Santa Fe Senior Citizens Council
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To promote the welfare of Seniors over 55 years of age by providing social educational & recreational activities and services necessary to encourage good health safety and to share an interest in history and the culture of the Santa Fe area Heritage.
- Income
- $58,344
- Spending
- $59,950
- Reserves
- 9.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 71%
- Highest pay
- $9,848, kitchen helper
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
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. 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 (3)
- $32,380 spent. Food Service Program - We prepare coffee tea and ice water each morning. For lunch we offer a nutritious low-sodium three-course meal with a salad and drink. Additionally mixed fruit is served every Monday. We provide around 40 meals daily.
- $3,450 spent. Bingo provides an engaging activity for seniors promoting mental acuity and social interaction within their age group. Prizes include groceries and sundries. Typically 11 to 15 players participate in biweekly games.
- Activities: We offer a space for members to socialize through various activities like quilting apron and rock painting gourd art jigsaw puzzles card games and other games. Additionally we organize monthly birthday celebrations and send out birthday and get-well cards regularly.
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 1982.
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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