Everybody Matters Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We help people thrive emotionally when life gets hard.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $968,237
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 11.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 46%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 41
- Highest pay
- $145,197, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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 (2)
- $724,020 spent. The mission of Everybody Matters School Based program is to help people thrive emotionally when life gets hard. We do this by teaching coping and social skills to children who would otherwise not be able to access support. Founded in 2015 by former school social worker Lori Madrid, Everybody Matters uses a proprietary model to provide social emotional support to vulnerable students who would not otherwise have access to care. To that end, Everybody Matters utilizes college level interns trained in the Everybody Matters Proprietary Model to provide social emotional support to students for a fraction of the cost of hiring clinicians to provide this same service. Everybody Matters served 1,426 students, providing 13,558 face to face contacts last school year. In the most recent survey, 97.8 percent of teachers reported that they would recommend this program to their peers. Specifically, the Everybody Matters Proprietary Model trains highly qualified college level interns to meet with students individually or in groups over a period of at least eight weeks to address social emotional concerns. During the 2025 fiscal year, these interns utilized a wide variety of evidence-based intervention strategies to address behaviors that may indicate a lack of self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, responsible decision making or emotional regulation. Although the services are not considered psychotherapy, using many different evidence-based modalities is beneficial for a number of reasons, primarily because it recognizes that no two students are alike and that the intervention options should be as diverse as the client's requesting intervention.
- $10,233 spent. Our other program, Everybody Thrives, serves the general population. Starting in 2020, we provide short term, generally 4 to 8 sessions, focused, strength-based methods to remind clients of their unique strengths and help them find new solutions in those difficult times. We believe clients are the experts in their own life and the guiding force to change. Working together, we use Solution Focused Brief Therapy strategies to enhance their existing skills, increase fluency in new skills, and provide a framework that helps them succeed. Everybody Thrives provides supportive prevention services to people using psychoeducational and skills-based approaches. We believe that everyone has skills and abilities that they may not be using to their full potential. We use a present and future focused approach to help people embrace their internal strengths as well as identify community strengths that may be beneficial to them in reaching their goals. We provide our services in office or via a secure Telehealth platform that is HIPAA compliant. Our clinicians can meet with clients during the day and in the evening hours as well. Virtual services make getting help so easy as clients can log on from anywhere even from the comfort of their own home.
Source: Form 990 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 January 2016.
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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