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Rhiza Inc

EIN 84-1871295 · Brooklyn, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO USE STORYTELLING, HEALING, ORGANIZING, AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

Income
$26,500
Spending
$60,470
Reserves
9.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 95%
Highest pay
$12,750, board member & co-founder

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 128% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 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 April 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 (2)
  1. $36,938 spent. COLLABORATIVE FILMMAKING - IN OUR COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING PROGRAM, WE CONTINUED OUR FESTIVAL AND COMMUNITY IMPACT SCREENINGS OF OUR FILM, ABOVE AND BELOW THE GROUND. THIS INCLUDED DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION GUIDE AND MEETING WITH OTHER FRONTLINE AND INDIGENOUS COUMMUNITIES. WE ALSO CONTINUED WITH POST PRODUCTION OF OUR OTHER FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, LAND OF CANAAN, SO THAT IT COULD PREMIERE IN 2025.
  2. $21,992 spent. REGENERATIVE MOVEMENTS - IN 2024, REGENERATIVE MOVEMENTS LAUNCHED THE FUTURE CARES, A COHORT OF CARE WORKER LEADERS FROM HOMECARE, NURSING, NURSING HOMES, DOMESTIC WORK, AND CHILDCARE-WHO COMPLETED A MONTH OF TRAINING AND THREE MONTHS OF COACHING TO HEAL AND TRANSFORM EXPLOITATIVE WORKPLACE CONDITIONS. WE ALSO CONTINUED THE LIVING SCHOOL OF THE AMAZON (EVA) WITH CONFENIAE, ENGAGING 46 INDIGENOUS YOUTH LEADERS IN A 9-MONTH PROGRAM ON AUTONOMOUS LEADERSHIP AND ANCESTRAL WISDOM, LAUNCHING THE FIRST STAGE OF A COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENTARY WITH THE STUDENTS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 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? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 April 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 October 2019.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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