Pawtuckaway Lake Improvement Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the Pawtuckaway Lake Improvement Association is to monitor and act upon environmental and safety issues that affect Pawtuckaway Lake, to educate the public on conservation, protection, and improvement of water quality, natural shoreline, wildlife habitat recreational resources, safety, and natural resources as they pertain to the welfare and interest of Pawtuckaway Lake.
- Income
- $18,934
- Spending
- $24,941
- Reserves
- 26.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 80%
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)
- $16,076 spent. Our Lake Host program is conducted in coordination with NH Lakes. This program administers volunteer and paid lake Hosts whose responsibilities include identifying various invasive species on boats motors and trailers, removing such invasives and collect and report their findings. During the last season, inspections were conducted on over 85,000 boats. This monumental task helps prevent the spread of invasives from one lake to another, Unfortunately, an invasive plant called Milfoil has invaded Pawtuckaway Lake resulting in the need for continued monitoring and detection.
- $4,666 spent. The milfoil team coordinates the search and removal of the invasive plant called Milfoil. By utilizing volunteers and subcontractors, the Pawtuckaway Lake Improvement Association conducts planned searches by "weed watchers" who identify locations of new growth. A trained group of volunteer divers than conduct a dive to verify and mark these locations. Another group of volunteer and subcontractor divers, using various methods, remove the plants to prevent future spread.
- $1,452 spent. The Pawtuckaway Lake Improvement Association conducts monthly water sampling for testing at the NH DES. By sampling and testing water at various places around the lake including tributaries, results can be charted and trends in phosphorus, alkalinity, and clarity, etc. can be charted to determine unhealthy trends and conditions. Fees charged by NH DES and related expenses are necessary to continue this successful program. Cyanobacteria levels need to be monitored to prevent unhealthy blooms that cause sickness in both humans and animals.
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 September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on October 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on August 15, 2015.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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