Lassen Park Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO LASSEN NATIONAL PARK AND INVITES ALL, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, TO EXPERIENCE AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOUCES OF THIS SPECIAL PLACE
- Income
- $142,909
- Spending
- $183,037
- Reserves
- 10.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 70%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 28% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 30, 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)
- $122,707 spent. THE YOUTH CAMPING PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS FOR CAMPING TRIPS TO LASSEN VALCANIC NATIONAL PARK. THROUGH THESE GRANTS AND RESULTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCOVERY HIKES, ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS, AT-RISK YOUTH ARE ABLE TO ENRICH THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARK ECO-SYSTEM AND COMPLEX WEB OF LIFE. BUILD AND SUPPORT CAMPING FACILITIES TO INTRODUCE YOUTH TO THE JOYS OF A NATIONAL PARK EXPERIENCE
- $6,346 spent. PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BEAR RESEARCH WITHIN LASSEN NATIONAL PARK ON THE RECOVERY OF BEAR POPULATION AFTER RECENT FIRES
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 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 September 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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