Headwaters Chapter 12 of Muskies Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORT OF MUSKIE FISHING AND TO UNITE ALL MUSKIE-FISHING INTERESTS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF A HIGH-QUALITY MUSKELLUNGE SPORT FISHERY. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY CATCH AND RELEASE, AND RESEARCH BASED ON SOUND SCIENTIFIC MERIT, AND CARRIED OUT BY AUTHORIZED FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCIES, APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, MUSKIES INC. CHAPTERS AND THEIR MEMBERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE ABATEMENT OF WATER POLLUTION, MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS FOR MUSKIE HABITATS, GROWTH AND RANGE, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF MUSKIE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS MUSKIE FISHING BY YOUTH.
- Income
- $74,301
- Spending
- $59,401
- Reserves
- 18.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 66%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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 (1)
- $54,317 spent. TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FUNDS EXPENDED TO IMPROVE THE AMATEUR SPORT OF MUSKIE FISHING AND TO UNITE ALL MUSKIE FISHING INTERESTS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF A HIGH QUALITY MUSKELLUNGE SPORT FISHERY.
Source: Form 990EZ 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2015 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2015.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 2023.
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 October 21, 2026.
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