Oak Ridge High School Community Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE EL DORADO HILLS COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING INTERSCHOLASTIC, ACADEMIC, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT PROMOTE CONTINUAL LEARNING. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDE: -SUPPORTING CLASSROMM EXCELLENCE BY FUNDING TARGETED TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE CLASSROOM NEEDS -MANAGING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS KEY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS -ACTING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN ORHS AND THE COMMUNITY
- Income
- $136,505
- Spending
- $74,421
- Reserves
- 28.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 67%
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)
- $68,584 spent. SINCE 1999, THE OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL FONDATION HAS WORKED WITH THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL STAFF TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT OAK RIDGE. THE FOUNDATION HAS RAISED AND SPENT OVER 2 MILLION ON PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE FOUNDATION HAS HELPED UPGRADE AND ADD CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY, MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS, SCIENCE EQUIPMENT, GYMNASIUM RECONSTRUCTION, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELD RENOVATION, NETBOOKS, SOFTWARE AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS.
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 February 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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