U M Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of UM Foundation is to focus on youth by addressing income and wealth inequalities. U M Foundation intiatives create racially equitable environments and programs that level the playing field and enhance opportunities for diverse communities. U M Foundation aims to bring back the equal opportunity principal in America.
- Income
- $50,092
- Spending
- $6,883
- Reserves
- 83.6 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)
- $6,670 spent. At the beginning of 2025, we decided to remove access to UME online and on mobile devices. We care about the privacy and security of all users. AI development today has not built up the walls and platforms we feel confident to share with the general public. Since March 2025, we have shifted focus away from AI chatbots and instead recognized the impact of AI on education. We began collaborating with the Statistics Department at UCLA, Partners in School Innovation, and have done in depth reviews of other AI led teacher programs. In Q4 2025, we began developing an AI led teacher program for us to conduct an intervention at a charter school in Pasadena January 12-26, 2026. We are hopeful this intervention will prove successful such that we can present the findings to Anthropic, the most reliable and safest AI company in the world. Our goal is to bring personalized mastery learning to all via AI led teacher programs. It gives us great hope for all youth to find the road to upward mobility.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: L S U Foundation (Baton Rouge, LA), EIN 72-6020969. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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