Mcclphei
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MCCLPHEI IS AN ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF THE LIBRARY DIRECTORS OF THE TWENTY-NINE CAMPUSES OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM. MCCLPHEI ORIGINATED IN 1968 AS AN INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP TO THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATING THE EXPENDITURE OF ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS ON A SIX-YEAR BOOKS FOR COLLEGE LIBRARIES PROJECT. SINCE 1974, MCCLPHEI HAS BECOME AN ADVOCACY GROUP FOR LIBRARY FUNDING, AND HAS IMPLEMENTED RESOURCE SHARING IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE.MCCLPHEI'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FOR STRONG FISCAL RESOURCES TO SERVE THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF OUR USERS, AND TO ADVANCE THE INTELLECTUAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ALL OTHER CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
- Income
- $18,200
- Spending
- $26,003
- Reserves
- 16.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 100%
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)
- MCCLPHEI'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FOR STRONG FISCAL RESOURCES TO SERVE THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF OUR USERS, AND TO ADVANCE THE INTELLECTUAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ALL OTHER CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
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 October 13, 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 November 2010.
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 October 21, 2026.
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