Border Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SPONSOR SEVERAL EVENTS TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND TO PROMOTE FELLOWSHIP, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION AMONG ITS MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION WHO MEET OUR GPA CRITERIA AND SEMESTER HOURS CRITERIA. GPA ABOVE 2.5 AND MINIMUM 12 SEMESTER HOURS.
- Income
- $33,472
- Spending
- $23,885
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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 (3)
- WE WERE ABLE TO AWARD 8,700 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FROM 2025 FUNDRAISERS. WE AWARDED A TOTAL OF 22 STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS
- WE HAD A TOTAL OF 2,400.00 IN ASSISTANCE TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE THREE MAJOR DONATIONS TOTALING 2,300.00 WERE FURNISHED TO THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS: 1) UNITED WAY OF LAREDO INC RECEIVED 1,750.00 2) KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS RECEIVED 400.00 3) BETHANY HOUSE OF LAREDO RECEIVED 150.00
- AMOUNTS PAID ON LINE 10: - 22 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS WITH A TOTAL OF 8,700.00 - CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNITED WAY OF LAREDO, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,750.00; KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IN THE AMOUNT OF 400; AND BETHANY HOUSE OF LAREDO IN THE AMOUNT OF 150.00
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)(6) business league.
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible. The master file records contributions to it as 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 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 May 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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