Brandywine Heights Education Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BY BUILDING INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.
- Income
- $90,866
- Spending
- $45,072
- Reserves
- 24.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $45,072 spent. CAMPSPARK! SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMTHE BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUES TO EVALUATE WAYS TO HELP BEST SUPPORT OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING. EACH SUMMER, DUE TO THE BREAK IN TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION, STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A "SUMMER SLIDE" WHERE SOME ACADEMIC PROGRESS IS LOST. TO HELP PREVENT THIS SLIDE AND PROVIDE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, CAMPSPARK! WAS CREATED. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL, TARGETED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER IN A FUN AND ENGAGING WAY. THIS ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING WILL ALLOW FOR REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE MAIN CURRICULAR FOCUS WILL BE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS. BEYOND THE ACADEMICS, OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES WILL BE PROVIDED DURING WHOLE GROUP AND THEMATIC ACTIVITY SESSIONS. WE HAD AN AVERAGE OF 65 STUDENTS PER DAY DURING THE CAMP WEEK OF THE 2024 SUMMER WITH ALMOST 100 STUDENTS REGISTERED.SCHOLARSHIPSAWARDED A GRADUATING 2025 SENIOR A $1,500 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP. WE HAD 2 APPLICANTS AND THE ESSAY QUESTION WAS - HOW HAS THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED YOUR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY? HOW COULD AN EDUCATION FOUNDATION ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF FUTURE STUDENTS? ALSO, WE AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP IN THE NAME OF JEAN ORLANDO WITH FUNDS DONATED DIRECTLY BY HER. JEAN IS A RETIRED BRANDYWINE EDUCATOR. THE 4-YEAR $1,500 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED TO A GRADUATING 2024 SENIOR PURSUING A CAREER IN EDUCATION. WE HAD 3 APPLICANTS. TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS CURRICULUMTHE TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS CURRICULUM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2015 FOR EVERY CLASS IN GRADES K-5 AND ITS POSITIVE IMPACTS CONTINUE EACH YEAR THROUGH THE FUNDING BY THE BHEF. THIS PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 500 ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL STUDENTS. TEACHER IMPACT GRANTSFOR THE 2024 2025 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR WE OFFERED TEACHER IMPACT MINI-GRANTS TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. A TEACHER MINI-GRANT IS A SMALL-SCALE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TYPICALLY AWARDED TO EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC CLASSROOM PROJECTS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD NOT BE FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT BUDGET. WE HAD 10 APPLICATIONS ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS AND WERE ABLE TO FUND ALL PROJECTS FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $10,000. THE PROJECT APPLICATIONS RANGED FROM ITEMS AS SIMPLE AS DYNAMIC SHELVING FOR IMPROVED BOOK STORAGE AND OF EASE OF FINDING BOOKS OF INTEREST TO CREATING A FULL-SIZE ARCADE STYLE VIDEO GAME.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 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 September 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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