Rockvale Writers Colony Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ROCKVALE WRITERS' COLONY EXISTS TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE, AND EDUCATE WRITERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS WHO WRITE IN ANY GENRE. WE AIM TO PROVIDE A SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT WHERE WRITERS CAN SETTLE IN AS "WRITERS IN RESIDENCE" TO WORK ON A WRITING PROJECT.
- Income
- $59,740
- Spending
- $38,300
- Reserves
- 42 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
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 (1)
- $30,339 spent. ROCKVALE WRITER'S COLONY (RWC) PROVIDES ASPIRING WRITERS WITH A DISTRACTION-FREE ENVIRONMENT THAT IS NECESSARY FOR CREATING INTENSE, FOCUSED WORKS. WRITERS WHO NEED A QUIET PLACE TO WORK ON AN UPCOMING PROJECT CAN STAY ON THE PREMISES (THE "COLONY") AS A WAY TO IMPROVE AN EXISTING WORK, COMPLETE AN EXISTING PROJECT , OR SIMPLY TO IMPROVE OVERALL WRITING SKILLS. WRITERS GENERALLY STAY AT THE COLONY BETWEEN 1-4 WEEKS, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT AND/OR THE NEEDS OF THE WRITER. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING A PEACEFUL WORK ENVIRONMENT, RWC CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS AND GENRE-SPECIFIC RETREATS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ALLOW ASPIRING WRITERS TO LEARN WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR CRAFT. RWC ALSO HAS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WHERE THE WRITERS ATTENDING RWC'S EVENTS CAN RECEIVE FOCUSED FEEDBACK ON THE PROJECTS THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. AS MORE FUNDS ARE RAISED, RWC INTENDS TO CONTINUE FINDING WAYS TO SUPPORT MORE AND MORE WRITERS IN FURTHERING AND IMPROVING THEIR CRAFT.
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 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 December 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 March 2019.
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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