Big Canoe Property Owners Association Inc and Subsidiary
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What it says it does
BIG CANOE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO PROVIDE HARMONIOUS INTEGRATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH ELEMENTS MOST DESIRED IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY: MASTER-PLANNED AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL; OFFERING A SMALL-TOWN ATMOSPHERE.
- Income
- $21.7 million
- Spending
- $20.0 million
- Employees
- 328
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $355,435, general manager
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 (2)
- $8.0 million spent. COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDE ADMINISTRATION, ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, ROADS & TRAILS, GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDES THE SERVICES THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PROVIDE. ADMINISTRATION IS CHARGED WITH IMPLEMENTING THE COVENANTS, ADMINISTRATING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY, FIRE, EMS, ROAD MAINTENANCE (APPROX. 98 MILES), TRAIL MAINTENANCE (APPROX. 20 MILES), ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL, GROUNDS LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE, PEST AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
- $7.8 million spent. AMENITY MANAGEMENT PROVIDES A 27-HOLE GOLF COURSE, FITNESS, TENNIS, SWIM CLUB WITH THREE POOLS, LAKE SWIMMING AND A ROCKSLIDE, HIKING TRAILS AND WALKING PATHS, MARINA, CLUBHOUSE THAT INCLUDES A RESTAURANT AND FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, STORAGE YARD, BOCCE BALL COURTS, PICKLEBALL, TWO PLAYGROUNDS, BASEBALL FIELD, BASKETBALL COURT, WALKING PATHS, DOG PARK, WALKING TRAILS AND PARKS WITH PICNIC FACILITIES. THERE ARE TIMESHARE AND RENTAL PROPERTIES NOT OWNED BY BIG CANOE POA FOR GUESTS TO STAY AND ENJOY THE PROPERTY.
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 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
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 October 2015.
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 November 4, 2026.
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