National Pygmy Goat Association
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What it says it does
MISSION: TO SUPPORT THE PYGMY GOAT IN THE UNITED STATES BY COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, PROTECTING THE BREED STANDARD, AND RECORDING THEIR LINEAGE THROUGH OUR REGISTRY.OBJECTIVES:FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION AMONG BREEDERS AND RESEARCHERS; ENCOURAGE THE BREEDING AND REGISTERING OF CHARACTERISTIC PYGMY GOATS; ESTABLISH REGIONAL AFFILIATE CLUBS; GATHER AND DISSEMINATE PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PYGMY GOAT; PROMOTE AND POPULARIZE THE BREED BY EXPOSURE AND THROUGH PUBLICATIONS;AND FACILITATE THE REGISTRATION OF CERTIFIED PYGMY GOAT SEED STOCK AND THEIR OFFSPRING.
- Income
- $129,669
- Spending
- $122,838
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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. 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)
- GOAT REGISTRATION & SUPPLY ORDERS - HERD NAME REGISTRATIONS COMPLETED BY THE BUSINESS MANAGER RELATED COSTS INCLUDE POSTAGE AND PRINTING
- MEMBERSHIP - MEMBERS RECEIVE A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, NEWSLETTER, AND MEMBERSHIP ROSTER. RELATED COSTS INCLUDE PRINTING AND POSTAGE.
- MERCHANDISE & BOOK SALES - RELATED PUBLICATIONS ARE SOLD AT SHOWS AND BY MAIL ORDER. RELATED COSTS ARE THE PURCHASE OF INVENTORY AND POSTAGE FOR MAIL ORDER ITEMS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(5) labor or agricultural 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? Caution.
Not 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.
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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