Fort Drum Regional Liaison
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What it says it does
TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE FORT DRUM'S MILITARY VALUE, SUSTAIN AND LEVERAGE ITS ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE FORT DRUM REGION AND NEW YORK STATE, AND FOSTER EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INSTALLATION AND ITS CIVILIAN NEIGHBORS TO PROMOTE MUTUTAL SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING.
- Income
- $611,055
- Spending
- $604,963
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $125,786, executive director
Source: Form 990 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $567,546 spent. ADVOCATE DRUM: PLAN, COORDINATE, AND CARRY OUT A STRATEGY TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE ONGOING USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FORT DRUM AS AN ACTIVE MILITARY INSTALLATION AND TO SUPPORT THE ARMY'S CURRENT AND FUTURE MISSION. EMPLOY CONSULTANTS TO PERFORM STUDIES ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT THE FORT DRUM MILITARY BASE HAS ON THE SURROUNDING TRI-COUNTY AREA. WHILE EXACT NUMBERS ARE DIFFICULT TO CALCULATE, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE BASE EMPLOYS OVER 13,480 SOLDIERS, 3,754 CIVILIANS AND HAS A TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER $1,930,000,000.BEGINNING IN 2022, CONTRACTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR LOBBYING OCCURED TO ASSIST AND SERVE AS A LIAISON BETWEEN GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES AND ADVOCATE DRUM, TO AID IN OBTAINING FUNDING FROM THE NEW YORK STATE BUDGET.
Source: Form 990 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)(4) social welfare 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.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1993.
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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