Balsam Lake Water Ski Show Team Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE BALSAM LAKE SKI SHOW TEAM, INC HAS BEEN ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS FOLLOWS: 1. TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN THE SPORT OF WATER SKIING. 2. TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN THE ART OF SHOW SKIING. 3. TO GIVE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF WATER SKI SHOWS. 4. TO SPONSOR SPECIAL EVENTS INVOLVING THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF ANY OF THE FIRST THREE LISTED ITEMS. 5. TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE IN AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR OTHERS TO ENGAGE IN THE PROMOTION OF WATER SKIING AND SHOW SKIING GENERALLY.
- Income
- $10,785
- Spending
- $11,728
- Reserves
- 41.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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 (1)
- $11,728 spent. PROVIDED INSTRUCTION IN THE SPORT OF WATER SKIING AND THE ART OF SHOW SKIING. ALSO GAVE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF WATER SKI SHOWS AND SPONSORED SPECIAL EVENTS INVOLVING PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF WATER SKI SHOWS, INCLUDING PROVIDING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO OTHERS TO ENGAGE IN THE SPORT.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 September 2024.
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 January 2014.
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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