We Can Now Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to motivate encourage and inspire every individual to reach their highest potential and dreams because we can.
- Income
- $174,562
- Spending
- $225,220
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $41,674, secretary
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: 34 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 29% 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 (1)
- $21,000 spent. We Can Now operates a street outreach team that directly engages unhoused individuals in encampments and outdoor settings often underserved by larger systems. We provide immediate needs such as food and medical care along with diversion services connecting individuals to stable housing social services and case management. Impact: Since its establishment in 2023 We Can Now has diverted over 80 individuals from the streets into stable housing. Financials: The program is low-budget yet high-impact; by diverting each individual the organization is estimated to save the city over $25,000 per person in emergency services e.g. ER visits policing public health costs. This totals at least $2 million in savings based on their outreach efforts to date. Objective: The short-term goal is to reduce street homelessness by engaging individuals where they are. The long-term aim is to end homelessness in Austin by scaling up diversion and stabilizing individuals in safe housing leading to broader public cost savings by 2028.
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 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 2024.
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 August 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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