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Raven Drum Foundation

EIN 95-4850899 · Beverly Hills, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak38 out of 100GovernanceGood88 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

Through advocacy, education, storytelling, music, arts programming, and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), Raven Drum Foundation fosters resilience, healing, and connection for trauma survivors and communities in crisis - especially first responders and veterans.

Income
$186,621
Spending
$186,173
Spent on programs
67%
Reserves
0.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 88%
Employees
0

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

Financial health

Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 85% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    67% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

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

Governance

Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (2)
  1. $124,897 spent. THROUGHOUT 2025, RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS THROUGH TRAUMA-INFORMED, MIND-BODY HEALING. PROGRAMS INVOLVE DRUMMING-INTEGRATED WELLNESS WORKSHOPS, GUIDED VISUALIZATION & BREATHWORK, HEART-BRAIN COHERENCE EDUCATION, AND TEACHING THE USE OF NEUROBIOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR SELF-REGULATION AND EMOTIONAL RECOVERY. RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH FIRST RESPONDERS RESILIENCY, INC. (FRRI) TO EXPAND REACH AND DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED RESILIENCY TRAINING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.TOGETHER, WE ARE: HOSTING RESET & RECOVERY RETREATS NATIONWIDE, PROVIDING FREE PROGRAMS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TRAINING FIRST RESPONDERS IN PRACTICAL WELLNESS TOOLS, BUILDING NATIONAL AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS.
  2. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZAION MISSION: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM) TO SUPPORT AND INSPIRE MENTAL HEALTH, RESILENCY AND UNITY

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

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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