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Butterfly Collaborative

EIN 88-2078077 · Phoenix, AZ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE BUTTERFLY COLLABORATIVE IS AN ORGANIZATION WORKING TO LEVERAGE NONTRADITIONAL ALLIANCES BETWEEN MEDICAL/DENTAL PROVIDERS, CHURCHES, NGO'S, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ACCOMPLISH LARGE INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE AND NUTRITION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY, OUTCOMES, AND IMPACT.

Income
$187,549
Spending
$179,771
Reserves
2.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 87%

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

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% 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 (4)
  1. $59,817 spent. MEDICAL MISSIONS - THE ORGANIZATION TEAMED UP WITH BROTHERS IN ARMS, A MALAWI REGISTERED CHILD CARE INSTITUTION, BUTTERFLY COLLABORATIVE MALAWI, A MALAWI REGISTERED NGO, AND THE MALAWI MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO SEND MEDICAL, WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS TO MALAWI.
  2. $77,263 spent. CARE FOR VULNERABLE WOMEN AND CHILDREN - PROVIDED MENTORING AND FINANCIAL GRANTS TO THE BUTTERFLY COLLABORATIVE MALAWI THAT PROVIDE YEAR ROUND CARE TO 7500 ULTRA-VULNERABLE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
  3. $7,711 spent. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROVIDED MENTORING AND SHARED MEDICAL EXPERTISE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BUTTERFLY COLLABORATIVE MALAWI AND MALAWI'S ONLY MEDICAL SCHOOL, KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN NUTRITION, ANEMIA, CERVICAL CANCER AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
  4. $28,041 spent. IN 2025 WE WORKED WITH WORLD ORPHAN FUND TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN UKRAINE.

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 December 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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