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Alamo Resource Conservation & Development Area Inc

EIN 74-2670845 · Boerne, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To help communities and the people who make them thrive meet local needs by protecting our water and land resources encouraging environmental sustainability promoting agriculture and enhancing the quality of life for all within our area.

Income
$37,254
Spending
$52,169
Reserves
16 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 97%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 16.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 40% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (4)
  1. $9,638 spent. Watershed Protection Agri-Land Workshop Program: Provides web communications agricultural resource workshops water and watershed conservation education best practices in agriculture presentations information toward access to USDA NRCS FSA and RD government programs for agriculture. Persons benefited online = 7000 and in Agri-Land Resource Workshops 300
  2. $28,873 spent. Senior Assistance Program: Provides assistance to Senior Citizens in rural areas age 55+ so that may have access to good nutrition healthy activities and improved socialization toward a good quality of life. Persons benefited = 174
  3. $9,900 spent. Growing Rural Garden Program: Provides garden experiences for children and their families that build leadership academic enhancements and garden skills training. Youth and their families plan facilitate and complete a community school garden project and gain in environmental & resource conservation and stewardship as they gain skills related to growing their own food. Persons benefited = 75
  4. Alamo RCD Programs of Youth 4 Earth Disaster Relief Farm to Fork Initiative and our Community Development Program were on hold during the COVID Pandemic and we have been working to rebuild them. Our Disaster Relief Program was consolidated into our Senior Assistance Program as we assisted Senior Citizen Families in crisis in 2024. These programs are on our 2025 Strategic Plan and we are actively requesting grants and donations to get them reinstated.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1993.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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.

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