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Emmas Education Center

EIN 46-5222548 · Garland, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Licensed ISS Center and School program for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Income
$165,746
Spending
$156,951
Reserves
1.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 98%
Highest pay
$33,847, special education teacher and board director

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

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 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 5% of income.

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 (4)
  1. $9,645 spent. HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS PROGRAM. Our students are not asked to bring their own meals to the program. Continental breakfast for our early students is provided as well as a hot, nutritionally balanced lunch, and an afternoon snack. This assures us that for the time that we have our students that they are eating sound, healthy meals in order to function at their best. We are actually the only ISS center in the area that provides meals. .
  2. $6,700 spent. OFFSITE TRANSPORTATION. We were providing offsite activities into the community before we were required to with licensing. Our students currently are in the community daily, anywhere from 15-20 hours per week. They do various things, mostly social and educational. As a result, our students have bonded together and we are known in the Garland area for having exemplary students while in the community.
  3. $15,711 spent. HORSE PROJECT FOR ALL STUDENTS. All of our students go to the nearby stables and are immersed in the knowledge and care of horses, mini horses and donkeys. They are asked to help feed, walk, and brush the horses one day per week. The rest of the work week, three of our students participate in our work study program. They spend two hours per day at the stables, doing chores and interacting with barn staff. They do not earn any money, but they are learning responsibility in preparation for holding down a job at a future date.
  4. $3,000 spent. YEARLY CAMP EXPERIENCE. Four day camp experience is available to all students, regardless of disability. Two thirds of our students participate each year for offsite camp in East Texas, including three overnight stays. While at camp, students receive the experience of working together as well as participating in local activities. Many of them have never been to camp due to limitations. Also during the year, we provide a local offsite day camp for all students, particularly those who could not make it to the offsite overnight camp.

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

  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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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