Off Assignment Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FOSTERING CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION, DIALOGUE, AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH PUBLISHING PERSONAL STORIES AND LITERARY ESSAYS THAT DEAL WITH IDENTITY, LANGUAGE, AND PLACE IN ORDER TO CREATE MORE SPACE FOR LITERARY WRITING IN THE TRAVEL GENRE.
- Income
- $187,655
- Spending
- $192,769
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 72%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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)
- $119,616 spent. GENERAL PROGRAMS - OFF ASSIGNMENT IS A NONPROFIT LITERARY MAGAZINE THAT PUBLISHED ESSAYS, RUNS WRITING COURSES, AND GENERALLY STRIVES TO SUPPORT WRITERS.
- $49,817 spent. COURSES - OFF ASSIGNMENT RAN 17 ONLINE WRITING COURSES IN 2025, WITH OVER 600 ENROLLMENTS.
- $7,625 spent. EDITORIAL - OFF ASSIGMNENT PUBLISHED 33 ESSAYS IN 2025, ACROSS FIVE PROMPT-BASED COLUMNS.
- $2,427 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS - COMMUNITY EVENTS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 March 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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