Longfellow Rising
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FORMED IN THE WAKE OF THE POLICE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THE SUBSEQUENT UPRISING THAT BURNED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, LONGFELLOW RISING'S PURPOSE IS TO REBUILD DOWNTOWN LONGFELLOW WITH A FOCUS ON BIPOC OWNERSHIP, STRENGTHENED SOCIAL FABRIC INFRASTRUCTURE, AND RE-DESIGNED BUILDINGS THAT FACILITATE COMMUNITY GATHERING AND BELONGING FOR ALL.
- Income
- $56,741
- Spending
- $106,005
- Reserves
- 12.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 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)
- $72,925 spent. IN 2025, LONGFELLOW RISING FOCUSED MAINLY ON SUPPORTING CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, HELPING TO SPONSOR AND PUT ON MULTIPLE EVENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN LONGFELLOW AREA. WE SPENT $35,000 TO HELP NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS STAGE CONCERTS, STREET FESTIVALS, FUNDRAISERS, CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, AND DISCUSSIONS, WHICH BENEFITED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OVER THE YEAR. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMS WE FUNDED AND HELPED PUT ON CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTPS://WWW.LONGFELLOWRISING.ORG/PROJECTS We also made one pre-development grant for $25,000 to a nonprofit organization that will be building its new headquarters in the neighborhood to support preliminary design costs as they acquire and build out the site.We acted as convener for the area around the topics of community safety and small area planning, calling on and supporting the city council member to hold regular monthly meetings on community safety and managing a parking study on behalf of area businesses and real estate development projects. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PUBLICIZE THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BY SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE EFFORTS TO REBUILD. LONGFELLOW RISING BOARD MEMBERS WERE QUOTED IN MULTIPLE NEWS STORIES IN LOCAL PAPERS, RADIO AND TV.
Source: Form 990EZ 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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