Sage Experience
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Personal & community development through inspiring education & global experiences
- Income
- $88,080
- Spending
- $99,985
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
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
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
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 (3)
- $5,293 spent. Expanding summer cross-cultural programs in Ghana serving students from US, Ghana and internationally, and for the first time a paying student from Ghana and a full pay student from South Africa. Included new tangible product plus sustainability training for each team, covering menstrual health and hygiene, women in entrepreneurship, and green engineering. Benefited over 1000 community members through family members and neighbors.
- Supported the completion of Phase 2 Expansion of the local community facility for hosting a full range of programming to benefit local and international community members engaged in mission-driven activities, including completion of new maker space workshop and 2 guest rooms for international experts leading programs as well as auxiliary kitchen space and green roof. Benefits 100+ visitors to the area annually and included training for over 10 local workers on green engineering.
- $2,367 spent. Launched new STEM focused programming using new maker space and relationship with engineering experts from top local university in Ghana. Create remote-controlled mower for use in dangerous areas, supported professional development of Ghanaian workers to international standards, and general support for a Ghanaian educational organization to expand its collaboration, to benefit 12 primary staff and dozens more workers and students involved in the programming.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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