Christee Oyster Sloop Preservation Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Educational; Historic boat restoration.
- Income
- $36,465
- Spending
- $44,435
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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)
- $44,435 spent. Continued the mission of the organization to preserve the tradition of wooden boat building and marine education in Oyster Bay. Our 11 year effort to build a replica of the historic oyster dredge Ida May came to fruition with her successful launching in 2023. We have completed the installation of the mechanical systems and safety gear, commissioned the engine and conducted successful sea trials. We completed stability testing with the Coast Guard and received certification for carrying 40 passengers. Formal documentation of the vessel and a radio license were obtained. In 2024 we completed the work necessary and received the Certificate of Inspection from the Coast Guard allowing Ida May to embark on her new mission as a "floating classroom" offering marine education for the public in Oyster Bay and on Long Island Sound. In addition, we began a project to repair Prohibition, a 1914 launch from Mobile Alabama, and we invited volunteers from the LI Maritime Museum in Saybrook to come laminate a new mast for their oyster sloop Priscilla, as they did not have a heated space for the work. These achievements are all puruant to our continuing mission to preserve the tradition of wooden boat building and marine education in Oyster Bay and Long Island NY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 2024.
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 December 1994.
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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