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Empowerment Effect

EIN 88-0988381 · El Segundo, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE EMPOWERMENT EFFECT IS A NON-PROFIT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING YOUNG WOMEN AGED 7 TO 17, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS ACROSS ALL COMMUNITIES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. OUR MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE GIRLS CAN FEEL EMPOWERED, FOSTERING THEIR GROWTH AND CONFIDENCE AS THEY TRANSITION INTO ENGAGED YOUNG ADULTS. GUIDED BY STRONG AND PASSIONATE WOMEN FROM THE LOCAL ICE HOCKEY COMMUNITY, OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO IMPART VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS THROUGH THE SPORT OF ICE HOCKEY, ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTING TO CREATING A MORE POSITIVE AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY.

Income
$80,913
Spending
$74,916
Reserves
10.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 79%

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

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 10% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.

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 (2)
  1. THE EMPOWERMENT EFFECT DRAMATICALLY TRANSFORMED THE HOCKEY PROGRAM BY SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITING OVER 40 ENTHUSIASTIC GIRLS. WITH TWO MONTHLY PRACTICES AND BY IMPLEMENTING A VARIETY OF ENGAGING OFF-ICE EVENTS, THE EMPOWERMENT EFFECT FOSTERED A VIBRANT COMMUNITY THAT NOT ONLY STRENGTHENED THE TEAM BOND AND EMPOWERED THESE GIRLS WITH CONFIDENCE BUT ALSO IGNITED A GENUINE PASSION FOR THE SPORT. THIS INITIATIVE ELEVATED OUR PARTICIPATION RATES AND ALSO CULTIVATED A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THESE YOUNG ATHLETES COULD LEARN LIFE LESSONS AND THRIVE BOTH ON AND OFF THE ICE!
  2. THE EMPOWERMENT EFFECT HOSTS AN ANNUAL ADULT HOCKEY TOURNAMENT AS A FUNDRAISER THAT IS ENTIRELY VOLUNTEER-RUN, FEATURING OVER 20 TEAMS AND 350-400 PLAYERS. WHILE PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACCESS, SAFE SPACES, AND FUN, 100 PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS SUPPORT OUR MISSION.

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 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 October 13, 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? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    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 June 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 October 21, 2026.

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