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Siskiyou County Economic Development Council

EIN 68-0062634 · Yreka, CA

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What it says it does

TO FACILITATE BUSINESS GROWTH, RETENTION, AND ATTRACTION TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PROSPERITY IN SISKIYOU COUNTY.

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

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 June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)

$1.7 million spent. Agriculture & Working LandsIn the Agriculture and Working Lands initiatives, the SCEDC worked to advance Siskiyou Countys local agriculture and food brand. The work supports producer innovation and industry growth. Programs include the Healthy Soils Block Grant Program with direct to producer grants, Farm to Institution initiatives, Beginning Farmers and Ranchers development, and the Shasta-Cascade Innovation Hub business agriculture training programs.
$1.3 million spent. Economic Resiliency and business support programmingThe SCEDC supports a Small Business Development Center that served 420 unique small business clients with 1,512 hours of counseling, along with Innovation Hub training programs and Business Expansion Attraction and Retention (BEAR) efforts. Economic Resiliency and growth programs target redevelopment, readiness to implementation, and support for long-term regional investment. Capital projects under these initiatives included the rehabilitation of an historic Carnegie Library Campus in Yreka, CAAs the project sponsor for tax credit financing the SCEDC holds a liability over a seven-year compliance period and title to the legacy asset.
$910,943 spent. Tourism Marketing Discover Siskiyou is our countys tourism marketing and management organization. Programs include the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID), Film Siskiyou, Bike Siskiyou, and Event Marketing Awards Program.

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

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 October 13, 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 June 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 August 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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