Clare Rose Foundation Center for Creative Youth Development
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Clare Rose Center for Creative Youth Development is a philanthropic intermediary that invests in leadership and infrastructure to convene, connect, and curate the resources, relationships, and opportunities needed to strengthen the field of Creative Youth Development.
- Income
- $808,828
- Spending
- $762,018
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $102,597, deputy director
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 48% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 125% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
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: 84 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (3)
- $414,967 spent. Funding: Provided financial infrastructure, operational thought partnership, and administrative support to 5 Fiscally Sponsored Projects including the San Diego Youth Dance Festival, Creating Abundance Collaborative, a project supporting organizational readiness training for arts and nature CBOs to participate in social prescribing, and multiple community-based arts offerings.
- $154,717 spent. Field Building: Provided backbone support services and operational leadership for the National CYD Funders Forum. Led educational and awareness efforts to position CYD as a cross-sector and intersectional solution to broad-based community challenges. Represented CYD on statewide and national coalitions to advocate for diversified streams of support for our nonprofit partners. Presented a workshop at a Nonprofit Academy about partnership development and collaborations to support grant seeking.
- $67,892 spent. Capacity Building: Provided over 900 hours of coaching, consulting, and interim staffing services to CYD leaders and organizations in the areas of staff recruitment, communications and storytelling, grant writing and management, and strategic planning. Co-hosted and provided programming for 9 convenings for CYD leaders to access peer learning and professional support in scenario planning, budget forecasting, and adaptive business practices.
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 October 13, 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 November 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 October 21, 2026.
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