Project Starfish Jobs for Disability Foundation America Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES MOSTLY VISUALLY IMPAIRED TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES TO OBTAIN A BETTER CAREER. WE HAVE ALSO EXPANDED THE SAME MODEL FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE EXCEPTIONAL CAPABILITY BUT WITH NO PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A CONTEMPORARY TRAINING MODEL THAT HELPS TRAIN INDIVIDUALS USING TECHNOLOGY AND AND CONNECT THEM WITH EMPLOYERS. OUR MODEL HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BOSTON GLOBE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ETC.
- Income
- $2,122
- Spending
- $20,204
- Reserves
- 45.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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)
- Project Starfish has achieved a breakthrough in building a model that creates employment by leveraging the skills people with disabilities have. The three main activities we have is: 1. Create internships for students to build innovative accessible technology - this is a continued activity and our Focus is AI based models that can create income streams. 2. Meet with Employers and help them understand case studies of success and definitions of how skills of people with disabilities can enhance a job function or save costs and this is an ongoing activity for years that targets CEOs and Business Owners. This is equally applicable to returning veterans. 3. Meet with technologists to make AI models more accessible to help people with disabilities. We are now researching into how AI can create jobs for visually impaired people and we are conducting superior research on these elements.
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? 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 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 January 2015.
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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