Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Colonial Coin Collectors Club Inc

EIN 22-3315967 · Westampton, NJ

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR COLLECTORS OF NUMISMATIC MATERIAL RELATED TO THE EARLY AMERICAN ERA AND TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COLONIAL NUMISMATICS THROUGH MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, AND NEWSLETTER PUBLICATION.

Income
$56,625
Spending
$71,447
Reserves
14.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 44%

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

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 14.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 26% of income.

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 (3)
  1. $17,494 spent. PRIOR TO 1793, EVERYDAY BUSINESS IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES WAS CONDUCTED USING A MOTLEY ACCUMULATION OF TOKENS, COINS, METALS, AND COUNTERFEITS ISSUED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND PRIVATE MINTS. THESE ARE KNOWN AS COLONIAL COINS. THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ERA THROUGH MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, AND EXHIBITS. OUR ANNUAL CONVENTION IS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS. APPROXIMATELY FIVE REGIONAL MEETINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN CONJUCTION WITH MAJOR COIN SHOWS.
  2. $17,951 spent. PUBLICATION OF QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS. FOUR NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED FOR APPROXIMATELY 414 MEMBERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
  3. $33,849 spent. PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF COLONIAL NUMISMATICS AND TO HELP DISSEMINATE THIS INFORMATION.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1995.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.