Cavity Nester Conservancy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CAVITY NESTER CONSERVANCY IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE RECOVERY OF NATIVE CAVITY-NESTING SPECIES OF BIRDS IN TEXAS.
- Income
- $16,850
- Spending
- $6,894
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2023, 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, 2023, 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, 2023, 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)
- $1,650 spent. TO PROTECT NATIVE NESTING WILDLIFE, PLANTS THAT PROVIDE THEM HABITAT, AND CONSERVING LANDS CRITICAL TO PRESERVING AND PROMOTING CAVITY NESTER SUSTAINABILITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.TO DOCUMENT A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE LAND AS BENCHMARKS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.TO SAVE CRITICAL LANDS WHICH ARE CRUCIAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS SUCH AS CLEAN AIR, EROSION CONTROL, CLEAN WATER, AND WETLANDS PROTECTION.TO CONSERVE OPEN SPACE AND REDUCE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF LAND FRAGMENTATION.TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVE AS LIVING CLASSROOMS WHERE HUMANS CAN OBSERVE IN A NATURAL CLASSROOM.TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL DIVERSITY ESSENTIAL TO CAVITY NESTERS AND THE HEALTH AND SURVIVAL OF THE ENVIRONMENT WE ALL SHARE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2023, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2012 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on October 15, 2016.
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 January 2017.
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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