Rancho Santa Margarita Landscape & Recrdation Corporation
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What it says it does
THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE GENERAL USE, BENEFIT AND WELFARE OF OVER 35,000 RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $13.6 million
- Spending
- $13.3 million
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $11.5 million spent. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO APPROXIMATELY 35,000 RESIDENTS OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA. ASSOCIATION FACILITIES INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A 13 ACRE LAKE WITH A BEACH CLUB AND SWIM LAGOON, 12 PARKS (SOME WITH POOLS, TENNIS COURTS, BASKETBALL COURTS, BASEBALL DIAMONDS, VOLLEYBALL COURTS AND PICNIC AREAS). THE ASSOCIATION MAINTAINS A VARIETY OF WALKWAYS, STREETSCAPES, AND TRAILS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE ASSOCIATION HOSTS, AND PARTNERS WITH, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO USE ITS FACILITIES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CHILDREN'S EVENTS, SPORT TOURNAMENTS AND THEMED EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH SEASONS AND HOLIDAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 December 1991.
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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