Music Camps at Wallowa Lake
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE MUSIC CAMPS FOR TRAINING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIANS. THESE CAMPS ARE HELD IN JUNE AND JULY.
- Income
- $183,204
- Spending
- $171,916
- Reserves
- 4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 65%
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
Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
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)
- $171,915 spent. MUSIC CAMPS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 - 12; TWO WEEK-LONG OVERNIGHT IN-PERSON CAMPS WERE HELD. BOTH WERE AT CAPACITY IN ATTENDANCE. THESE STUDENTS RECEIVED INTENSE MUSICAL TRAINING WITH OUSTANDING INSTRUCTORS, INCLUDING MASTER CLASSES, ALONG WITH THEORY, HISTORY, AND RHYTHMIC TRAINING. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN LIKE INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLES, MIXED INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLES, AND ONE ON ONE LESSONS WITH ARTISTIC STAFF. THE CONCERT TOOK PLACE AT THE END OF THE WEEK, WITH ALL STUDENTS PARCIPATING IN MULTIPLE ENSEMBLES. FOR MANY STUDENTS, THIS WAS A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE, AND THEY WILL RETURN TO THEIR SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS CAPABLE OF SHARING NEW ARTISTIC AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 September 2009.
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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