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Patent Quality Education & Training Foundation

EIN 82-2174233 · Cary, NC

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE FOUNDATION SHALL HAVE AS ITS SPECIFIED PRINCIPAL PURPOSE (A) PROVIDING FINANCIAL, ADVISORY AND OTHER SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO PROGRAMS AND/OR INITIATIVES OF ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS, WITH A SPECIAL BUT NON-EXCLUSIVE FOCUS ON LAW SCHOOLS THAT ARE OWNED BY (OR OPERATED UNDER THE AUSPICES AND CONTROL OF) AN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY (AN "HBCU"), WHICH PROGRAMS AND/OR INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED ON (I) IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER APPLICABLE PATENT LAWS AND (II) TEACHING AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS AT SUCH LAW SCHOOLS WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS THAT ENHANCE THEIR PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN THE AREA OF PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, (B) ALLOCATING DONOR RESOURCES CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOUNDATION IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANNER TO ADVANCE THE FOREGOING AND (C) PROVIDING ACCOUNTABILITY THERFORE TO DONORS, OTHER SUPPORTERS AND CONSTITUENCIES OF THE FOUNDATION.

Income
$-6,077
Spending
$7,044
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending

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)
  1. PROVIDED FINANCIAL, ADVISORY AND OTHER SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER APPLICABLE PATENT LAWS AND FOR TEACHING AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS IN THE AREA OF PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW.

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

  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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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.

  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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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