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Center Against Racism and Trauma Inc

EIN 87-3155527 · Moreno Valley, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak9 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Charitable organization providing training and supportive services to underserved and oppressed communities. CART assists community members to create positive change in their schools and communities.

Income
$138,802
Spending
$355,450
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 87%
Highest pay
$90,000, executive director

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

Weak: 9 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 77% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 156% of income.

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 (3)
  1. $201,823 spent. Youth Power Collective program was created to train and support teams of youth across the region in community organizing that helps them make change in their schools and communities. (1) Perris Youth Coalition, independent team of City of Perris CA high school age youth. Youth met weekly on Fridays and chose additional CART 3-hour training twice a month on saturdays. Youth created the Perris Youth Coalition which attended the Pride Parade outreach and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Walk a Thon. Also conducted a Town Hall bringing together nearly 20 teens in a workshop to determine what they cared about in the community and how they might address the issues. CART provided food and other supports as well as weekly virtual office hours for students to drop in for assistance.(2) Community Organizing Camp, 7-days, 6-nights on the Campus of University of California Riverside experiencing an analysis of systemic racism from the 1600s forward, history, concepts, and techniques of community organizing, and art-based solutions that culminated in an on-stage presentation/performance about a pressing community issue. Inaugural convening with 27 high school students. Estimated # reached 100
  2. $64,831 spent. Community Organizing efforts are the core mission of CART; to equip the Inland Empire with information and opportunities to fight against all forms of racism. (1) Community Action: Perris Union High School District, Desert Sands Unified School District, Corona Unified School District, Riverside Unified School District: working with parents and students who were negatively impacted and traumatized by anti-Black racism in these PK thru 12 school districts. Help parents to develop strategies to know and use their rights. (2) Community Education: CART & NAACP - K-12 Know Your Rights for Parents and Students to address anti-Black Racism around the region. (3) Antiracist Summit is education and advocacy: 5th Annual Inland Empire Antiracist Summit with keynote Dr. Angela Davis, expounding on her work, Are Prisons Obsolete. Followed by a panel of local advocates in the field. Prior year keynote speakers included Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, LeVar Burton, and Dolores Huerta Estimated # reached 1,000.
  3. $11,132 spent. Training is used to provide information and assistance for improving organizational effectiveness while reducing the effects of racism. (1) RAP Foundation: (a) Exploring Social Identities half-day workshop to give leaders an opportunity to understand the many roles they play in society to better understand diversity and its benefits. (b) Leadership Academies 3 full-day workshops designed to help nonprofit leaders understand the many facets of leadership and decision making. (2) RAM: Culture And Relationship Effectiveness (CARE) Training and Development based on Liberatory Design is used to help organizations create conscious living cultures that increases job satisfaction and productivity while eliminating the negative interactions that have been produced by racism. Estimated # reached 150.

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

  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? Worth knowing.

    The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.

    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 February 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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