Foundation for Academic and Cultural Exchange
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO ACHIEVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES THROUGH AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM, HOSTING STUDENTS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHO EXPERIENCE LIVING WITH HOST FAMILIES AND PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
- Income
- $11,683
- Spending
- $16,947
- Reserves
- 27.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 80%
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 (1)
- $15,752 spent. IN OREGON:THE ORGANIZATION SERVES OREGON YOUTH FACILITY - SPECIFICALLY INCARCERATED YOUTH IN A RURAL FACILTY IN BURNS AND FLORENCE, OREGON. THESE YOUTH ARE ISOLATED AND UNDER SERVED BECAUSE OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE PRISON AND THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE A BRIDGE OF HOPE BETWEEN THEIR PAST AND WHAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE OF THEIR FUTURE, ENCOURAGING ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TAKE FOR GRANTED, SUCH AS ORGANIZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS BIG AND SMALL, DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, SETTING REALISTIC AND POSITIVE GOALS, WANTS VS. NEEDS, AND APPROPRIATE FORMS OF SELF-EXPRESSION AND SHARING. INTERNATIONALLY:THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS PROJECT IN MEXICO AT A RURAL SCHOOL OF 200 STUDENTS, PROVIDING SCIENCE LAB SUPPORT, SUPPLIES AND BOOKS, BOTH TO THE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY AND CLASSROOM SETS OF BOOKS, TO FOSTER LITERACY.THROUGH ERITREA PROJECT THE ORGANIZATION WILL ASSIST 3 FAMILIES, ALLOWING THEM TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE ATTENDING SCHOOL BY HELPING WITH FOOD, BOOKS, UNIFORMS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
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 November 6, 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 July 1994.
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 November 4, 2026.
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