Values Through History
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
To bring to life and make relevant the world-changing events, foundational documents, and civic principles that are the bedrock of our nation in a way that inspires greatness, ignites a curiosity for learning, generates respect and responsibility, and unifies Americans through their shared national identity. Values Through History accomplishes its mission through a tightly integrated, upper elementary, total immersion curriculum that covers the people, big ideas, issues, and events of the American Revolution and the civic principles that are the foundation of the nation.
- Income
- $64,132
- Spending
- $25,105
- Reserves
- 97.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $4,000, director/cfo
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 July 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 July 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 (2)
- $8,965 spent. Values Through History (VTH) created the Why America Is Free Curriculum, a highly successful non-partisan, upper elementary, integrated six-week curriculum correlated to state and national standards. It uses best teaching methods to fully engage all students in dynamic, hands-on, profound learning. It is unparalleled in providing the most comprehensive and accurate understanding of the nation's founding history, foundational documents, and civic principles. It results in students who unify across cultural and socio-economic divides and gain the tools, knowledge, and inspiration to become people of outstanding character and responsible, engaged good citizens.
- $4,401 spent. The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route and the Franco-American Alliance is a richly illustrated book that brings to life the extraordinary story of the crucial wartime alliance between France and America during the American Revolution. The narrative is keyed to a fold-out map and further enhanced by a guide for travelers to historical sites along the 9-state National Historic Route that retraces the route of the Allied Forces from Newport to victory in Yorktown. The book was written at the request of the American Society of the French Legion of Honor and the Society of the Cincinnati.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 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 July 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 June 2000.
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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