Share in the Joy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Share In The Joy Inc promotes volunteerism by extending support to individuals and groups having significant needs relating to children in foster care, victims of domestic violence, animals in shelters, and homeless or shelter-challenged persons.
- Income
- $57,126
- Spending
- $39,758
- Reserves
- 11.6 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)
- $21,500 spent. Our HoliJOY initiative helps children in foster care build trusting relationships with peers and adults, by pairing them with a shopper to select gifts from donated items for their foster parents or other relations they choose. This allows us to build positive emotional connections, confidence, and joy to 172 youth in foster care. This year, 400 plus children benefited and we had 200 volunteers contribute 1,214.5 hours, amounting to $42,252 of valuable contribution time.
- $8,200 spent. The Empowering JOY Program supports teen girls and their caregivers from a foster care or domestic violence background by providing workshops focused on self-confidence, well-being, financial literacy, personal growth, and self-care. We served 60 plus people and had 45 volunteers participate for a total of 368 hours, valued at $12,803.
- $1,800 spent. The Fatherfigurehood Program is a year-round mentorship initiative designed to address the need for positive male role models in the lives of foster youth, through small group mentorship, campus visits, and skill-building workshops, while nurturing connections with trusted adults. There were 100 plus persons who benefited, as well as 70 volunteers participating for a total of 417.5 hours, valued at $14,525.
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 May 2023.
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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