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Green Matters Inc

EIN 86-2361204

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON THE IMPACT AND CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

Income
$1,240
Spending
$119,758
Reserves
1.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$10,000, president

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

Weak: 43 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 9558% of income.

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. $112,610 spent. PROVIDED CONTINUITY OF SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND IDENTIFIED SOME NEW GROUPS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION. FOCUSED EVEN MORE ON PROVIDING FUNDING FOR INTERNSHIPS OR SUPERVISED PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, MENTORSHIP, AND NETWORKS FOR FUTURE WORK PURSUITS.

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? Caution.

    Not in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations. Churches and some very small organizations are not required to register, so this alone does not mean it is not a real charity.

    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? Caution.

    Not 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? Caution.

    Its 2025 filing told the IRS that the organization has closed.

    Source: Form 990-N (e-Postcard) filings, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 19, 2026.

  5. 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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