Tram Evans North Star Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR THE CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:1. OFFERING ASSISTANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND A SENSE OF BELONGING TO ALLEVIATE DISTRESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY ALCOHOLISM.2. EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS GRAPPLING WITH ALCOHOLISM (AND/OR ADDICTION TO BENZODIAZEPINES) AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF WITHDRAWAL.3. SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY AND THEIR LOVED ONES IN DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO PREVENT RELAPSE.4. PROVIDING SOBER ENVIRONMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO COUNTERACT FEELINGS OF SOLITUDE AND ISOLATION.
- Income
- $109,710
- Spending
- $27,622
- Reserves
- 63.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
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)
- $7,311 spent. EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS GRAPPLING WITH ALCOHOL USE DISORDER (AND/OR ADDICTION TO BENZODIAZEPINES) AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF ALCOHOL USE DISORDER AND THE DANGERS OF ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME.
- $7,311 spent. SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SEEKING DETOX AND IN PATIENT REHABILITATION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO VETTED TREATMENT CENTERS.
- $7,311 spent. PROVIDING COMMUNITY TO INDIVIDUALS WITH ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IN THE FORM OF SOBER EVENTS FOCUSED ON WELLNESS AND CONSERVATIONALISM.
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 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 2025.
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 2024.
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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