Ventura County Sportfishing Club
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What it says it does
Ventura County Bluewater Sportfishing Club is a 501c4 social welfare organization formed to promote community service and public benefit through recreational fishing education safety awareness and community-based activities. Our primary charitable community program is an annual ocean sportfishing trip organized in partnership with local foster-care organizations. The club raises funds through voluntary contributions and state-registered raffles and uses the proceeds to pay charter and related trip costs so foster youth and their chaperones can participate at no cost. The club is operated by volunteers and also conducts member activities that support community engagement and help fund our program work.
- Income
- $51,877
- Spending
- $47,496
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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)
- $4,509 spent. Ventura County Bluewater Sportfishing Clubs primary community service program is an annual ocean sportfishing trip for Ventura County foster youth coordinated with local foster-care organizations. The program provides a safe supervised day on the ocean at no cost to the youth or chaperones. Participants receive hands-on instruction in basic fishing techniques boating and ocean safety and responsible marine stewardship. The trip also includes guided observation of local marine life and the Channel Islands providing an educational outdoor experience that many participants would not otherwise have. Outcomes are measured by the number of foster youth served and the completion of the annual trip.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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? 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 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 August 2003.
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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