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Why-Not-Me Foundation

EIN 87-1449139 · Plano, TX

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

OUR MISSION IS TO UTILIZE OUR RESOURCES AND SEEK OUT THOSE INTERESTED IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY TO MAKE AN IMPACTFUL CHANGE. THROUGH THE WHY-NOT-ME CENTER, WE PLAN ON EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDRENS HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND SPORTS AS AN OUTLET TO IMPROVE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. WE WANT TO EMPOWER THESE CHILDREN IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO DREAM BIG AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE ARE LOOKING FOR LEADERS WITH COMPASSION WHO ARE READY TO STEP UP AND SAY WHY NOT ME?

Income
$52,597
Spending
$59,216
Reserves
4.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 95%

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. WHY-NOT-ME CENTER (WNM) OFFERS A SAFE AND HEALTHY LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DISCARDED AND OFTEN-VICTIMIZED TALIB CHILDREN OF SENEGAL. IN ORDER TO HALT AND EVENTUALLY REVERSE THIS DEVASTATING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, WE WILL USE THE WNM CENTER TO TEACH AND NURTURE AS MANY TALIB AS POSSIBLE THROUGH OUR MODERN SPORTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WNM CENTER INCLUDES SPORTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH USE ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS TO EMPOWER THE YOUTH OF AFRICA. THE WNM CENTER, LOCATED IN BOUNA NDIAYES FAMILYS HOMETOWN OF LINGURE, SENEGAL, WILL USE THE POWER OF SPORTS AND EDUCATION TO FOSTER CREATIVE THINKING AND COMPETITIVE SPIRIT. AS THE CENTER CONTINUES TO GROW, THESE CHILDREN WILL BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND GREATER SOCIETY.

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 November 6, 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 June 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 November 4, 2026.

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