Waypoint Relief
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF BY ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS, BOTH WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR ABROAD, WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY TERRORIST OR MILITARY ACTIONS, ACCIDENTS INVOLVING A COMMON CARRIER, NATURAL DISASTERS, OR SIMILAR CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, AND WORKING WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANZATIONS THAT SUPPORT SIMILAR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS AND DISASTER RELIEF.
- Income
- $34,199
- Spending
- $224,004
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $132,000, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 555% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (2)
- $117,745 spent. DURING DISASTERS, ASSISTING AT-RISK PEOPLE IN GETTING OUT OF HARM'S WAY AND GETTING TO A PLACE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY FROM WHICH THEY CAN PLAN A SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION. IN 2024 WAYPOINT RELIEF HELPED TO FACILITATE VISAS FOR THREE FAMILIES OF 18 MEMBERS TOTAL.
- $46,804 spent. WAYPOINT RELIEF PROVIDED FOOD AND SHELTER AND MEDICAL SUPPORT TO A HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN, AND DONATED TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS TO FEED THE HUNGRY DURING RAMADAN IN BAMIYAN PROVINCE AND IN KABUL.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
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 March 2023.
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 November 4, 2026.
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