Navigator Credit Union
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
THE CREDIT UNION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THRIFT AMONG ITS MEMBERS AND CREATE A SOURCE OF CREDIT FOR THEM AT LEGITIMATE RATES OF INTEREST. THE CREDIT UNION'S MEMBERS INCLUDE EMPLOYEES OF HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES OPERATING DIVISION ENGAGED IN THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, WORSHIP OR ATTEND SCHOOL IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES, ALABAMA AND A DESINATED PORTION OF GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AS WELL AS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RETIRES AND THEIR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED AT ANY BUSINESS LOCATED IN JACKSON OR HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI WHICH HAS FEWER THAN 500 EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS RETIREES AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS IS IN EXCESS OF 45,000.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $2.5 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 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 April 30, 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 April 30, 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)
- IN OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THRIFT AMONG OUR MEMBERS, THE CREDIT UNION PROVIDES COMPETITIVE SAVINGS PRODUCTS, WHICH INCLUDE SAVINGS, CHECKING, MONEY MARKET, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AS WELL AS IRA SAVINGS AND CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS.
- TO MEET THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS, THE CREDIT UNION PROVIDES A SOURCE OF CREDIT BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF CONSUMER AND MORTGAGE LENDING PRODUCTS AT REASONABLE RATES OF INTEREST.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 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)(14) credit union.
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)(14) credit union 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 April 2024.
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 September 1970.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Navigant Credit Union (Smithfield, RI), EIN 05-0125860. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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