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Utah Watercolor Society

EIN 51-0188230 · Bountiful, UT

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART OF PAINTING WATERCOLORS, AND TO HOLD ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS OF WATERCOLORS. WATERCOLORS ARE DEFINED HERE AS PAINTINGS IN TRANSPARENT AND/OR OPAQUE WATER MEDIA, OR UNVARNISHED WATER SOLUBLE MEDIA ON PAPER.

Income
$53,644
Spending
$53,844
Reserves
36.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 61%
Highest pay
$1,620, secretary/treasurer

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 36.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2026, 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 May 31, 2026, 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 (2)
  1. $53,845 spent. WE HAD 10 MONTHLY IN PERSON MEETINGS. SEPTEMBER- OPENING SOCIAL WITH AL ROUNDS DEMONSTRATION. OCTOBER- DEMONSTRATION BY NATIONALLY KNOWN ARTIST LAURIN MCCRAKEN, WHO THEN PRESENTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP. OUR FALL SHOW WAS HELD AT VISUAL ARTS INSTITUTE. WE HELD OUR YEARLY 3-DAY PLEIN AIR EVENT IN COOPERATION WITH ENTRADA ARTS IN THE PARK AT CAPITAL REEF NATIONAL PARK. LESTER LEE WAS OUR GUEST ARTIST.NOVEMBER- LOLA KRUMMENACHER DEMONSTRATION AND 2-DAY MINI WORKSHOP.DECEMBER- ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CARD PAINTING PARTY, SILENT AUCTION AND OPPORTUNITY DRAWING TO BENEFIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND.JANUARY- JEANNIE MILLECAM DEMONSTRATION AND 2-DAY MINI WORKSHOP.FEBRUARY- JANA PARKIN DEMONSTRATION. SMALL WORKS SHOW AT RED BUTTE GARDENS.MARCH- LESTER LEE DEMONSTRATION AND 2-DAY MINI WORKSHOP. RISING STAR SHOW AT ALPINE ART AND FRAME.APRIL- JOHN POON DEMONSTRATION.MAY- JULIE ROGERS DEMONSTRATION AND 3-DAY WORKSHOP. SPRING SHOW AT PROVO LIBRARY.JUNE- KRISTI GRUSSENDORF DEMONSTRATION.
  2. HERE ARE SOME OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:A. 9 MONTHLY PAINT OUTSB. 3 MINI WORKSHOPS WITH UTAH ARTISTSC. 2 WORKSHOPS WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUESTS D. FALL AND SPRING EXHIBITIONSE. RISING STAR EXHIBITIONF. SMALL WORKS EXHIBITIONG. ARTS AND THE PARKS EXHIBITION/PLEIN AIR EVENT, TORREY, UTAHH. 2 SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSI. MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN THE WESTERN FEDERATION OF ARTISTS SHOWJ. ENHANCED DIGITAL PROMOTIONS USING SOCIAL MEDIA - UWS WEB PAGE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND PINTERESTK. USED UWS WEBPAGE AND CONSTANT CONTACT TO COMMUNICATE WITH MEMBERS ABOUT MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, PAINT OUTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2026, 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 November 6, 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 May 2026.

    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 April 1976.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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