Siskiyou Mountain Club
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAIN CLUB FORMED TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE PRIMITIVE TRAILS IN THE SISKIYOU BACKCOUNTRY AND TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC. WE COORDINATE STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS, LEAD OUTDOOR ADVENTURES AND PUBLISH USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $84,000, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 31% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (2)
- $880,932 spent. Our Wilderness Corps does the hard work it takes to keep our region's trails alive. Crews of college interns and leadership staff dispatch to remote work sites across the national forests of southwest Oregon and northwest California. Crews perform critical maintenance on popular destinations like the Rogue River National Recreation Trail and the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. They also dispatch into the most remote depths of these areas to restore and maintain lesser-known trails like the Upper Chetco and Illinois River trails, as well as the trail networks crossing the Red Buttes, Wild Rogue, Sky Lakes, Kalmiopsis, Siskiyou, and Marble Mountain federal wilderness areas.In 2024, Siskiyou Mountain Club trail crews maintained 145 miles of trails and restored 21 miles of trails across the national forests of southwest Oregon and northwest California. We coordinated over 15,000 staff and intern stewardship hours through our Wilderness Conservation Corps work program. We enlisted 18 interns who gained exposure to public lands careers and developed marketable job skills in technical forestry, recreation, and leadership.
- $111,699 spent. Our volunteer program mobilized 153 volunteers who worked over 2,800 hours across the national forests of southwest Oregon and northwest California. Through our direct outreach efforts, we hosted special events that connected over 512 community members with their public lands.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 April 2011.
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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