Highlands Travel Softball Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of HTS is to promote the values of commitment, pride, sportsmanship, discipline and leadership to the children of Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River by providing them with a positive environment in which they will learn these values together with the fundamentals of the sport, enabling them to increase their self esteem through the enjoyment of competitive softball.
- Income
- $102,266
- Spending
- $73,706
- Reserves
- 13 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 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)
- $72,395 spent. The purpose for which HTS was formed and continues to exist is to promote and further the playing and enjoyment of the game of softball for the children of the Northern Highlands Regional HS sending-district towns of Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River, all of New Jersey.The objectives of HTS are to:1) Build the self-esteem of our players by teaching them the fundamentals of softball to enable them to grow both within and outside the sport.2) Provide our players and fans with a safe environment in which to conduct our activities.3) Promote the enjoyment of the sport of softball by providing children who attend practices and are physically capable with an opportunity to learn the game, and play competitive softball.4) Develop and prepare the children of Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River to compete in league and regional tournaments as well as play softball at NorthernHighlands Regional HS.5) Operate HTS in a fiscally responsible manner, balancing thevalues and objectives of the program with the availability of funds.
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, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2013.
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 February 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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