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Ten18 Foundation Inc

EIN 82-0536567 · Boise, ID

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

We are a public charity. We promote education, family; we build and maintain orphanages. We seek to save the street children, children orphaned by disease, war, or abandonment, children considered unadoptable; from hopeless situations. Ten18 Foundation has successfully united with churches to take on the call of the orphans and join their forces in order to provide a safe and loving family to the neediest of the orphaned and widowed. Through our partnerships, over 80 children are orphans no more.

Income
$77,463
Spending
$78,525
Reserves
1.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 72%

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

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

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 (4)
  1. $3,962 spent. Child Sponsorship Program - each child has a sponsor who sends a monthly grant for education, clothing, medicine and other needs. We collect the sponsors' money and in turn send a grant to each home once a month, we currently have 13 children sponsored.
  2. $42,036 spent. Orphan Care Homes - We send a monetary grant to 3 orphan care homes once a month. We do yearly updates to the home structures and facilities as well as maintenance to ensure a safe home environment.
  3. $29,048 spent. Yearly Evaluations, Training and Consultations - for each of the children's homes in Kenya, Myanmar, and India we do a yearly checkup on the conditions of the home and children, provide training and consult with the caretakers in the homes on the needs of the children. This includes materials, supplies for the homes, medical treatment for the children, and the travel expenses to these locations.
  4. $14,208 spent. Assisted a Christian Medium School with fundraising and grant to build a roof in Odisha, India. For the purpose of schooling those orphans and children who are unable to pay for schooling and would otherwise be without an education

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

  1. 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.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2012 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2012.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: The Foundation (Houston, TX), EIN 92-0742101. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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