Pilot Club of Quitman
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our primary purpose is to provide education on brain health and to support persons with brain related disorders and their caregivers. To encourage caregivers and give them thanks for the important yet less recognized services they perform. To support youth by giving leadership skill training and experience and encouraging them to be future volunteers through giving them hands on volunteer experience. All of this while also supporting other community charitable endeavors.
- Income
- $55,304
- Spending
- $50,259
- Reserves
- 23.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 23.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (5)
- Scholarships to graduating seniors in three different ISDs in Wood County. Awards were made to 12 student applications based on defined, scored and non discriminatory criteria. This accomplishes promoting higher education among rural students. This follows our purpose of educating for and promoting Brain Health.
- $8,618 spent. Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program sponsorship for three different zip codes in the Wood County area. We register children under 5 years old to receive age appropriate free books through the DPIL and pay a partial fee per book and the complete shipping cost to the Dollywood foundation for all our registered Children. The Dollywood Foundation supplies the books and takes care of the distribution. Reading supports early brain development and encourages school readiness. This follows our purpose of supporting Brain Health and serves approximately 370 children.
- $3,580 spent. State certified Special Olympics Meet The Pilot Club hosts the surrounding special education department schools to a certified meet in the spring of each year. The meet is participated by approximately 12 different school systems with up to 200 special athletes. It takes at least 100 volunteers to run the meet and make all the preparations beforehand. It involves not only all Pilot members but many community volunteers to be able to put on the meet. The special athletes are able to earn points at this meet to go on to area, state and national Special Olympic meets. This program follows our purpose of supporting those with brain related disorders.
- $6,890 spent. Other program expenses include support of Alzheimer's patients for $295, Traumatic Brain Injury Camps for Adults for $1000 Bicycle Rodeos and Puppet shows promoting Brain Injury Prevention to First and Second Graders in 3 schools for $1917, working with youth giving leadership training and volunteer service experience for $3304 and promoting child abuse awareness through a candlelight vigil for $374. All of these programs serve our purpose of promoting brain health and support to those with brain related disorders and working with youth to develop leadership skills and future volunteers
- Other Program grants include Pick Me Ups for Caregivers of those with brain related diseases or injuries for $890 and donations to those experiencing disasters in areas where they live for $250.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 September 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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