Parotid Patient Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE PROVIDE CURRENT AND TRUSTED EDUCATION FOR PAROTID PATIENTS TO EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING THEIR MEDICAL CARE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
- Income
- $8,270
- Spending
- $12,800
- Reserves
- 30.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
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
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, 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 (3)
- $964 spent. EDUCATE PATIENTS - OUR WEBSITE INCLUDES A PAROTID EDUCATION SECTION, LINKS TO HELPFUL RESOURCES, INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS, EDUCATIONAL PODCAST EPISODES, GLOSSARY OF TERMS, LISTS OF QUESTIONS PATIENTS CAN ASK THEIR PHYSICIANS, AND ACCESS TO AN ONLINE PATIENT FORUM. FROM JANUARY 1, 2025 UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2025, OUR WEBSITE WAS VISITED APPROXIMATELY 36,652 TIMES WITH VISITORS REVIEWING OVER 73,027 PAGES OF INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OUR WEBSITE. PATIENTS HAVE SHARED THEIR STORIES AND INTERACTED WITH EACH OTHER ON THE PATIENT FORUM. WE HAVE ALSO ANSWERED PATIENT QUESTIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND PATIENT FORUM.
- $5,155 spent. RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS - WE HAVE RAISED FUNDS ONLINE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK FUNDRAISERS, AND EMPLOYER MATCHING PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE T-SHIRTS, TOTE BAGS, AND COFFEE MUGS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND USE THEM AS AWARENESS AND FUNDRAISING TOOLS. WE UTILIZE OUR ORGANIZATION FACEBOOK, X, AND INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS CONDITION AND TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN FINDING OUR WEBSITE WHERE THEY CAN ACCESS ALL THE INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES THAT WE OFFER.
- RESEARCH - THE RESEARCH PROJECT WE FUNDED AT THE MAYO CLINIC COMPLETED ITS STUDY AND CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY THAT CAN BE UTILIZED BY MEDICAL FACILITIES WORLDWIDE TO DETERMINE WHICH FACTORS HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON PATIENT QUALITY OF LIFE. THE MANUSCRIPT OF THE STUDY WAS PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION-OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD AND NECK APRIL 2025 ISSUE.THE SURVEY WAS ALSO LOADED IN THE PATIENT PORTAL AND IS INTEGRATED INTO MAYO CLINICS PAROTIDECTOMY SURGICAL PRACTICE. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE STUDY, WHICH WE ALSO SUPPORTED, HAS ENROLLED ADDITIONAL PATIENTS.
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
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 December 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 May 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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