Worker Against the Recidivism Rates
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Workers Against The Recidivism Rate (WATRRS GROUP) tackles the recidivism rate by addressing the root causes from both ends of life. We are dedicated to educating and empowering youth, transforming them into leaders and productive members of society. Our goal is to cultivate role models who will inspire and guide other at-risk youth, fostering a community of resilience and positive change. We empower youth through education, cultivating them into leaders and productive individuals who can inspire and guide other at-risk youth. Additionally, we provide support for adults returning from incarceration, creating safe spaces where they can settle, rebuild their lives, and forge a bright future.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $0
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 July 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 July 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 (1)
- We have been able to gain trust with the at-risk youth and their families, and we have supported them through volunteering in the community, at the beach, park clean-ups. We have helped youth be able to get their birth certificates, SSN cards, and their state ID to enter the workforce. We also inspired the at-risk youth to re-enter school and help them see that the way they are living is only short-term and to think of long-term goals. The success of the outcome is that the kids have walked away from the gang and the life of crime. They now have set goals to finish high school and go on to college, and still work. Some who have taken their GED and dropped out of school and gotten jobs, and are now trying to create their own business. We are now going into other low-income housing and reaching out to the youth and taking them on field trips to the beach and doing things with them to show that there are people who actually care for them and want to see them succeed. Some of our youth need medical care, and we have gotten them medical care, and now they are getting treatment for their mental health. We take food for them to feed their families to help with cost within their home, so that they are not forced into crime. This has been working for over a year now.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 July 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 September 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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