Regional Analysis and Planning Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE DATA RESOURCE AND PLANNING SERVICES TO ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE FIRMS. RAPS HAS PUBLISHED REPORTS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION INCLUDING, EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION FORECASTS, RETAIL SALES, HOUSING NEEDS, AND GENERAL POPULATION PROFILE INFORMATION. RAPS HAS ASSISTED OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON THE BUSINESS OF DOING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.
- Income
- $52,054
- Spending
- $52,333
- Reserves
- 10.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 27% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 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 June 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 (3)
- $22,394 spent. PAJARO RIVER WATERSHED FLOOD PREVENTION AUTHORITY - RAPS PROVIDES ADMINISTRATION FOR THE AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN JULY 2000 BY STATE ASSEMBLY BILL 807 IN ORDER TO "IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, FUND, AND IMPLEMENT FLOOD PREVENTION AND CONTROL STRATEGIES IN THE PAJARO RIVER WATERSHED, ON AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL BASIS." THE WATERSHED COVERS AREAS OF FOUR COUNTIES AND FOUR WATER DISTRICTS AND THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF THE EIGHT FOLLOWING AGENCIES: -COUNTY OF MONTEREY -COUNTY OF SAN BENITO -COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA -MONTEREY COUNTY WATER RESOURCES AGENCY -SAN BENITO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT -SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT -SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, ZONE 7 THE AUTHORITY ACTS AS A GOVERNING BODY THROUGH WHICH EACH MEMBER ORGANIZATION CAN PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO FINDING A METHOD TO PROVIDE FLOOD PROTECTION IN THE WATERSHED AND PROMOTE GENERAL WATERSHED INTERESTS. IN ADDITION TO FLOOD PROTECTION, SOME IDENTIFIED BENEFITS COULD INCLUDE: -MUNICIPAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY -GROUNDWATER RECHARGE -SUPPORT OF RARE, THREATENED, OR ENDANGERED SPECIES -MIGRATION AND SPAWNING OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS -PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE HABITAT -WATER QUALITY RAPS PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AS A SOURCE FOR GEOGRAPHICAL, FORECASTING, ECONOMIC, AND OTHER DATA AS REQUESTED.
- $12,177 spent. PROVIDE TECHNICAL SERVICES
- $16,627 spent. Evaluation of Policies and Procedures for Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (SCCRTC): Identify fiscal and administrative policies and procedures (P&Ps) that provide an appropriate framework for RTPA/Sales Tax County operations in general and relative to the foundational documents establishing SCCRTC and the County's Sales Tax Measure. Compare existing SCCRTC's policies and procedures to P&Ps identified in above and identify missing P&Ps. Evaluate existing P&Ps for sufficiency. Evaluate effectiveness of the implementation of existing P&Ps. Recommend improvements to address deficiencies
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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