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Center for Ecodynamic Restoration

EIN 38-3761632 · Washougal, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood86 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Restoration of and education about natural ecological systems.

Income
$136,599
Spending
$134,056
Reserves
11.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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: 86 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 8% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% 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 (4)
  1. $47,856 spent. Work continued in establishing the new program, GROWL, to serve up to 100 persons in 2026, a three year delay. In 2025 more finishing work was completed on the headquarters which is still not complete. An additional 2 cabins are being built for the program. The total expenditures for these activities was $47,007 plus $849 for 2 desks for the office area of the headquarters.
  2. $3,661 spent. The two restoration projects on U.S. Forest Service System Lands in the Columbia River Gorge continued with activities related to monitoring and further restoration work. Students from local community college and local Stevenson schools continue to help these endeavors. At the Sams Walker site $269 were spent from the NFF grant with an additional $3661 from CEDR as match. The work at St Cloud recreation site funded from a Rose Foundation grant was started in early 2025 and is still in progress. An additional $10,000 was received for this project from the Rose Foundation. A total of 16026 was spent in 2025 at this site. A total of $19,956 was spent.
  3. $130 spent. Oak woodland and conifer forests thinning to enhance ecological resiliency and wildlife habitats continued at the Guys Gulch Ecological Reserve. In 2022 about 15 ac were completed. In 2023, about 65 acres of thinning were completed but follow-up work was still in progress. In 2025 thinning was started on 14 ac with funding from California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP). Forest thinning work continues and should be completed in 2026. Expenditure of $130 occurred in 2025.
  4. $15,088 spent. In 2025 CEDR received a reimbursable grant of $250K from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to improve habitat for pollinators. This year CEDR established the first portion of the irrigation pipes and cleared 16 ac of brush. About 105 ac were seeded and planted with native plant forbes. Work will continue for another year of the grant. In 2025 CEDR spent $34,230 from this grant along with $15,088 as CEDR matching funds. The total spent was $49,318

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

  1. 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.

  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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2008.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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