Mcarthur Burney Falls Interpretive Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Support the provision of interpretive and educational services at the McArthur-Burney Falls State Park, the Castle Crags State Park and Ahjumawi-Lava Springs State Park.
- Income
- $41,737
- Spending
- $54,669
- Reserves
- 17.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 87%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 31% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (2)
- $43,563 spent. Educational & Interpretive Services at McArthur Burney Falls State park: 35,000 Visitor Guides were printed & distributed to park visitors. The Visitor Center provided services to 12,780 visitors during the 2025 season, April-October, 2025. 1500 visitors completed the Discovery Challenge and received 2025 patches. MBFIA sponsored Shasta Wildlife Rehabilitation and Rescue to conduct 5 campfire presentations and an Art In The Park Event Twelve hundred adults & children attended Heritage Day, held in October with Old Time Fiddlers, ropemaking, branding, log sawing, candle making, apple juicing, cornhusk dolls, embroidery and other activities of the 1870's. Two Interpretive Signs were created to replace damaged signs on the Falls Loop Trail. Managed the production and sale of 3600 firewood bundles for 1700 campers.
- $8,762 spent. Five campfire presentations were conducted by the SWRR on birds, wildlife and ecology of the Castle Crags Area. The Association processed and bundled firewood for 1,000 campers during the months of April through October 2023 . Three Interpretive Signs were created to replace old and damaged signs along the trails and at the Visitor Center. New T Shirts were designed and produced for sale in the Visitor Center. Two Volunteer Support Days were sponsored.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 February 1985.
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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