National Association of Towns and Townships
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO SERVE AS THE NATIONAL SPOKESMAN FOR TOWN AND TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS; TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER THE DELIVERY OF EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES; TO ACT AS A LIASISON BETWEEN THE NATIONS'S TOWN AND TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS AND OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINED INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST; AND TO PROMOTE A PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE HERITAGE AND FUTURE OF TOWN AND TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT, AND ITS ROLE IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM.
- Income
- $201,447
- Spending
- $205,944
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $205,944 spent. TO PERFORM POLICY RESEARCH ON AND PREPARE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES CONFRONTING SMALL TOWNS. TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE LOCAL SERVICES, ENCOURAGE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AND PROMOTE THE ROLE OF TOWN AND TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 December 1997.
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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