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Mentor Harbor Yachting Club

EIN 34-0396140 · Mentor on Lk, OH

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE YACHTING AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND MAINTAINING A CLUB FOR THE SOCIAL ENJOYMENT OF ITS MEMBERS. ALSO TO OFFER ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND NURTURE SPECIAL INTERESTS AND LEARN VALUABLE NEW SKILLS IN A RELAXED, FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.

Income
$2.5 million
Spending
$2.3 million
Employees
93
Volunteers
40
Highest pay
$118,302, general manager

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 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 October 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 October 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 (3)
  1. PROVIDES HARBORING SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. HARBORING SERVICES INCLUDE DOCKING, FUELING, OIL CHANGES, BATTERY REPLACEMENTS, WINTER STORAGE AND RESTAURANT SERVICE. COSTS OF THESE SERVICES INCLUDE GASOLINE, OIL, DOCK MAINTENANCE, DOCK STEPS, BATTERIES, FOOD AND SUPPLIES AND PAYROLL COSTS FOR EMPLOYEES. PAYROLL COSTS ARE FOR SERVICES PERFORMED SUCH AS LAUNCHING AND HAULING OUT BOATS WHEN NEEDED, PUMPING GAS, AND PREPARING BOATS FOR WINTER STORAGE.
  2. PROVIDES ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN OF MEMBERS. JUNIOR SERVICES INCLUDE HOSTING AND RUNNING THREE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH FACILITATE THE LEARNING OF AQUATIC ACTIVITIES. COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES INCLUDE PAYROLL FOR ORGANIZATION DIRECTORS AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES RELATED TO SAILING, BOATING, AND SWIMMING.
  3. PROVIDES CHANNELING SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE CLUB AND THE CITY OF MENTOR. CHANNELING SERVICES INCLUDE THE REMOVAL, TRANSPORTATION, AND PLACEMENT AND TREATMENT OF SOIL FROM THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending October 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1944.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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