Passkeys Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FROM 1996 TO THE PRESENT: PASSKEYS FOUNDATION JEFFERSON CENTER FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION HAS WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH NON-PROFITS, THE ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CIVIC AND/OR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO PRESENT CHARACTER, AND ETHICS EDUCATION, PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS FOCUSED ON VALUES-CENTERED EDUCATION FOCUSED ON SEVEN ETHICAL PERFORMANCE ASSETS OF AN INDIVIDUAL: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, POSITIVE SELF WORTH, PURPOSE, PLAN, PAYING THE PRICE, PARTNERSHIP AND PERSISTENCE.THROUGH ITS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING PUBLICATIONS AND PROGRAMS BASED ON COMMON CORE VIRTUES THAT CUT ACROSS ETHNIC, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS LINES, PASSKEYS FOUNDATION PURSUES ITS MISSION OF HELPING TO BUILD A NATION OF CHARACTER AT HOME, AT WORK AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $93,043
- Spending
- $98,918
- Reserves
- 18.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 52%
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
Good: 79 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
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)
- $69,173 spent. 2024 PASSKEYS FOUNDATION PROGRAMMINGIN 2024 PASSKEYS FOUNDATION PURSUED ITS NINTH YEAR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THROUGH ITS INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT. MULTI-PROGRAM INITIATIVES INCLUDED:(A) THREE LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST PROGRAMS (MARCH, JUNE, AND SEPT). THE MARCH PROGRAM THREE OC NON PROFITS PRESENTED THEIR MISSION STORY AND STRATEGIC CHALLENGE TO AN AUDIENCE OF OC COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS. THE PARTICIPATING AUDIENCE OF 100-110 OC COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS AT THE PROGRAM WERE ENGAGED IN EXPLORING THE #1 STRATEGIC CHALLENGE OF THE NON-PROFIT. AT A FOLLOW UP MORNING EVENT HELD WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER EACH BREAKFAST PROGRAM, EACH NON-PROFIT HOSTED A FOCUS MEETING VIA ZOOM INVOLVING INTERESTED PROFESSIONALS WHO ATTENDED THE BREAKFAST TO PURSUE A DEEPER EXPLORATION OF PROBLEM-SOLVING WITH EACH NON PROFIT RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THE NON-PROFIT'S STRATEGIC CHALLENGE. EACH STRATEGIC CHALLENGE FOLLOW-UP MEETING WAS FACILITATED BY A MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE'S ADVISORY TEAM. TYPICALLY, 6-10 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE FOLLOW UP, AFTER SIGNING UP TO PARTICIPATE AT THE INITIAL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.(B) THE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED AN ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GIVSUM, 65 PARTICIPANTS MET WITH (7) KEY LEADERS REPRESENTING THE (7) COMMUNITY PILLARS TO DISCUSS ON ISSUES PERTINENT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY.(C) THE 8TH ANNUAL (NOVEMBER) INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT'S OC INFLUENCERS FOR GOOD CELEBRATION WAS HELD IN PERSON AT THE SAMUELI THEATRE AT THE SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS WITH OVER 200 IN ATTENDANCE. SIX OUTSTANDING OC HONOREES WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN FOUR OF THE 7 COMMUNITY PILLARS: BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND HEALTH. THE INSTITUTE'S HONOREES WERE SELECTED BY AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE OF THE INSTITUTE'S ADVISORY BOARD. OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRESENTATION FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.(D) THE INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT'S ADVISORY TEAM OF 30 INDIVIDUALS MET VIRTUALLY IN 2024 TO OFFER COUNSEL, INPUT AND PROMOTION OF THE 2024 INSTITUTE PROGRAMMING.
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 April 1983.
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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