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Equity Kids

EIN 85-4259226 · Austin, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood84 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EQUITY KIDS ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO BUILD A NEW, DIVERSE SOCIETY BASED ON TRUE EQUALITY AND EQUITY FOR ALL PEOPLE. EQUITY KIDS SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BELOVED COMMUNITY, A TERM FOSTERED BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND JOHN LEWIS THAT CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF PEOPLE OF GOODWILL ALL OVER THE WORLD. IN A BELOVED COMMUNITY, RACISM AND ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, BIGOTRY, AND PREJUDICE ARE REPLACED BY AN ALL-INCLUSIVE SPIRIT OF SISTERHOOD AND BROTHERHOOD.

Income
$51,981
Spending
$57,761
Reserves
12.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 July 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)
  1. $51,596 spent. EQUITY KIDS LAUNCHED PROGRAMS IN EARLY 2022 FOR CHILDREN, WITH THE INTENTION TO ADD PROGRAMMING FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS IN THE FUTURE. THE GOAL OF OUR CHILDRENS PROGRAM IS TO BRING CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT RACES TOGETHER TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS AND EXPLORE RACE. YOUNGER CHILDREN WILL LEARN TO APPRECIATE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND ETHNICITIES THROUGH FUN INTERACTIONS. OLDER CHILDREN WILL BUILD DIVERSE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPLORE TOPICS PROGRESSING THROUGH FOUR THEMES: IDENTITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE, AND ACTION. RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE PARENTS HAVE ON A CHILDS WILLINGNESS TO FORM RACIALLY-DIVERSE FRIENDSHIPS, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AS WE STRIVE TO CREATE A PATH TOWARD A MORE EQUITABLE AND LESS DIVIDED FUTURE.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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