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Rural Hope Foundation

EIN 46-4580837 · Sunnyvale, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Charitable

Income
$131,958
Spending
$127,291
Reserves
23.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 23.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (10)
  1. $40,884 spent. Support to Education: Supported 28 students with college School fees. Provided salaries to 6 teaching aid staff at 5 high schools. Scholarships to 30 students. Constructed a dining hall at a high school. Supported cycle shed construction at a school. Infrastructure improvements at two high schools.
  2. $18,255 spent. Orphanages: Supported Tribal Girls Orphanage with monthly groceries and 150 pairs of clothes. Supported a boys orphanage with - groceries milk for 12 months and 196 pairs of clothes. Supported an orphanage building renovation. Provided medicines to children and youth at a rehabilitation center.
  3. $15,730 spent. Supported 30 eye camps to screen 5000 people and perform cataract procedure for 2100 people.
  4. $13,381 spent. Livelyhood Support and women empowerment: Supported two retired teachers two elderly women and one disabled man with monthly grocery and medicine support during this year. Provided one month groceries to 350 families. Provided 3 ASU machines for weavers and 32 Sewing machines to rural women to support income generation for their families.
  5. $9,529 spent. Prosthetic Legs and Hearing Aid devices: Provided prosthetic leg to 3 artificial limbs jaipur legs to 11 people and tricycle to one old women. Provided Hearing aid devices to 10 children and supported speech therapy to 5 kids for the year. Supported heart surgery for a senir citizen. Supported a 5 year old that went through multiple surgeries. Supported measle vaccines to 5415 children.
  6. $8,102 spent. Veda Schools: Supported 2 veda patasalas veda schools. Supported one veda patasala at Guntur with monthly groceries and milk for this year. Second Vedapatasala at Hyderabad was provided monthly groceries during this year.
  7. $7,474 spent. Oldage Homes: Supported building construction at Lahari oldage home. Provided 4 months groceries to mentally challenged women at Pallavi Oldage home. Supported 1 month groceris to MCBR odage home. Provided 3 months groceries to National Association for Blind New Delhi.
  8. $7,242 spent. Support Families in Forest Habitations: Provided one month groceries to 377 tribal families. Supported a pre-term baby in ICU. Provided basic medicines to tribal families during this year.
  9. $3,750 spent. Support to Families in California: Supported low income families and children with 60,000 meals. Supported low income housing project.
  10. $1,500 spent. Community Service Building: Supported construction of a community service building

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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