Elkhart Conservation Club Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To educate members and the public about soil water and natural resources including fish wildlife and native trees and plants.
- Income
- $26,698
- Spending
- $28,798
- Reserves
- 75.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 61%
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
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, 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 (3)
- $17,763 spent. Club activities take place at the Prairie Clubhouse and include monthly meetings with program outdoor trail work and invasive plant control. Meetings include speakers who present information concerning wild animals and birds native plants flowers and trees. Other conservation related activities are also presented. The Club holds workshops and open houses which are open to members and the general public.
- $12,147 spent. The Clubs brown trout hatchery is located on Cobus Creek. Activities include preparing the hatchery for the arrival of trout eggs from a Federal hatchery in Wyoming in December. The building and trout holding tanks are cleaned. All equipment and pumps are tested. All labor is performed by members. Training is given to new feeders who care for the trout. The trout are fed by members every day and dead fish are and debris are removed. In the Fall the trout are released into various locations along Cobus Creek and the Little Elkhart River. There are other local creeks that receive fish as well. The portion of Cobus Creek within the Club grounds is designated Catch and Release Only.
- $1,076 spent. The Club sponsors Boy Scout Troup 747 and provides the Creek Clubhouse and surrounding area and trails for its use. The Creek Clubhouse is heated and has an indoor toilet and kitchen for year round use. The scouts camp out and store their equipment trailer here. Other scout troops also use the Creek Cabin occasionally.
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 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 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 March 1940.
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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