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Friends of Ctwc

EIN 45-5076456 · Spicewood, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NON PROFIT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AWARENESS AND NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT.

Income
$101,310
Spending
$83,924
Reserves
21.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$43,068, executive director

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 81% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 21.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 17% 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 (3)
  1. $50,213 spent. PROMOTE EDUCATION ON WATER ISSUES: HELD PUBLIC TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND SPOKE TO VARIOUS GROUPS WITH THE GOAL OF EDUCATION OF WATER ISSUES CONCERNING THE NEED FOR REVISIONS FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE AND PROTECTIVE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CONSERVATION BY ALL USERS TOHELP PROTECT THE HIGHLAND LAKES AS THE REGION'S WATER SUPPLY, GIVEN THETREND OF MUCH LOWER INFLOWS. WORKED WITHIN TEXAS REGIONAL WATER PLANNING PROCESS TO ADD A RECOMMENDATION INTO THE REGIONAL WATER PLAN TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND FUNDING FOR WATERRELATED EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.
  2. $20,000 spent. LEGAL: SUPPORT AND OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS, ANALYSIS OF CURRENT WATER SALE CONTRACTS & POLICIES. SUPPORT FOR PREPARATION OF INPUTS TO STATE REGULATORY AGENCIES IE: LCRA, TCEQ, TWDB ON NUMEROUS MATTERS SUCH AS THE CURRENT LCRA WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND 2032 UPDATE, DROUGHT OF RECORD PROCESS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS, REGULATORY AGENCY RULES AND GUIDELINES, AND THE REGIONAL WATER PLANNING PROCESS. REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, REDUCED WATER SUPPLY ISSUES.
  3. $7,962 spent. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: GIVEN THE TREND OF LOWER INFLOWS AND THEIR ADVERSE IMPACT ON WATER SUPPLY FOR THE REGION, CONDUCTED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF INFLOWS, ANNUAL RAINFALL OVER THE WATERSHED FOR THE FULL PERIOD OF RECORD, AND PRODUCTIVITY OF THE WATERSHED AND OVERALL WATER BALANCE OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN AND ASSOCIATED FIRM YIELDS FROM THE HIGHLAND LAKES, AND OVERALL SYSTEM, INCLUDING NEW RESERVOIRS. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT DROUGHT OF 1950S RAINFALL PATTERN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THE CONTROLLING DROUGHT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, WHICH IS COUNTER TO CURRENT WATER PLANNING. RECOMMENDED TO REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUP TO INCORPORATE RESEARCH INTO THEIR PLANNING.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2013.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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