Ultraviolet Education Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ULTRAVIOLET EDUCATION FUND (UVEF) IS A 501C3 ORGANIZATION. ULTRAVIOLET IS THE PREMIER NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING FOR GENDER JUSTICE ISSUES USING CREATIVE, STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNING AND DIGITAL-FIRST ORGANIZING. ULTRAVIOLET DRIVES FEMINISTCULTURAL AND POLICY CHANGE BY EXPOSING THE WHITE SUPREMACIST PATRIARCHY AND CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD FOR ALL.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $2.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $372,342, board member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 29% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 46% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $2.3 million spent. UVEF LEADS LONGTERM CULTURE AND POLICY CHANGE BY UNIFYING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE URGENT ISSUES SUCH AS MISOGYNIST AND RACIST DISINFORMATION, CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ANTI-WOMEN POLICIES, AND POLICY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC AND HEALTH INJUSTICES IMPACTING WOMEN. WE WORK TO HOLD THE MEDIA, CORPORATIONS, BOARDS OF DIRECTORS, AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE TO ALL WOMEN. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ONLINE AND ON-THE-GROUND STRATEGIES, ALONG WITH HIGH-PROFILE MEDIA STRATEGIES SUCH AS TV ADS, WE CALL OUT THOSE SPREADING AND ENABLING DISINFORMATION, AND DEMAND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY CHANGES TO ELIMINATE THE SPREAD OF DISINFORMATION, AND TO CREATE POLICIES THAT BENEFIT ALL WOMEN. WE OFFER RESOURCES IN THE FORM OF TOOLKITS, WEBINARS, MEDIA, COMMUNITY, AND ACCESSIBLE DATA, FOR MORE WOMEN TO LEAD, ORGANIZE, AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR ROBUST DIGITAL TOOLS AND CAMPAIGN STRATEGY, WE HAVE EXPOSED THE OFTEN HIDDEN EPIDEMIC OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND CREATED A STANDARD FOR BELIEVING SURVIVORS; PROTECTED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; ADVOCATED FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR BLACK WOMEN, INDIGENOUS WOMEN, WOMEN OF COLOR, AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND FOUGHT AGAINST THE CRIMINALIZATION AND DEHUMANIZATION OF BIPOC WOMEN, IMMIGRANT WOMEN, AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE. OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REACH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EVERY MONTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Source: Form 990 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 August 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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