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Nepal Spine Foundation

EIN 87-1607334 · Seattle, WA

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

THE NEPAL SPINE FOUNDATION IMPROVES ACCESS AND CARE FOR NEPALI SPINE PATIENTS THROUGH ITS DEEP COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY AT TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (TUTH) IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL. THE NEPAL SPINE FOUNDATION FOSTERS KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE BETWEEN NEPALI AND INTERNATIONAL NEUROSURGEONS THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS AND FACULTY, ELEVATING POST-GRADUATE NEUROSURGERY EDUCATION IN NEPAL.THE NEPAL SPINE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL TEAM TRAVELS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR TO KATHMANDU TO RUN WORKSHOPS AND OTHER TEACHING ACTIVITIES THAT HELP SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. WE ALSO WORK WITH TUTH ON A MONTHLY BASIS VIA VIRTUAL CONFERENCES TO TRAIN NEPALESE SURGEONS AND RESIDENTS ON THE MOST ADVANCED SPINE TECHNIQUES.

Income
$38,400
Spending
$28,151
Reserves
63.5 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)
  1. THE NEPAL SPINE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO RESIDENTS AND FACULTY AT THE TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL ("TUTH") IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL. INSTRUCTION SHALL BE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY TECHNIQUES, SUCH THAT THE TUTH RESIDENTS AND FACULTY MAY UTILIZE SUCH TECHNIQUES IN THEIR OWN PRACTICE, IN ORDER TO BETTER CARE FOR THE LOCAL NEPALI INDIGENT COMMUNITY.

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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