A Closer Look
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
A CLOSER LOOK INC'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF FILM AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS.
- Income
- $161,534
- Spending
- $301,065
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Highest pay
- $87,156, chief operating officer
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
Weak: 20 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 45% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 86% 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 (1)
- $188,144 spent. BY SHARING UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES THROUGH FILM AND OTHER CREATIVE MEDIA, A CLOSER LOOK PROMOTES INTERDISCIPLINARY AND TRANS-GENERATIONAL DISCUSSIONS. THEIR TRAUMA-INFORMED FOCUS MISSION IS TO MINIMIZE SUFFERING, MAXIMIZE EMPATHY, AND INSPIRE ACTION ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.
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 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 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 April 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 November 4, 2026.
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