Chateaugay Lake Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF CHATEAUGAY LAKE.
- Income
- $92,780
- Spending
- $38,140
- Reserves
- 53.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
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 (1)
- $29,403 spent. IN 2025, THE CHATEAUGAY LAKE FOUNDATION (CLF) MANAGED CONTROL OF INVASIVE EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL(MILFOIL) ON CHATEAUGAY LAKE FOR AN EIGHTEENTH SEASON. THE CLF RAISED FUNDS AND HIRED DIVE CREWS TO CONDUCT TWO WEEKS OF HAND HARVESTING TO REMOVE THE INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANT UNDER PERMITS FROM REGULATORY AGENCIES. IN 2024, THE CLF HAD CONDUCTED A PILOT TREATMENT OF EURASIAN WATERMIFOIL USING HERBICIDE. THE TREATMENT TARGETED ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY INFESTED AND HIGHEST-USE BOATING LANES OF THE LAKE. THE POST-TREATMENT SURVEY FOUND THE INVASIVE PLANT HAD BEEN REDUCED FROM 61 PERCENT TO 2.4 PERCENT OCCURRENCE. BASED ON THE SUCCESS OF THE TREATMENT, THE CLF IS PURSUING A MULTI-YEAR PLAN TO TREAT INFESTED AREAS OF THE LAKE USING HERBICIDE IN COMBINATION WITH HAND-HARVESTING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND EXTEND THE TIME BETWEEN TREATMENTS. IN 2025, CONTROL WAS LIMITED TO HAND- HARVESTING WITH NO HERBICIDE TREATMENT. THE CLF AGAIN INSTALLED SEASONAL HAZARD BUOYS TO WARN BOATERS AWAY FROM DENSE MILFOIL BEDS. VOLUNTEER MONITORING OF MILFOIL BEDS CONTINUED. PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS CONTINUED WITH MAILINGS AND DIGITAL OUTREACH TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THREATS POSED BY INVASIVE SPECIES AND HOW TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD.
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 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 March 2008.
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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