Citizens for Balanced Use
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUES THAT CONFRONT OUR ABILITY TO ACCESS AND ACTIVELY MANAGE OUR PUBLIC LANDS.
- Income
- $113,663
- Spending
- $127,061
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 13.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $30,000, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $121,541 spent. IN 2024, CBU MARKED ITS 20TH YEAR ADVOCATING FOR MULTIPLE-USE ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS. THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS COLLABORATIVE GROUPS (BDWG, BEDRC, TSRA, SWMCC) AND MEETINGS ACROSS MONTANA AND NEIGHBORING STATES, PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, TRAIL DEVELOPMENT, AND ACCESS FOR ALL USERS, INCLUDING THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED.CBU OPPOSED RESTRICTIVE DESIGNATIONS LIKE NEW WILDERNESS AREAS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, CITING THEIR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON LOCAL ECONOMIES AND LAND ACCESS. THEY SUPPORTED INITIATIVES LIKE THE BUCK CREEK NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MCCARTY ROAD SURVEY, AND FISH CREEK TRAIL DEVELOPMENT.THE GROUP RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT THE MISUSE OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (EAJA), EXCESSIVE LITIGATION, AND REGULATORY BURDENS THAT HINDER LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. CBU ALSO ENGAGED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, FUNDRAISING EVENTS LIKE THE TRAILRAISER BANQUET, AND MEDIA OUTREACH INCLUDING MONTANA TALKS.THEY ADVOCATED FOR REVISING FEDERAL ACTS (ESA, NEPA, EAJA), SUPPORTED RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AND WORKED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PRESERVE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. CBU REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING ACCESS, PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP, AND SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.
- FISH CREEK WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY THE ANACONDA COPPER COMPANY IN BUTTE AND TIMBER WAS HARVESTED TO PROVIDE SHORING FOR THE MINES. ANACONDA COPPER SOLD THIS PROPERTY TO CHAMPION COMPANY WHO HARVEST TIMBER FOR THEIR MILL AND THE PAPER COMPANY IN MISSOULA AND BONNER. LATER, CHAMPION SOLD THE PROPERTY TO PLUM CREEK WHO CONTINUED HARVESTING TIMBER FOR THEIR MILL IN SUPERIOR, THE PAPER COMPANY IN MISSOULA, AND THE PLYWOOD PLANT IN BONNER. THIS PROVIDED GOOD PAYING JOBS AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO MANY COMMUNITIES. PLUM CREEK FINALLY MOVED OUT OF MONTANA AND SOLD THE FISH CREEK COMPLEX TO THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WHICH TURNED AROUND AND SOLD IT TO MONTANA FWP FOR THE PURPOSE OF A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, A STATE PARK, AND ADDITIONALLY CREATING AN OUTDOOR RECREATION MULTIPLE USE TRAIL SYSTEM USING SOME OF THE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF OLD LOGGING ROADS IN THE AREA. MINERAL COUNTY IS A DEPRESSED AREA OF MONTANA WITH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, LOW INCOME, AND NEARLY 90% OF THE COUNTY MANAGED BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OVER THE YEARS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN SHUTTING DOWN THE TIMBER INDUSTRY AND THE MINING INDUSTRY IN THIS AREA. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME DEPENDENT ON PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) TO SUPPORT LOCAL SERVICES. PILT FUNDS ARE NOT ALWAYS FULLY FUNDED AND IN FUNDED ARE ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT COMPARED TO WHAT PRIVATE PROPERTY AND INDUSTRIES WOULD PROVIDE. CBU SUPPORTS FULLY FUNDED PILT AS WELL AS SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES WHO USE OUR PUBLIC LANDS AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIC AND THE MULTIPLE USE SUSTAINED YIELD ACT REQUIRE FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES TO MANAGE OUR PUBLIC LANDS FOR SUSTAIN YIELD OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. MANY TIME THE FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES IGNORE THE MULTIPLE USE SUSTAINED YIELD ACT AND ORGANIC ACT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS AND FOREST PLAN REVISIONS. OTHER REGULATIONS CREATED UNDER THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION HAVE ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECTED SMALL RURAL COMMUNITIES IN KEEPING RESOURCE INDUSTRIES ALIVE. THE CLEAN WATER ACT, THE CLEAN AIR ACT, AND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT HAVE ADDED COMPLEX REGULATIONS AND REVIEW PROCEDURES THROUGH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) TO ANY PROPOSED PROJECT. THIS TANGLED WEB OF REGULATIONS HAS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR AGENCIES TO COMPLETE PROJECTS AND IN FACT HELPED ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SUCCEED IN STOPPING MANY PROJECTS THAT WOULD BENEFIT WILDLIFE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE ECONOMIES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. SUCH IS THE CASE WITH MINERAL COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (EAJA) HAS ENABLED ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM LITIGATION. THE EAJA ALLOWS LITIGANTS TO COLLECT THEIR LEGAL FEES AND WITNESS FEES IF THEY PREVAIL. EVEN IF THEY ONLY PREVAIL ON A SINGLE POINT OF THEIR CASE, THEY CAN COLLECT THEIR ENTIRE COST THROUGH THE EAJA. CBU HAS FOUND THAT THESE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS OFTEN TIME "JUDGE SHOP" TO FIND A COURT THAT IS SYMPATHETIC TO THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES. COURT CASES ARE OFTEN TECHNICAL IN COMPLEXITY WITH THE DECISION BEING MADE BY A JUDGE WHO WILL BASE THE DECISION, NOT ON THE LAW, BUT RATHER ON A BIAS AGAINST SOME INDUSTRY. ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS LOOK FOR THIS BIAS IN THEIR SEARCH FOR A COURT IN WHICH TO FILE. CBU IS IN SUPPORT OF REVISING THE EAJA TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS FROM USING THE EAJA AS A BUSINESS MODEL RATHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. REPORTS HAVE SHOWN THE EAJA HAS BEEN ABUSED AND HAS COMPENSATED ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND THEIR LAWYERS TO THE TUNE OF OVER $700 PER HOUR IN ATTORNEY COST AND UP TO $1000 PER HOUR IN PROFESSIONAL WITNESS COST. TRACKING THESE FUNDS PAID TO ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS IS DIFFICULT AS THEY ARE PAID BY SMALL FS AND BLM DISTRICTS ACROSS THE NATION WHERE THE PROJECT WAS BEING PROPOSED. ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN REPORTED THAT PAYMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS THROUGH THE EAJA TO EXCEED A BILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR. CBU HAS BEEN ASKING OUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TO REVIEW THIS ISSUE AND BRING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. CBU AND OUR MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL EAST WEST RIDE SPONSORED BY THE GALLATIN VALLEY SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION (GVSA) AGAIN IN 2024. THIS HISTORIC RIDE IS HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1967 ON THE HISTORIC BIG SKY SNOWMOBILE TRAIL IN THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST (GNF) FROM BOZEMAN TO WEST YELLOWSTONE. THE FOREST SERVICE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THIS HISTORIC TRAIL DURING THE FOREST TRAVEL PLANNING EFFORT SIGNED IN 2008. SADLY, IN THAT DECISION THE SNOWMOBILE COMMUNITY LOST NEARLY 70% OF OUR RIDING AREAS AND TRAILS IN THE GNF BUT BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS BY A FEW MEMBERS OF GVSA DECADES AGO THIS TRAIL WAS LISTED ON THE HISTORIC REGISTER OF TRAILS. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE PREVIOUS GENERATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGISTER THIS TRAIL ON THE HISTORIC REGISTER THAT IT REMAINS OPEN TODAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY. WITHOUT THIS DESIGNATION WE CAN BE ASSURED THE ANTI-ACCESS DECISION MAKERS IN THE AGENCY WOULD HAVE CLOSED IT. CBU WORKS WITH MANY CLUBS AND ORGANIZATION ACROSS THE WEST TO SAVE ACCESS TO ROADS AND TRAILS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY. MANY OR OUR ROADS AND TRAILS ARE THE ONLY WAY FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL CHALLENGED, MOBILITY IMPAIRED, OR ELDERLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT AND ENJOY THESE LANDS. THE ANTI-ACCESS, PRO-WILDERNESS CROWD SEEM TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR PUBLIC LANDS. THESE LANDS ARE NOT ONLY FOR THE YOUNG AND FIT BUT ARE TO BE SHARED BY EVERYONE. SOME PEOPLE SIMPLY NEED HELP IN GETTING THERE, WHETHER IT BE BY MOTORIZED OR MECHANIZED USE. WILDERNESS PROHIBITS BOTH USES. CBU IS A STRONG OPPONENT OF WILDERNESS DESIGNATION. ACCORDING TO THE USER SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE FOREST SERVICE IN 2023 LESS THAN 6% OF THE PUBLIC RECREATE IN WILDERNESS. AND ACCORDING TO THIS SAME STUDY ON AVERAGE A HIKER WILL TRAVEL A MERE 2 MILES INTO THE FOREST AND 2 MILES BACK. MANY DESTINATIONS WITHIN OUR PUBLIC LANDS ARE LOCATED MUCH FARTHER AWAY THAN 2 MILES FROM A PARKING AREA OR TRAILHEAD.
- IN MARCH CBU ATTENDED A NEW EXCLUSIVE GROUP NAMED THE BEAVERHEAD COUNTY COLLABORATIVE (BCC). THIS GROUP WAS FORMED BY THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP (TRCP) AND TROUT UNLIMITED (TU). HAND PICKED MEMBERS OF OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE MONTANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION (MWF), THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC), WILD MONTANA (WM), ONE BEAVERHEAD COUNTY COMMISSIONER, 3 STATE LEGISLATORS, A LAND OWNER, AND A MOTORIZED RECREATION REPRESENTATIVE. CBU WAS CONTACTED BY THE MOTORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ASKING FOR HELP FROM CBU AS THIS GROUP WAS TRYING TO DESIGNATE MORE WILDERNESS IN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY. EVEN THOUGH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY PASSED THEIR COUNTY RESOURCE PLAN THAT INCLUDED LANGUAGE THAT OPPOSED ANY NEW WILDERNESS IN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, THIS GROUP WOULD BE PROPOSING NEW WILDERNESS FROM THIS HAND SELECTED GROUP OF WILDERNESS PROPONENTS. THE BCC WAS HAVING MEETINGS IN WHITEHALL, 2 COUNTIES AWAY FROM BEAVERHEAD COUNTY AND UNDER THE RADAR OF THE CITIZENS OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY. CBU ATTENDED THIS MARCH MEETING AND REQUESTED A POSITION ON THE COMMITTEE. WE WERE DENIED A POSITION YET THE GROUP CLAIMED TO REPRESENT A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS. BEAVERHEAD COUNTY CONTAINS 5 WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS (WSA) WHICH WERE THE FOCUS OF THIS GROUP AND THEY PLANNED TO RECOMMEND DESIGNATING THESE 5 WSAS AS NEW WILDERNESS. CBU BROUGHT THIS NEW GROUP AND THEIR INTENTIONS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC IN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY. CBU HAS HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS FROM BEAVERHEAD COUNTY AND THESE MEMBERS EXPRESSED DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE SECRET MEETINGS BEING HELD FAR REMOVED FROM THE VIEW OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE BCC BEGAN GETTING PUSHBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS IN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY. THE CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF THESE WSAS WERE VERY RESTRICTIVE AND THE BLM WAS RESTRICTING USE OF THESE AREAS WHICH PREVENTED MANY USES. THIS ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY. ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS CONTINUE TO PUSH A FALSE NARRATIVE OF WILDERNESS BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, AND GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE. THE TRUTH IS MUCH DIFFERENT AS WILDERNESS PREVENTS ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOREST ALLOWING EXCESSIVE FUEL LOADS TO BUILD, CATASTROPHIC FIRES TO OCCUR, LIMITED ABILITY IN THESE AREAS TO FIGHT FIRES, LIMITED ABILITY TO MANAGE GRAZING LEASES, LIMITED ABILITY TO MAINTAIN WATER CONTAINMENT AND CONVEYANCE FACILITIES, OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTED, MOTORIZED, AND MECHANIZED RECREATION ACCESS PROHIBITED, AND ULTIMATELY CREATING AN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP ON THE COUNTY. AS MENTIONED BEFORE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMPENSATES THE COUNTY WITH PILT PAYMENTS. IN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY THIS EQUATES TO A MERE 50 CENTS PER ACRE. THE WSAS AND POTENTIAL WILDERNESS PREVENTS THE COUNTY FROM COLLECTING ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. CBU REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF OUR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. OUR MEMBERS WORK AND PLAY IN AREAS OF MONTANA WHERE THERE ARE LARGE AREAS OF PUBLIC LAND. MUCH OF THIS LAND IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS WILDERNESS ALONG WITH MANY AREAS DESIGNATED AS WSAS. ACCORDING TO A POLL CONDUCTED BY NORTH FORTY, 58% OF MONTANA RESIDENTS OPPOSE ADDITIONAL WILDERNESS IN MONTANA. IN RESPONSE TO THIS SURVEY BY NORTH FORTY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS CONTRACTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA TO CONDUCT A PUSH POLL ON SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL WILDERNESS IN MONTANA. THEIR RESULTS WERE MUCH DIFFERENT AS THEIR PUSH POLL CREATED QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO OBTAIN A DESIRED RESULT. BECAUSE THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS CONTRACTED WITH U OF M TO CONDUCT THE POLL, THEY WERE THE ONES TO DETERMINE THE LANGUAGE IN THE QUESTIONS. THIS IS NOTHING NEW AS ENVIRONMENTAL, PRO-WILDERNESS GROUPS ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF CREATING NEW WILDERNESS. BUT WHEN PUSH POLLS ARE USED WITH DECEPTIVE QUESTIONS TO OBTAIN A PREDETERMINED OUTCOME, WE FIND THE RESULTS OF THESE POLLS TO BE QUESTIONABLE AND IN FACT FALSE. THEY USE THESE FALSE PUSH POLL RESULTS TO CLAIM LARGE SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL WILDERNESS IN MONTANA WHEN IN FACT THE MAJORITY OF MONTANA RESIDENTS OPPOSE NEW WILDERNESS DESIGNATION IN MONTANA. BECAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL PRO-WILDERNESS GROUPS ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF CREATING NEW WILDERNESS WE CAN BE ASSURED THESE GROUPS WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH. IN A MEETING IN HELENA A FEW YEARS AGO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A WILDERNESS GROUP WAS ASKED "WHEN WILL THERE BE ENOUGH WILDERNESS IN MONTANA"? HIS ANSWER WAS ASTOUNDING BUT EXPECTED. HE SAID: "WE WANT IT ALL." THIS EFFORT CONTINUES AS EXCLUSIVE GROUPS LIKE THE BCC WILL SPRING UP EVERYWHERE TO PUSH FOR MORE WILDERNESS USING FALSE CLAIMS, BAD SCIENCE, AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES. CBU CONFRONTS THESE EFFORTS WITH TRUE SCIENCE AND FACTS WHICH EXPOSE THE FALSE PROPAGANDA OF THESE GROUPS. CBU HAS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT EVER YEAR TOWARDS THE END OF APRIL AND BEGINNING OF MAY. THE 2024 TRAILRAISER BANQUET AND DINNER WAS PLANNED FOR APRIL 27, 2025. BEGINNING IN MARCH THE BOARD MEMBERS OF CBU START TO PREPARE FOR THE BANQUET. OUR BOARD MEMBERS SPEND MANY HOURS CONTACTING OUR SUPPORTING BUSINESSES TO COLLECT DONATIONS. AMY DOES THE MEDIA DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGN WITH TARGETED AUDIENCES AND SPENDS UP TO 40 HOURS ON THIS PROJECT. DONATIONS ARE GATHERED, CATALOGED, AND LABELED IN PREPARATION FOR THE BANQUET. OUR BANQUET HAS MANY FUN AND ENTERTAINING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A SILENT AUCTION, BUCKET RAFFLE ITEMS, VARIOUS GAMES, AND LIVE AUCTION. OUR GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE EVERY YEAR HAS BEEN A NEW ATV 4-WHEELER WHICH IS DONATED TO CBU BY THE MANUFACTURER. WE ROTATE BETWEEN DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS EVERY YEAR TO GIVE EACH OF THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS. WE ALSO HAVE THE "OPEN GATE" AWARDS FOR PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANT TIME AND ENERGY TO CBU DURING THE YEAR. THE MEMBER MODEL FOR CBU HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO URGE PEOPLE TO JOIN CBU WITH NO MEMBERSHIP FEE. WE BELIEVE THE MEMBERSHIP FEE TO BELONG TO CBU IS SIMPLY TO ENGAGE IN KEEPING OUR PUBLIC LANDS OPEN TO MULTIPLE USE RECREATION, SUPPORT ACTIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT, AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATURAL RESOUR
Source: Form 990 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 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2006.
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 October 21, 2026.
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