Naval Enlisted Reserve Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO US NAVAL, US MARINE CORPS AND US COAST GUARD RESERVISTS, VETERANS, CADETS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Income
- $56,368
- Spending
- $125,984
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (4)
- $13,259 spent. PUBLICATION: PUBLICATION OF A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE "THEMARINER" WHICH IS PROVIDED ONLINE AND/OR MAILED TO EACH OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERS. THE PUBLICATION REPORTS ON NATIONAL EVENTS AND TRENDS THAT AFFECT SEA SERVICE RESERVISTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: TO PROMOTE SERVICE IN THE US RESERVES. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILY BASED UPON AN APPLICATION AND ESSAY.
- $43 spent. ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE: NERA SPONSORED EVENT TO EDUCATE MEMBERS THROUGH SPEAKERS, ON RIGHTS AND BENEFITS FOR NAVAL RESERVISTS.
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING, MENTORING, AND ASSISTANCE WITH RESERVIST BENEFIT ISSUES. SERVICE IS PROVIDED THROUGHPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES, THROUGH ONLINE DISCUSSIONS AND DATABASES, AND BY COOPERATIVE EFFORTSWITH OTHER RESERVIST ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(19) veterans' organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 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 August 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 1991.
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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