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 "display_name": "4ShayJ Foundation",
 "legal_name": "4SHAYJ FOUNDATION",
 "ein": "47-4092232",
 "organization_type": "501(c)(3) nonprofit",
 "year_established": 2015,
 "year_established_source": "propublica",
 "headquarters_city": "Indio",
 "headquarters_state": "CA",
 "primary_cause": "Children & Families",
 "primary_cause_source": "NTEE O11 via ProPublica (approximate)",
 "registration_status": "participant_2026",
 "mightycause_urn": "4ShayJ",
 "giving_url": "https://www.mightycause.com/organization/4ShayJ",
 "years_covered": [
  2025,
  2026
 ],
 "record_status": "Verified \u2014 identity and participation",
 "generated": true,
 "financials": {
  "source": "IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer",
  "year": 2023
 },
 "official_website": "https://www.4shayj.com",
 "official_website_source": "derived from the organization's contact email domain in DCF's own records, then HTTP-verified. Never constructed.",
 "official_website_verified": "2026-08-13",
 "short_description": "4ShayJ Foundation provides safety helmets and promotes safety awareness to underprivileged children. Our goal is to help children understand the importance of wearing safety gear, take responsibility for their own safety, and encourage their peers to do the same. One Tragedy. Thousands Protected.",
 "about": "4ShayJ Foundation provides safety helmets and promotes safety awareness to underprivileged children.\nOur goal is to help children understand the importance of wearing safety gear, take responsibility for their own safety, and encourage their peers to do the same.\n\nOne Tragedy. Thousands Protected. Will you be part of the change?\n\nOn March 31, 2015, our world shattered. Our son, Shaun Jr. (ShayJ), was skateboarding when his board slipped. He stepped into the street to grab it and was struck by a car. But it wasn't the impact that took his life-it was his head hitting the pavement without a helmet.\n\nFrom that loss, 4ShayJ was born to protect kids from preventable tragedy.\n\nWe visit schools across the valley, teaching kids why helmets matter. Many think they're not cool or simply can't afford them. We change that.\n\n\u2714\ufe0f We tell ShayJ's story, making safety real.\n\n\u2714\ufe0f We provide FREE helmets to kids in need.\n\n\u2714\ufe0f We empower students to encourage their friends to wear helmets, too.\n\n\u2b50 Since 2015, we've:\n\n\u2705 Spoken to 500,000+ students\n\n\u2705 Given away 37,000+ helmets\n\n\u2705 Saved countless lives\n\nYour support means more kids protected, more lives saved, and a safer future.\n\n\u2b50 $25 will give a child a helmet and life-saving education.\n\n\u2b50 $100 helps provide helmets and safety education for multiple students.\n\n\u2b50 $500+ allows us to equip an entire grade level with helmets.\n\nNo child should die from a preventable accident. Give today. Save a life. Let's protect kids.\nTestimonials\n\"Partnering with the 4ShayJ Foundation has been one of the most transformative experiences for our school. Their mission has not only changed lives but has also fostered a culture of safety and responsibility among our students. We've seen an overwhelming increase in helmet use, with kids proudly embracing the importance of protecting themselves.\n\nAs an educator, I cannot emphasize enough how much this program has meant to our children and their families. The generous donation of helmets, combined with the life-saving education they provide, has created a lasting impact. Parents, teachers, and students alike recognize the difference this initiative has made in preventing avoidable tragedies\"",
 "description_source": "description as provided by the organization for CV Giving Day (via its Mightycause profile)",
 "description_retrieved": "2026-08-13",
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 "primary_cause_reviewed_source": "CV Giving Day review against the organization's own description",
 "primary_cause_reviewed_date": "2026-08-17",
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  2026
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  "2025": "CV Giving Day 2025 approved-participant list, matched on EIN"
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  "description": "4ShayJ Foundation provides safety helmets and promotes safety awareness to underprivileged children. Our goal is to help children understand the importance of wearing safety gear, take responsibility for their own safety, and encourage their peers to do the same. One Tragedy. Thousands Protected.",
  "foundingDate": "2015",
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 "last_verified": "2026-08-19",
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 "verified_statement": "Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record."
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