Reech
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
REECH offers an adulting program for Teens And Young Adults (TAYA) who are aging out of foster care by providing housing, life skills education, career/job preparation, counseling, and a support system. REECH will supplement the Preparation for Adult Living classes with three signature programs: (1) monthly "Talking About Real Life" group discussions with distinguished local leaders, (2) annual "Suits and Sneakers Gala & Talent Extravaganza" where TAYA are presented to society as resilient overcomers who are ready to be productive citizens, heads of households, and exemplary employees and/or entrepreneurs, and (3) annual "Rolling YOUniversity Higher Education Texas Tours." Since foster care TAYA are eligible to attend colleges that are supported by the State of Texas tuition- and fee-free, these tours will greatly improve the dismal 3% college attendance rates that foster care TAYA currently show.
- Income
- $5,468
- Spending
- $5,359
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
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 (1)
- Brenda Burleson Lynch-Fleming, the Founder/Director. was not allowed to proceed with EMPOWER (the Foster Care agency that serves Dallas; so, the organization moved operations to Ft. Worth. After moving there, the Ft. Worth Agency, OCOK (Our Community, Our Kids) required observations for SIL (Supervised Independent Living) homes along with several meetings of the OCOK Administration and management. They determined that REECH would be better fitted to open a regular foster care home but serve 14-18 year olds. So, security clearance and CPR certifications were completed, as required for the Director, house manager, and frequent visitors for the home. After the training, the homeowner (landlord) and the placement director had a disagreement and neither wanted to work with the other -- which left REECH stuck in the middle. Therefore, the REECH director began proceedings to buy the house from the landlord but could not begin serving TAYA during 2025!!
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 August 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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