Christa & Saul Welger Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHRISTA & SAUL WELGER FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN, INCREASE AWARENESS OF, AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO COMPETING IN TEAM SPORTS.
- Income
- $52,766
- Spending
- $37,240
- Reserves
- 29.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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 (2)
- $20,390 spent. ANNUAL BIG SHOT BOOTCAMP: AN ACTION-PACKED DAY FILLED WITH SKILLS, DRILLS, CONTESTS, AND GAMES. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE AND MOTIVATE PARTICIPANTS, CATERING TO EVERYONE FROM BEGINNERS TO EXPERIENCED ATHLETES. THE CAMP WAS LEAD BY BOARD MEMBER, STEVE SERIO, A FIVE-TIME PARALYMPIAN AND FOUR-TIME MEDALIST, ALONG WITH HIS FELLOW PARALYMPIC ATHLETES: TREVON JENIFER, A FOUR-TIME PARALYMPIAN AND FOUR-TIME GOLD MEDALIST REPRESENTING TEAM USA; BAILEY MOODY, A TWO-TIME PARALYMPIAN AND TWO-TIME MEDALIST FOR TEAM USA; AND PATRICK ANDERSON, A SIX-TIME PARALYMPIAN AND FOUR-TIME MEDALIST FOR TEAM CANADA. ADDITIONALLY, PETER BERRY, A RECENT GRADUATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, AND LOCAL ADAPTIVE SPORTS COACHES, INCLUDING RYAN MARTIN, THE CUNY WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL COACH AND DIRECTOR OF INCLUSIVE AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS. THERE WERE 37 ATTENDEES RANGING IN AGE FROM 6-19
- MOTIVATED BY THE IMPACT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHRISTA AND SAUL WELGER WITHIN THE ADAPTIVE SPORTS COMMUNITY, THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT PROGRAM AIMS TO ASSIST AND EMPOWER YOUNG ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL BOTH IN SPORTS AND IN LIFE.
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 November 6, 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 September 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 November 4, 2026.
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