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Amphibian Foundation

EIN 85-0975418 · Los Angeles, CA

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

What it says it does

To restore the environment and the economy.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

Reserves
20 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 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 23% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 75% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

Independent board
0 of 25
2 of 2 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$23,000 spent. Helping like minded organizations. Grant to the Wilder Africa Foundation, which is focused on conservation solutions driven locally within Africa. Other grants were to the non profit ornganizsation, With My Own Two Hands and Kamawaelualani Corp.
$28,931 spent. Research shows that one of the most effective ways to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic hardship is to educate and support women and girls. Our work primarily focuses on supporting hundreds of girls in rural Kenya whove been rescued from sexual and gender-based violence. We provide money to rescue shelters that care for these girls and help them go through school. Most of our funding goes to food and critical infrastructure, such as buildings, building building boreholes to get clean water, and gardens / greenhouses to to grow food. These centers are in very poor parts of Kenya with high biodiversity, so our work also helps raise awareness about the importance of protecting nature for a thriving economy.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 June 2020.
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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