American Passage Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EDUCATE WHILE PROVIDING A STIMULATING, LIFE ENRICHMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, ALZHEIMER AND DEMENTIA POPULATION. THROUGH LITERACY, AMERICAN PASSAGE WILL REOPEN THE WORLD OF INFORMATION AND THE RICHES OF TRANSLITERACY TO ENHANCE THE LIVES AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE ELDERLY COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRANSLITERATE AS THEY LEARN TO EXPLORE, CONNECT, AND COLLABORATE WITH THEIR PEERS.
- Income
- $9
- Spending
- $3,757
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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)
- $3,757 spent. TALES TO TRAVEL - A LIFE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SIMULATE TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND VARIOUS U.S. STATES FOR ALZHEIMER AND DEMENTIA SENIOR CITIZENS. THROUGH TRANSLITERACY, CONVERSATION AND INTERACTION WITH THEIR PEERS, THE ELDERLY ARE ABLE TO READ, SUMMARIZE, ARTICULATE FACTS AND SHARE FOLKTALES AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. PARTICIPATION IN TALES TO TRAVEL ACTIVELY ENGAGES THE FIVE SENSES AS IT STIMULATES TRAVELER'S MEMORIES AND TAKES THEM TO PLACES BEYOND THEIR PRESENT SETTING. TALES TO TRAVEL'S GOAL IS TO MEET PARTICIPANTS WHERE THEY ARE AND CATERS TO SERVE THOSE WHO CANNOT ENTER TRADITIONAL LIBRARIES DUE TO HEALTH, POVERTY OR MOBILITY CONSTRAINTS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 November 6, 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 2024.
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 May 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 November 4, 2026.
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