Berkley County Foundation for Education
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF BERKELEY COUNTY FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT - IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION.
- Income
- $40,576
- Spending
- $18,527
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 87%
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
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 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 (1)
- $17,500 spent. THE BERKELEY COUNTY FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER, NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WHOSE GOAL IS THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS. ITS AIM IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, BOTH FINANICAL AND NON- FINANCIAL, TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTY BY MEANS OF: (1) PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS THAT EXCEED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OPERATING BUDGET AND OTHER FUNDING; (2) THROUGH THE USE OF GRANTS AND AWARDS, ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS TOWARDS QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; (3) BY FOSTERING A POSITIVE COMMUNITY PERCEPTION OF EDUCATION IN THE COUNTY; AND (4) BY PROVIDING AN OCCASIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TO COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM THIS COUNTY. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 29,600 STUDENTS IN BERKELEY COUNTY IN GRADES K-12, WITH 40 SCHOOLS AND 2,257 TEACHERS THAT STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THIS ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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