Our Kids Our Future
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What it says it does
Our Kids Our Future is a voter-led campaign to pass the Sonoma County Child Care & Children's Health Initiative, which will establish a local revenue stream dedicated to supporting our youngest residents.
- Income
- $40,888
- Spending
- $9,665
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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. 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)
- $9,425 spent. As its primary activity, Our Kids Our Future will work to influence legislative, electoral and political processes and the decisions of public officials on legislation and policies that may impact the well-being of children, youth and families.As its secondary activity, Our Kids Our Future will engage community members, particularly parents and caregivers, in advocacy and participation in the political process to advance policy and legislation that supports the well-being of children, youth and families.These activities will be achieved using a variety of engagement tools and tactics, including but not limited to holding of events; hosting online discussion forums; use of social media; direct outreach tools such as phone banking, text banking, and person to person canvassing; hosting educational seminars; development of printed materials, emails and e-newsletters; policy and public research and polling; policy development; and summaries of how various local, state and federal elected officials are voting on key policy issues.There is a new project of focus- Our Kids Our Future is working in Marin County to promote children and their families issues and create support mechanisms for said target audiences. Our Kids Our Future launched the Marin County Child Care Initiative by facilitating stakeholder group and interest group discussions aimed at finding consensus on legislation that will address the unfunded needs of child care providers and families seeking childcare in Marin County.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 January 2022.
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.
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