Cali Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994920488
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone
4045397148
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,405
Expenses
$829
Assets
$1,127

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Darius Walker (President)

People named in this filing

  • Ashaunti Cawthon (Director)
  • Betty Walker (Secretary)
  • Darius Walker (President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

CALI Foundation exists to support and uplift overlooked youth who demonstrate effort, discipline, and positive behavior but lack access to resources and recognition. The organization provides school supplies, community events, mentorship, and support to help students stay motivated, build confidence, and succeed academically and socially. Our mission is to reward those who do right, relieve financial pressure on families, and create meaningful opportunities that encourage long-term growth and positive development in underserved communities.

What it reported doing in 2025

CALI Foundation organized and funded a back-to-school event providing school supplies, backpacks, and community engagement activities for local youth and families. The event included interactive experiences such as games, face painting, and community bonding opportunities, helping to create a positive environment for students preparing for the school year. The program supported dozens of children by easing financial burdens on parents and reinforcing the value of education and positive behavior.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 41%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 68.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.