Ethan Lindberg Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND OTHER PEDIATRIC CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND EQUIP THEM TO BE RESILIENT.
- Income
- $69,583
- Spending
- $148,602
- Reserves
- 11.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $59,418, president /
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
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 114% of income.
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 (4)
- $111,762 spent. PROVIDE FAMILY SUPPORT THROUGH GRANTS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, EVENTS, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATIONS
- CREATE AND HOST EVENTS ON RESILIENCE
- WORK TO CREATE MORE RESILIENT HUMAN BEINGS BY CREATING COMMUNITY AND INSPIRING PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH INEVITABLE TRAUMA AND LIFE CHANGES
- BRING JOY AND HEALING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH MUSIC THERAPY - ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES WILL SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND OTHER PEDIATRIC CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND EQUIP THEM TO BE RESILIENT
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? 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 February 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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