Fostering Change Network Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Fostering Change Network Foundations mission is to support the holistic wellness financial empowerment and leadership development of adults with lived experience in foster care. In alignment with this mission and our grant funding for 2026 the Foundation hosted the Alumni Powerhouse Wellness Retreat a multi-day gathering focused on holistic wellness leadership sustainability and peer connection for adults with foster care histories. The retreat served 20 participants and included trauma-informed wellness activities financial empowerment workshops and strategic growth sessions. Funding supported venue costs planning and facilitation lodging meals materials and travel scholarships.
- Income
- $60,000
- Spending
- $20,223
- Reserves
- 23.6 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
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, 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 (1)
- $20,223 spent. Fostering Change Network Foundation hosted the Alumni Powerhouse Wellness Retreat to support the holistic wellness financial empowerment and leadership development of adults with lived experience in foster care. During the reporting period the retreat engaged 20 alumni from across the United States.The multi-day retreat provided structured workshops on financial wellness leadership development and personal goal setting along with trauma-informed wellness activities and facilitated peer connection sessions. The program created space for participants to strengthen leadership capacity build supportive networks and develop actionable plans for personal and professional growth. Expenses supported venue rental facilitation participant lodging and meals program materials and travel assistance to ensure equitable access.
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
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2017 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2017.
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 September 2017.
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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