Westwood US Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
- It owes more than it owns.
- Only 50% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
WESTWOOD U.S. INC. SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF HIBA ACADEMY BAY AREA BY INCUBATING THE OVERALL PROJECT STARTUP AND SECURING THE PHYSICAL SPACE NECESSARY TO OPEN THE SCHOOL. MOST NOTABLY WESTWOOD ACQUIRED 99 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SF CA AS THE SCHOOL'S HOME. WESTWOOD ALSO OVERSAW THE HIRING OF INITIAL SCHOOL STAFF AND ESTABLISHED POLICIES FOR THE SCHOOL'S INITIAL FOUNDING AS WELL AS DRIVING THE STARTUP ACTIVITIES.
- Income
- $64,053
- Spending
- $4.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 50%
- Reserves
- -86.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 100%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $442,741, secretary and treasurer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 121% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6557% of income.
Spending floor
0 of 1550% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
5 of 251 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $2.1 million spent. MOST NOTABLY WESTWOOD ACQUIRED 99 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SF CA AS THE SCHOOL'S HOME. WESTWOOD ALSO OVERSAW THE HIRING OF INITIAL SCHOOL STAFF AND ESTABLISHED POLICIES FOR THE SCHOOL'S INITIAL FOUNDING AS WELL AS DRIVING THE STARTUP ACTIVITIES. HIBA ACADEMY BAY AREA WILL PROVIDE A TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TO EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY-AGED CHILDREN WITH OUR INNOVATIVE ENGLISH AND CHINESE BILINGUAL CURRICULUM. OPENING IN FALL 2026, HIBA ACADEMY BAY AREA IS A BILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SERVING PRE-K TO FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. ROUGHLY 480 CHILDREN WILL THRIVE IN A DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, WHERE THEY WILL LEARN ENGLISH AND CHINESE NOT AS DISCRETE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS BUT AS LANGUAGES OF INSTRUCTION ACROSS THE CURRICULUM.HIBA ACADEMY'S COMMITMENT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ALONE. GUIDED BY ITS CORE VALUES OF RESPECT, KINDNESS, RESPONSIBILITY, INTEGRITY, AND COURAGE, THE SCHOOL'S VISION IS TO NURTURE EMPATHETIC, ETHICAL, AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN NAVIGATE AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND INTERCONNECTED WORLD AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT AS GLOBAL BRIDGE-BUILDERS.
Source: Form 990 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 2025.
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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