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Trout Unlimited

EIN 23-2222241 · Collegeville, PA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE INTERESTS TO CARE FOR AND RECOVER RIVERS AND STREAMS SO OUR CHILDREN CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF WILD AND NATIVE TROUT AND SALMON.

Income
$164,100
Spending
$162,750
Reserves
3.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%

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

Financial health

Good: 74 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 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 March 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. $72,227 spent. LONGACRE PHASE 2 STREAM RESTORATION - WEST BRANCH PERKIOMEN RESTORATION EFFORTS ON THE LONGACRE PROPERTY (PHASE II) INCLUDED SIGNIFICANT STREAM IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT INVOLVED COLLABORATION WITH FLYWAY EXCAVATING, KELLER'S SMALL STREAM SOLUTIONS, AND THE BERKS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT (BCCD). FUNDING WAS PROVIDED BY THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND, BERKS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT, AND THE PERKIOMEN TROUT UNLIMITED CHAPTER 332.
  2. $42,000 spent. CAMELOT STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT - WEST BRANCH PERKIOMEN RESTORATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FT, WHICH CONSISTED OF RIPARIAN BUFFERS, LOG SILLS, AND BOULDERS. A LARGE AMOUNT OF THIS WORK WAS CONTRIBUTED THROUGH IN-KIND DONATIONS.
  3. $580 spent. TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM - TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM ($250), RIPARIAN TREE PLANTING, AND STREAM CLEANUP.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1972.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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