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Peoples Foundation for Connecting Community Military & Veterans

EIN 47-3814400 · Lompoc, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Peoples Foundation its our mission to provide Responsive Empowering Actionable and Lasting (REAL) change to vets and our community through youth STEAM programs that empower inspire and become the change our community needs including farmer outreach work.

Income
$364,080
Spending
$364,080
Employees
0
Volunteers
7

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
  1. $180,795 spent. Peoples Foundation CCMVS -The LIFE Project program operations, farmer outreach to socially-disadvantaged farmers outreach providing farmers workshops to: veteran, new/beginning and socially-disadvantaged farmers conducted 20+ workshops across 7-states during our in-person and virtual events across all 50states; our virtual workshops reaching over 4,800 veteran new/beginning farmers-ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
  2. $131,685 spent. STEM Youth Outreach Programs & Events, Peoples Foundation CCMVS conducted 15 plus in-person events and supported 20-virtual outreach events centered around STEM outreach events resources were used to enhance tools and deliveries methodologies for our youth attendees
  3. $51,600 spent. Youth program service in agricualture and stem workshops supporting learnings in agriculture and technology

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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