Odaa Community Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ODAA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CATALYZING PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH TRANSFORMATION. OUR CURRENT MISSION CENTERS ON CULTURALLY RESONANT HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. WE SPECIALIZE IN DELIVERING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN HEALTH SOLUTIONS, LEVERAGING EXPERTISE FROM FIELDS SUCH AS CLINICAL MEDICINE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, HOLISTIC WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. OUR APPROACH TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INTEGRATES PEER AND CLINICAL SUPPORT, ENCOMPASSING GROUP COACHING AND SPECIALIZED CARE, AND IS EXEMPLIFIED BY OUR NEAR-PEER MODEL. THIS MODEL, BACKED BY RIGOROUS RESEARCH, FEATURES STRUCTURED CONVERSATIONS LED BY NEAR PEER LAY-PROVIDERS, AND IS BACKED BY TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN METHODOLOGIES. OUR APPROACH TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION LEVERAGES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION TO DESIGN CULTURALLY-INFORMED, YOUTH-SUPPORTED COMMUNITY HEALTH ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION SPACES.
- Income
- $65,340
- Spending
- $44,777
- Reserves
- 5.5 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 (3)
- THE FIRST MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THE RECEIPT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON'S SUCCESSLINK GRANT FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CORPS, AMOUNTING TO $98,000, WHICH IS AWAITING DISBURSEMENT. THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM AIMS TO ENGAGE, EMPLOY, AND EMPOWER BOSTON'S YOUTH BY PROVIDING THEM WITH MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY SERVICE, HEALTHCARE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE ARTS. THROUGH TRAINING IN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE INITIATIVE SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG YOUTH. IT EMPHASIZES A HOLISTIC HEALTH MODEL, INCORPORATING MENTAL HEALTH, HEART HEALTH, AND MATERNAL HEALTH INTO ITS CURRICULUM, AND PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS.
- THE SECOND NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THE LAUNCH OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM AT JEREMIAH E. BURKE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS INITIATIVE HAS TRAINED A GROUP OF 10 HIGH SCHOOLERS AS ODAA GROUP LEADERS, EQUIPPING THEM TO DISSEMINATE THEIR TRAINING IN MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH A VARIETY OF CONTENT FORMS TO THEIR PEERS. THIS PROGRAM IS EXEMPLARY OF THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND PEER SUPPORT.
- ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO DEVELOPING A PROGRAM ADDRESSING TRAUMA AMONG RETURNING CITIZENS IN JAMAICA PLAIN AND HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVE INTEGRATES A TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CURRICULUM, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING, AND YOGA AND MINDFULNESS SESSIONS, AIMING TO FACILITATE HEALING AND REINTEGRATION FOR INDIVIDUALS EXITING THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Oregon Community Foundation (Portland, OR), EIN 23-7315673. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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