Tony Patino Fellowship Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
the Corporation is organized and shall be operated for the purposes of providing support to UC HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW (now known as UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO), Columbia Law School and University of Chicago School of Law (collectively, the "Schools"), all of which are nonprofit corporations, exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Code, and public charities under section 509 of the Code, or corresponding provisions hereafter in effect. Specifically, the Corporation shall provide support including the making or awarding of grants, scholarships, or other payments to individual beneficiaries who are members of the charitable class benefited by the Schools, and at all times:(1) the recipients shall be selected on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis consistent with the private foundation rules in Treas. Reg. section 53.4945-4(b); (2) the officers, directors, or trustees of the Schools shall have a significant voice in the timing of the payments, the manner of making them, and the selectio
- Income
- $771,368
- Spending
- $653,762
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 100%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 70% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $475,099 spent. THE CORPORATION HAD A SUCCESSFUL 2025 WITH THE THREE LAW SCHOOLS IT SUPPORTS.COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL. SELECTION DAY FOR COLUMBIA TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2025, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL, ALUMNI AND CURRENT STUDENTS.AT THE SELECTION DAY DINNER, THE CORPORATION WAS PROUD TO WARMLY WELCOME THREE NEW TONY PATIO FELLOWS FROM COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL CLASS OF 2025: SKYLAR GLEASON, NATHAN PORCENG, AND BRANDON REID. WHILE NAVIGATING A PERIOD OF UPHEAVAL AT COLUMBIA, THESE NEW FELLOWS LOOKED TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT AND CONNECTION. THE CORPORATION SUPPORTED COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL BY PROVIDING COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL FELLOWS-ELECT A TOTAL OF $113,750 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR.IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION SPENT APPROXIMATELY $22,541 ON COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL RELATED EVENTS BENEFITING THE LAW STUDENTS AND LAW SCHOOL SUCH AS THE SELECTION DAY DINNER AND FELLOWS-ELECT DINNERS, LUNCHES AND LUNCHES AND DINNERS WITH THE COLUMBIA FELLOWS-ELECT AND COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI WHO SERVE AS MENTORS TO THE STUDENTS.THE CORPORATION RECEIVED 68 APPLICATIONS FOR THE COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL 1L 2025-2026 CLASS YEAR AND INCOMING COLUMBIA 1L STUDENTS REEM ALI AND DANIEL GESSEN WERE SELECTED AS THE NEW 1L FELLOWS-ELECT FOR COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL.IN ADDITION, COLUMBIA HAS A LAW SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CORPORATIONSS SCREENING, RENEWAL AND SELECTION COMMITTEES FOR COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL.THE CORPORATION ALSO PROVIDED ITS ANNUAL REPORT OF INFORMATION TO COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL. SELECTION DAY FOR CHICAGO TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 4, 2025, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LAW SCHOOL, ALUMNI AND CURRENT STUDENTS.AT THE SELECTION DAY DINNER, THE CORPORATION WAS PROUD TO WARMLY WELCOME TWO NEW TONY PATIO FELLOWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL CLASS OF 2025: KELLY BRIDGES AND SAHAR OMER.THE CORPORATION SUPPORTED THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL BY PROVIDING UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL FELLOWS-ELECT A TOTAL OF $105,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR.IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION SPENT APPROXIMATELY $19,513 ON UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL RELATED EVENTS BENEFITING THE LAW STUDENTS AND LAW SCHOOL SUCH AS THE SELECTION DAY DINNER AND FELLOWS-ELECT DINNERS.THE CORPORATION RECEIVED 46 APPLICATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL 1L 2025-2026 CLASS YEAR AND INCOMING UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL 1L STUDENTS NIMA MAJIDI AND ALEXIS FINTLAND WERE SELECTED AS THE NEW 1L FELLOWS-ELECT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL HAS A LAW SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CORPORATIONS SCREENING, RENEWAL AND SELECTION COMMITTEES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL.THE CORPORATION ALSO PROVIDED ITS ANNUAL REPORT OF INFORMATION TO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND UNIVERSITY OF LAW SCHOOL LAW SCHOOL.UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO. SELECTION DAY FOR UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 23, 2025, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LAW SCHOOL, ALUMNI AND CURRENT STUDENTS.AT THE SELECTION DAY DINNER, THE CORPORATION WAS PROUD TO WARMLY WELCOME TWO NEW TONY PATIO FELLOWS FROM THE UC LAW SF CLASS OF 2025: NOORAN ALHAMDAN AND JULIE MENDOZA. NOORAN AND JULIE BOTH EXEMPLIFY THE VALUES OF THE FELLOWSHIP AND SHARE A VIEW OF LAW AS A CALLING ROOTED IN SERVICE.THE CORPORATION SUPPORTED UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO BY PROVIDING UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO FELLOWS-ELECT A TOTAL OF $105,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR.IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION SPENT APPROXIMATELY $18,466 ON UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO FELLOWSHIP RELATED EVENTS BENEFITING THE LAW STUDENTS AND LAW SCHOOL SUCH AS THE SELECTION DAY DINNER, MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, AND FELLOWS-ELECT DINNERS.THE CORPORATION RECEIVED 75 APPLICATIONS FOR THE UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO 1L 2025-2026 CLASS YEAR AND INCOMING UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO 1L STUDENTS LILA PUZISS AND KAT LANE WERE SELECTED AS THE NEW 1L FELLOWS-ELECT FOR UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO.IN ADDITION, UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO HAS A LAW SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE FELLOWSHIPS SCREENING, RENEWAL AND SELECTION COMMITTEES FOR UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO.THE CORPORATION ALSO PROVIDED ITS ANNUAL REPORT OF INFORMATION TO UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO.
Source: Form 990 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 May 2020.
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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