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Tim Howard Foundation

EIN 86-1549815 · Bethesda, MD

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE TIM HOWARD FOUNDATION ("THF") PROVIDES RESOURCES, EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FACING CHALLENGES IN THEIR FAMILIES OR COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS THOSE WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS, THAT FOSTER CONFIDENCE AND LIFELONG PERSONAL GROWTH.THF AIMS TO ACHEIVE ITS MISSION THROUGH RAISING FUNDS TO BUILD SOCCER FIELDS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, PARTNERING WITH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN THROUGH ITS "HOWARD'S HEROES" PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM CREATES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CHILD TO ATTEND A SPORTING EVENT AND HAVE A MEET AND GREET WITH PLAYERS.

Income
$44,599
Spending
$381
Reserves
Over 10 years 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)
  1. TO PROVIDE SOCCER-CENTRIC RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND TO TO MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 AND WHOSE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION DONATED [$50,000] TO THE US SOCCER FOUNDATION, A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOR THEIR SAFE PLACES TOPLAY INITIATIVE WHICH PROVIDES SOCCER-CENTRIC RESOURCES TO CHILDREN IN CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

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

  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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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