Academy for Public Service
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To teach students how to harness their voices and address societal challenges through public service. We assist students in creating solutions to local and state issues to empower them to serve as ambassadors of their community.
- Income
- $945
- Spending
- $1,094
- Reserves
- 20.5 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
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 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 (2)
- $125 spent. Notable accomplishments of the Academy for Public Service were as follows: More than 70 participants served in the program. 51% of participants were female, 35% were people of color. We held our fourth model Arkansas legislative session in the Arkansas State Capitol Building. Just over 400 mock legislative bills were proposed, 150 mock bills became model law. As a possible result of participating in our program, several students went on to attend several prestigious universities such as Occidental College, Stanford, University of Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Rice University. One student obtained a sponsor for housing during the model session which accounts for the $125 expense.
- $195 spent. We held or first model legislative session in the Texas State Capitol. We had 13 participants in our soft opening. Eight students were female. Student legislators passed approximately 55 model bills, approximately 45 were signed into model law. Seventy percent of participants were people of color. One person did obtain sponsorship for housing. This explains the $195 expense.
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
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 July 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 January 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.
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