Turtle Bay Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE TURTLE BAY ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED IN 1957 IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE ISSUES IN THE AREA OF MANHATTAN KNOWN AS TURTLE BAY. TODAY, AS ITS PURVIEW HAS BROADENED, IT WORKS TO HAVE A VOICE IN SURROUNDING LAND USE ISSUES, SO CALLED REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT, THAT CAN PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE UNIQUE BUILT AND OPEN SPACES OF TURTLE BAY. IT WORKS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT AFFECT BOTH THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN TURTLE BAY. AND IT WORKS TO DEVELOP A LARGE AND ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN ORDER TO NOT ONLY FOSTER A MEANINGFUL SENSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT CREATE A STRONG VOICE IN ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE CITY GOVERNMENT AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
- Income
- $37,425
- Spending
- $31,242
- Reserves
- 36.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
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 (2)
- PRESERVE AND FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES QUALITY OF LIFE. MAINTAINING CLEANINESS OF COMMON PUBLIC AREAS AND TO BEAUTIFY THE NEIGHBORHOOD.THIS INCLUDES LANDSCAPING AND PLANTING IN THE COMMON PUBLIC AREAS FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE AREA TO ENJOY.
- $31,242 spent. DEVELOPING COMMUNITY PRIDE, WELLNESS, AND CLEANINESS IN THE TURTLE BAY AREA IN NYC.
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? 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 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 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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