Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO FURTHER THE INTEREST AND APPRECIATION IN THE ART OF WATERMEDIA.
- Income
- $50,317
- Spending
- $48,883
- Reserves
- 53.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 43%
- Highest pay
- $2,400, director
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 (3)
- $26,422 spent. SEVEN ONLINE LIVE STREAM ART WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN FROM NATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS. A FEE IS CHARGED TO COVER THE COST OF HIRING AN INSTRUCTOR AND THEIR EXPENSES, IF ANY. FREE ONLINE ART DEMONSTRATIONS ARE ALSO OFFERED IN ADVANCE OF EACH WORKSHOP.
- $7,699 spent. THE SCVWS NEWSLETTER AND WEBSITE LIST UPCOMING ART DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. APPROXIMATELY 360 MEMBERS REGULARLY RECEIVE ART-RELATED INFORMATION VIA THE WEBSITE, NEWSLETTER AND EMAIL. TYPICAL AUDIENCES AT ART DEMONSTRATIONS ARE 50 TO 150 PEOPLE.
- $6,497 spent. ANNUAL ART SHOW WAS HELD IN PERSON.
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 August 2010.
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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