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Antietam Valley Recreation & Community Center Pennside

EIN 23-1403263 · Reading, PA

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

What it says it does

AVRCC provides recreational facilities to the communities it serves.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20
It owes 56% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15
Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
65% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
5 of 25
0 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$213,897 spent. AVRCC provides three swimming pools for the use by its members. We have 452 family membership, 85 two adult membership's, 77 individual adult membership and 327 senior citizen memberships.
Guest fees paid allows members to bring guests to the pool and enjoy use of the pool for the day. Revenue is used to offset management and maintenance costs. Increase in guest fees is the result of lower Covid cases compared to prior year.
Swim lessons are available to teach children how to swim and become water safe. Revenue is used to offset the salary paid to instructors as well as management and maintenance costs
$26,602 spent. Provide a community center building used to community meeting, and also used for a nominal fee for birthday parties and meetings

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 November 6, 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 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 June 2017.
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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