Fessenden Area Community Betterment Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HE FESSENDEN AREA BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. IS A NON PROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL WELFARE, COMMON GOOD, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE FESSENDEN AREA COMMUNITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO BRING ABOUT CIVIC BETTERMENTS AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
- Income
- $7,536
- Spending
- $13,237
- Reserves
- 99.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 74%
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)
- THIS ORGANIZATION, IN VARIOUS FORMS HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1965. SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDE: A GROCERY STORE, BOWLING ALLEY & CAFC), BRINGING CABLE TV TO OUR COMMUNITY, BRINGING A GROUP HOME TO OUR COMMUNITY, RETAINING A PHARMACIST, REMODELING A VACANT BUILDING TO BRING IN A CALL CENTER THAT CURRENTLY EMPLOYS AROUND 6 PEOPLE, HELPING A LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP WITH A BUSINESS EXPANSION, HELPING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REBUILD THE RUNNING TRACK FOR THE SCHOOL ATHLETES, HELPING WITH THE FINANCING OF A BUSINESS THAT BUILT A CAR WASH, HELPING WITH THE BUSINESS THAT STARTED A COMPUTER STORE, AND REMODELING A VACANT BUILDING FOR A FITNESS CENTER. REBUILT A COMMUNITY CAFE, THAT HAD BURNED DOWN AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER DECLINED TO REBUILD. OUR CURRENT PROJECT IS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY REPLACE A CAFE AND MEETING PLACE. THE CAFC) COMPLETELY BURNED ON APRIL 16, 2009. THE NEW CAFE BUILDING WITH EQUIPMENT WAS PLACED IN SERVICE ON JULY 1, 2010. IT IS BEING RENTED TO A LOCAL COUPLE WHO ARE PROVIDING OUR COMMMUNITIES WITH A LOCAL FAMILY STYLE CAFE.
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 March 1994.
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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