Ege Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The EGE Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing sustainability empowerment and community well-being with a focus on youth development particularly for BIPOC youth and the communities they live in.
- Income
- $103,280
- Spending
- $106,874
- Reserves
- -0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Highest pay
- $14,610, founder & executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (3)
- $50,000 spent. Jr. EGE Pioneers Workforce Development & Social Enterprise ProgramExpenses: delivered workforce development and youth leadership training through its Jr. EGE Pioneers program. Youth participants received instruction in professional development leadership skills teamwork project planning and introductory entrepreneurship through a social enterprise model. Participants applied skills through supervised service-learning projects supporting nonprofit operations community outreach events and program sustainability efforts.Youth and young adults ages 16-24 participated in training mentoring and applied project-based learning.
- $16,300 spent. EGE Out! Environmental Education & Outdoor Learning: Provided environmental education and outdoor learning experiences for youth through after-school programming classroom-based instruction and facilitated field learning experiences. Programming focused on water conservation ocean and watershed health climate change environmental stewardship and leadership development. Activities included interactive lessons hands-on STEAM projects group discussions and experiential field trips aligned with California environmental education frameworks. Persons benefited: 40 unduplicated youth ages 12-18 participated directly in the program. An estimated 80 family members caregivers were indirectly reached through take-home learning family communications and community engagement activities.
- $2,000 spent. Food Security & Community Well-Being Initiatives Feed the PeopleExpenses: implemented food security and community nourishment initiatives designed to support youth learning readiness and family well-being. Activities included distributing healthy snacks meals and fresh food items during after-school programming and community events with an emphasis on underserved neighborhoods. Approximately 120 unduplicated individuals including 60 youth and 60 adults family members received food or nutrition support through program activities.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 2025.
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 May 2024.
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: Ecmc Foundation (Minneapolis, MN), EIN 41-1990628. 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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