Healthy Cities Tutoring Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide students with the assistance they need to succeed in school and to facilitate the connecting of students and tutor/mentors for that purpose.
- Income
- $431,927
- Spending
- $411,321
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 5.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 72%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 325
- Highest pay
- $133,900, executive dir.
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: 80 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 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
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (1)
- $274,497 spent. The English Language Development (ELD) program at the Taft School proved successful. Four of the nine students enrolled in the program for the full school year reclassified as Fully English Proficient on the spring ELPAC (Englsh Language Proficiency Assessment for California)(44% of HCT students reclassified as compared to 11% of students school-wide reclassified). As a result of this success, HCT has been asked to scale the program at Taft Elementary and replicate it at Garfield Elementary School (70% of the student population are English Language Learners)next school year.Partnerships with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP) and Menlo School provided 14 teen tutors to the ELD program at Taft and both partners have committed to doubling the number of teen tutors next year to serve Garfield School as well as continuing at Taft School.Successfully focused our attention on partnering with schools that have clear shared values, expectations and commitment to upholding the partnership as evidenced through positive feedback from teachers and administrators anecdotally and on our end -of-year assessments.Strengthened our digital feedback loops for teachers and tutors. Used this feedback to better support tutors with resource requests (worksheets, games, manipulatives) that enhance their tutoring sessions and tie them more closely to standards and classroom instruction.Deepened community partnerships within San Carlos and Redwood City. Participated in Week of the Child and Hometown Days (parade and festival) through partnerships with the Friends of the Library and the City of San Carlos as well as tabled at the Redwood City Farmers Market and provided a fun booth at the Taft Community Festival.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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