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Upper Ocmulgee River Resource Conservation & Development Council

EIN 58-1861420 · Lawrenceville, GA

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

What it says it does

Resource Soil Water Conservation. To improve our communities by balancing environmental quality with economic and cultural development.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 17.8 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 2% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
92% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
8 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$88,624 spent. Educate government leaders and citizens on stream buffer initiative for Georgia. Provide erosion control programs on rivers, streams, and unnamed tributaries located in the State of Georgia, including water quality and quantity improvements. Provide farmers educational assistance programs, best managment practices (BMP), provide irrigation improvements for water conservation, energy conservation, waste management on water run off from livestock, pasture management, and food safety crops, farm to school programs, farmers markets, provide education on tree planting programs in Georgia statewide in communities for quality of life issues. Provide training for better back roads projects in counties, and citys to reduce erosion. Provide education on waste management and recycling to reduce landfill impacts. Inspect and maintain flood control structures and report problems to soil and water districts. Provide hands-on workshops for conservation for small and beginning farmers, and veteran farmers. Write grants to fund projects and manage grant funding for each grant awarded to the Council. Work closely with State, County, City leaders, and Business leaders to insure our mission to improve our communities by balancing environment quality with economic and cultural development.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 November 6, 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 September 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 March 1990.
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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