Friends of a Feather Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO DELIVER A SENSE OF JOY AND EMPOWERMENT TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY CREATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE PACKAGES AS WELL AS A COLLEGE AND CAREER SUPPORT PROGRAM.
- Income
- $84,927
- Spending
- $74,243
- Reserves
- 9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
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, 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 (4)
- $20,663 spent. THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERS CARE PACKAGES FOR PATIENTS AGED 1-13 THAT INCLUDE ITEMS THAT WILL PROVIDE COMFORT DURING TREATMENTS, PUT SMILES ON PATIENTS FACES, EMPOWER PATIENTS TO DREAM BIG, AND ALSO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COLLEGE SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, SIBLINGS OF PATIENTS,AND PARENTS OF PATIENTS BY HELPING WITH COLLEGE SELECTION, ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS. STUDENTS ARE THEN PROVIDED WITH ONGOING MENTORING, FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS GRADUATE PROGRAMS.
- $46,907 spent. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING BENEFITING PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- $3,000 spent. OTHER
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 October 13, 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 August 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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