Conservation Club of Kenosha County Inc
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What it says it does
The business and purpose of CCKC shall be the preservation of game, game fish, birds and all natural resources and the promotion and preservation of the shooting sports; to procure the enactment of conservation law ensuring a better protection and management of game, fish, birds and natural resources; to promote cooperation by education and publicity in the proper enforcement of game laws and to provide means and opportunity for closer unity and fellowship among sportsmen, nature lovers and conservation-minded people. To promote and encourage the replenishing of our game coverts with game and the waters of our rivers and lakes with fish; to assist in feeding and preservation of wild life in case of emergency and to carry on a campaign of education to acquaint the public with our state's conservation program and the desirability of protecting our wildlife.
- Income
- $634,196
- Spending
- $420,504
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 325
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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)
- $336,404 spent. Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun Ranges; Archery Range with natural trail system; Open to public (non-members); Training venue for competitive high school shooting team in trap and skeet events; Training venue for marksmanship qualifications and ongoing proficiency for multiple police and sheriff departments from across Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois; Club facilities for member actives and outside community groups by rental; Maintain pond, creek, and wooded lands for habitat preservation and conservation of wildlife; Agricultural land for production of crops; Provide venue and volunteers for youth hunter safety course, and Boy Scouts merit badging.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 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 November 1956.
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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