Brewster Ponds Coalition
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Brewster Ponds Coalition is dedicated to preserving the natural beauty, healthy habitats, and recreational opportunities of Brewster's ponds and to safeguard them for future generations. The Brewster Ponds Coalition serves to educate, advocate, restore and help secure funding to fulfill this mission. The Brewster Ponds Coalition also work closely with other environmental organizations, neighborhood associations and the Town of Brewster.
- Income
- $103,001
- Spending
- $99,784
- Reserves
- 31.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
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 35Spendable reserves would cover 31.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% 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)
- $1,178 spent. Pond Education & Outreach - Held numerous events and forums to educate the community about the importance of water quality protection and remediation options. Continued Science -based educational programs and hands on field trips for Brewster Public Schools with approximately 170 elementary school students, teachers, and volunteers participating.
- $323 spent. Citizens Science Research Program - Involved cyanobacteria monitoring by 55 volunteers testing 20 ponds from May 28 to Oct. 31; collected over 275 samples for analysis, delivered timely results to the Town of Brewster BOH and BPC subscribers, and posted results on the BPC website. Also 3rd year working with the Cape Cod Commission and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assoc. (NOAA) on a remote sensing study which compares water clarity from samples drawn by BPC volunteers with satellite imagery taken from space.
- $38,226 spent. Septic System Plume Mapping and Phosphorus Study - is measuring the flow of nutrient pollution from septic systems upgradient to ponds to help determine which septic system may impact ponds considering soil absorption of nutrients, distance from ponds, leach field elevation above ground water, and home occupancy.
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 October 13, 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 2014.
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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