Coyote Crisis Collaborative
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $501,254
- Spending
- $494,085
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 83
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2564 of 64 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $452,303 spent. THREE SIGNIFICANT EVENT READINESS FORUMS SERFS WERE CONDUCTED IN THREE SEPARATE COUNTIES, EACH OF WHICH WAS CONSIDERED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING. THE YUMA AIRSHOW SERF CONVENED 111 MILITARY, TRIBAL, FIRST RESPONDER, HEALTHCARE, SCHOOL, COUNTY AND STATE GOVERNMENT, AND STATE ASSOCIATIONS TO ADDRESS INJURIES AND FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT. AMONG RECOMMENDATIONS WERE 1 PRE-ESTABLISH CREDENTIALING WITH THE NAVAL MEDICAL ASSETS ON BASE TO ASSIST THE HOSPITAL WITH STAFFING SHORTAGES, 2 TRAIN ON STATE CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE PROCESSES AND REQUIRED WAIVERS NEEDED FOR HOSPITAL RESOURCE SHORTAGES, AND 3 ESTABLISH A BUSINESS OPERATIONS TO ENABLE RAPID NOTIFICATIONS TO ALL HOTELS, BUSINESSES, AND OTHERS TO DETER TRAFFIC FROM THE SCENE.
Source: Form 990 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 February 2011.
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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