Native Habitat a Nonprofit Corporation

What it says it does

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC,LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3)OF THE INTERNNL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTO THE FOLLOWING:A. TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND STEWARDSHIP INCLUDING THE CREATION ANDRESTORATION OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE HABITATS AND ECOSYSTEMS.B. TO PROMOTE THE INTRODUCTION AND RESTORATLON OF NATIVE SPECIES INTOPUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDSCAPE AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS, INCLUDING OF EDIBLEAND MEDICINAL SPECIES,C. TO PROMOTE THE USE OF EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SPECIESINCLUDING BY THE PUBLIC.D. TO PROMOTE PUBLIC OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS OF NATIVE SPECIES.

Income

$83,422

Spending

$92,391

Reserves

1.5 months of spending

Largest source of income

donations and private grants, 87%

Highest pay

$58,800, president

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

Weak: 27 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

• Reserves

  10 of 35

  Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.

• Debt

  5 of 20

  It owes 52% of what it owns.

• Living within its means

  4 of 15

  Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

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.

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

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

   Recognized by the IRS since August 2016.

   Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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   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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