O-Higher Ed
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of O-Higher Ed is to help students in the Ojai Valley gain access to higher education, with a focus on first-generation college bound students.
- Income
- $131,009
- Spending
- $118,065
- Reserves
- 13.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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)
- $62,069 spent. Provided guidance and support enabling students of the Ojai Valley to access higher education starting at the Middle School level and throughout high school.In Middle School, Students met for one hour a week to learn about colleges, to learn about curriculum choices in high school, and to hear from adults who were first in their family to graduate from college, for example. Math Tutoring was also provided to students every week.The students then continued in the overall program of O-Higher Ed once they reached high school and shifted to one-on-one meetings.Ninth, tenth and 11th grade students in O-Higher Ed met once every four to six weeks to set goals, plan curriculum choices, navigate exams and complete big assignments. In junior year they were introduced to College Kickstart to begin building their college lists. During senior year, they met more frequently, approximately once a week, to work through their college applications.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 September 2021.
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 November 4, 2026.
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