship, internships, or employment. When exact statistical information is unavailable, Project K4 reports reasonable estimates and identifies those figures as estimated. Through D.R.I.V.E., Project K4 seeks to build an accessible bridge between community-based learning and the technology economy, enabling participants not merely to use emerging technologies, but to develop the knowledge, skills, experience, relationships, and opportunities necessary to become creators, innovators, entrepreneurs, and members of the future workforce.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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 November 6, 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 April 2026.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in July 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
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 November 4, 2026.
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