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Blalock Foundation

EIN 95-2018113 · Woodland Hills, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

To support and further research in improving human health and welfare

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 77.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 239% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15
Income fell 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
5 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)

$440,173 spent. Providing support through ten research grants to The Regents of the University of California to support the work of resident physicians.
$13,388 spent. Providing support through payment of travel grants to surgical resident physicians at UCLA to facilitate presentation by them of papers at educational medical symposia and conferences
$3,500 spent. Providing support through giving annual awards to surgical residents for thier exemplary works. Providing support to the Annual Neurosurgery and Urology Research grants, and providing honoraria to visiting professors.
Research, writing, and review and submission of manuscripts "Hip Resurfacing a Viable Concepts. "Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty "Correlation Between Serum Metal Ion Levels and Adverse Loval Tissue Reactions after Conserve Plus Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty and Submission of Symposium proposal "Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty; What went wrong? What went right? What is in the future?".
Honoraria paid to visiting professors for presentation at medical symposia, attendance at medical conferences and departmental support to the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 July 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 October 1957.
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.

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