Sunset Beach Community Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
1. Educate residents and visitors of Sunset Beach regarding governmental issues, recreational activities, and safety procedures of this community, thereby lessening the burden of government and promoting social welfare. The organization is open to everyone in the general public who is interested in Sunset Beach. No membership is required.2. Operate, maintain and improve the Community Lot and Building which are available to the public for charitable, educational, emergency center, and recreational activities.3. Raise funds with the assistance of other non-profit organizations for scholarships, art programs in local schools, non-profit charities, and the maintenance and operation of its community property.4. As a beachside, tourist destination, assess community residents and visitors' needs, organize funding opportunities, and provide a liaison between the Sunset Beach community and its surrounding governmental agencies.
- Income
- $23,517
- Spending
- $23,107
- Reserves
- 42.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 40%
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
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, 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 (2)
- $9,669 spent. Operated, maintained and improved public community building and lot in order to provide recreational areas, monthly meeting areas, and programs to the public including Annual Pancake Breakfast and Disaster Preparedness Expo, Halloween Party, and Movie Nights. This property was also used to host charitable fundraisers including the Annual Mother's Day Art festival, Woman's Club Chili Cook-off and Rock Festival. Monthly meetings included educational forums with speakers from the Huntington Beach Police Dept. and provided a venue for residents and visitors to address the recent homeless and grafitti issues. Thousands of people attended the Art Festival and Halloween Party as documented in local newspapers.
- Provided printed materials for monthly meetings and website for residents and visitors to be informed regarding community events open to the public and address local, city, county and state issues.
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
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
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 2025.
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 May 2017.
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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