Magicians Without Borders
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE USE THE ART OF MAGIC TO ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER SOME OF THE MOST FORGOTTEN CHILDREN IN THE WORLD - MOSTLY ORPHANS AND REFUGEES.
- Income
- $176,743
- Spending
- $127,898
- Reserves
- 22.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $35,000, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
- $127,176 spent. SINCE 2002, MAGICIANS WITHOUT BORDERS HAS TRAVELED TO OVER 47 COUNTRIES USING MAGIC TO ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER. BY UNITED NATION ESTIMATES WE HAVE ENTERTAINED OVER 1,500,000 OF THE MOST FORGOTTEN PEOPLE IN THE WORLD - MOSTLY REFUGEES AND ORPHANS LIVING IN DESPERATE, DIFFICULT AND OFTEN WAR TORN PARTS OF THE WORLD. DETAILED ACCOUNTS OF THIS WORK CAN BE FOUND ON THE OUR TRAVELS PAGE. WE ARE ALSO EDUCATING CHILDREN IN SANTA ANA, EL SALVADOR, MUMBAI, INDIA, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA, UKRAINE, FRANCE AND BOGOTA, COLOMBIA TO BECOME MAGICIANS. AS THEY STUDY MAGIC, THEY DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, DISCIPLINE, FOCUS AND A SENSE OF PERSONAL POWER. WE HAVE ALSO ESTABLISHED A SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO EMPOWER THESE CHILDREN TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL AND GO ON TO COLLEGE, NURSING SCHOOL, AND CULINARY SCHOOL.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 January 2006.
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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