Square One Action Fund
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
SQUARE ONE ACTION FUND (SOAF) BUILDS POLITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RISING LEADERS IN UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY RISING LEADERS FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. RECOGNIZING ON THE ONE HAND THE SUBSTANTIAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY THAT UNDERREPRESENTED LEADERS FACE WHEN SEEKING OFFICE AND INFLUENCING POLICY DECISIONS, AND ON THE OTHER HAND THE OUTSIZED SUFFERING FACED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES, SOAF WORKS DIRECTLY TO HELP THE MOST PROMISING OF THESE LEADERS BREAK THROUGH, PROVIDING THE RESOURCES, CONNECTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL KNOW-HOW THAT DRIVES IMPACT AND IMPROVES COMMUNITY MEMBERS' LIVES.
- Income
- $5,500
- Spending
- $6,101
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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)
- $5,250 spent. SQUARE ONE ACTION FUND LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING BY RESEARCHING THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF BARRIERS FACING UNDERREPRESENTED LEADERS, AND ALSO RESEARCHED POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAM AVENUES. MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO AN ALIGNED 501(C) (4)'S PRIMARY PURPOSE WORK.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 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 October 13, 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 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 October 2022.
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 October 21, 2026.
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