Edgerton Community Outreach Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Edgerton Community Outreach provides emergency services for people in need including food, clothing, shelter, essential services, crisis intervention, referral services, advocacy services and other social services.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- -9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 45%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 182
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 45% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 42% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $186,861 spent. The food pantry provides a nutritious 2 week supply of canned goods and fresh/frozen food items to supplement a household's food budget. Requests for assistance increased throughout 2024. For the first half of 2024 approximately 75 households visited the pantry. That number grew to 80 households towards the end of 2024. Annually the pantry serves nearly 500 individuals. The food program provides two community meals each year, one on Thanksgiving and one on Christmas Eve. 500 meals are served at each meal. Both meals are open to all in the community and are also free to all that attend. Additionally, the program provided 3,636 meals for 82 children (4 meals per week) during the summer through the Summer Lunch in the Park Feeding Program, 1,180 meals for 26 students each weekend throughout the school year, and more than 600 meals each week through the Snack Pack Breakfast program at Edgerton's schools.
- $795,801 spent. The Emergency Services Program includes transportation assistance (gas vouchers and car repairs), energy assistance, prescription assistance, and referral services. In 2024 and 2023, over 700 individuals from 500 households benefited from the program.
- $95,541 spent. There are three housing programs. Grant revenues and donations allow Edgerton Community Outreach to provide single month and multiple ' rent assistance to people facing the risk of becoming homeless. In 2024 and 2023 14 households were assisted each year with a one month rent payment to help them avoid eviction. The agency also operates 6 units of Transitional Housing. Participants are able to stay in this program for up to 18 months while they work with their case manager on life skills to help them increase their income as well as their level of self-sufficiency. In 2024 the agency was able to help 39 households (85 people) with motel vouchers through funding provided from Covid-19 efforts.
Source: Form 990 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 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? 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
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 August 1989.
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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