Transition Fidalgo & Friends
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Civic education around transitioning off fossil fuels and being a climate-resilient community
- Income
- $67,723
- Spending
- $58,191
- Reserves
- 12.3 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% 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 (5)
- $12,490 spent. Fix-it Repair Cafes - (2025) over 250 volunteer hours of free repair of 160 items and clothing benefitting at least 427 community members diverting 560 lbs of reparable waste from the landfill, educating the importance of repair and reuse to save time, money, resources to support the community and planet.
- $6,069 spent. Anacortes Middle School Garden to Kitchen - teach basics of gardening, fostering life-long healthy eating habits; 180 students in 12-week garden sessions, 30-45 attend after school club = 3,600 student hours in garden; 40 volunteers support the program, donate $2,000 worth of produce to community.
- $1,330 spent. Anacortes Community Forest Lands monitoring - citizen science with 60 volunteers surveying, analyzing forest health data in 8 projects in the forestlands; maintain dashboard for public access to monitoring data and reports; helps City staff with data to inform the management of over 2,950 acres of forestlands.
- $1,043 spent. Quarterly community gatherings - potlucks with educational presentations on local environmental issues and climate resilient solutions; average 100 attendees.
- $842 spent. Fidalgo Seed Share - donated seeds from community members and grown at Guemes Seed Garden packaged and labeled by volunteers - gave out over 3,700 free seed packs at public library.
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 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 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 August 2008.
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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