Nile Heritage Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NILE HERITAGE FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR ALL. THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE BUILDING A SELF SUSTAINING PRIMARY SCHOOL IN GOTOLAL, UGANDA. THE SCHOOL WILL OFFER CLASSES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 7TH100 GRADE.
- Income
- $55,381
- Spending
- $52,807
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
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, 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 (2)
- EDUCATION PROGRAM ACCORDING TO A BASELINE STUDY FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS CONDUCTED OCTOBER 2022 IN GOTOLAL VILLAGE AND NEIGHBORING VILLAGES BY LOYAL LINK INNOVATIONS LTD WHERE 2276 PEOPLE WERE INTERVIEWED, 56% OF HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED HAVING CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE WHO WERE NOT IN SCHOOL MOSTLY AGES 5-8 YEARS OLD. THE REMAINING 44% OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO REPORTED HAVING CHILDREN IN SCHOOL ALSO REPORTED A HIGH RATE OF ABSENTEEISM. THE MAIN BARRIERS TO EDUCATION INCLUDED LONG DISTANCES TO WALK TO ACCESS SCHOOLS, LACK OF SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS/SUPPLIES, POVERTY IN THE HOUSEHOLD, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKABLE WATER. THE LATER DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS GIRLS SINCE THEY BARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF COLLECTING WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS BEFORE GOING TO SCHOOL. SINCE THERE IS NO SCHOOL TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF GOTOLAL, NILE HERITAGE FOUNDATION IS BUILDING A SELF-SUSTAINING PRIMARY SCHOOL IN GOTOLAL VILLAGE TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATION FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO PRIMARY 7 (GRADE 7). THE SCHOOL WILL ALSO SERVE AS A TRAINING FACILITY FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR OVER 2000 PEOPLE TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.
- $52,807 spent. CLEAN WATER PROGRAM
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 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 July 2022.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Heritage Foundation (Washington, DC), EIN 23-7327730. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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