Visit Austin Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE HOSPITALITY, MUSIC AND TOURISM COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER AUSTIN AREA.
- Income
- $118,754
- Spending
- $19,566
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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)
- $19,566 spent. THIS YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION GREW ITS REACH BY RAISING OVER $115K, HOSTING THE HIGHEST-ATTENDED GIVE BACK GIG TO DATE WHILE KEEPING OVERALL EXPENSES BELOW THE PRIOR YEAR. GIVE BACK GIG RAISED $67,023 IN REVENUE AND SECURED $80,000 IN IN-KIND SUPPORT, WHILE PROVIDING TRAVIS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY STUDENTS WITH MEANINGFUL GIFTS, AWARDS, MENTORSHIP, MEDIA VISIBILITY, AND DIRECT EXPOSURE TO AUSTIN'S HOSPITALITY AND CULINARY INDUSTRY. MORE THAN A FUNDRAISER, THE EVENT SERVED AS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE VALUE OF AISD'S CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY TRAINING PROGRAM, DEMONSTRATED INDUSTRY SUPPORT DURING A TIME OF DISTRICT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, AND POSITIONED STUDENTS AS AUSTIN'S NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT.THE ORGANIZATION DEEPENED INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SOLD OUT EVENTS LIKE THANKS FORE GIVING, PARTICIPATED IN AMPLIFY AUSTIN DAY, AND FACILITATED THE 2025 AUSTIN HEART OF HOSPITALITY AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 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 March 2019.
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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