Lake Region Community Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT AGENCIES
- Income
- $106,427
- Spending
- $102,660
- Reserves
- 8.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
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
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. 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 (1)
- $77,428 spent. THE LAKE REGION COMMUNITY FUND (LRCF) IS A VOLUNTEER-LED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE LAKE REGION. CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION, LRCF IDENTIFIES COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DIRECTS LOCALLY RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, LASTING BENEIFT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, LRCF CONTINUED ITS ROLE AS A COMMUNITY GRANT MAKER BY DISTRIBUTING FUNDS TO QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DELIVERING ESSENTIAL HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. ALL GRANTMAKING ACTIVITIES ARE GUIDED BY A COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP, TRANSPARENCY, AND MEASURABLE COMMUNITY IMPACT. AS REFLECTED IN THIS FORM 990, THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS ITS FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED EFFECTIVELY TO ADDRESS LOCAL NEEDS, STRENGTHEN NONPROFIT CAPACITY, AND ENHANCE OVERALL COMMUNITY WELLBEING. LRCF REMAINS DEDICATED TO SERVING AS A TRUSTED PARTNER IN PHILANTHROPY BY CONNECTING DONORS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LAKE REGION.
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 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 November 6, 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 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 December 1963.
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 November 4, 2026.
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