Friends of Hondo Canyon
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROTECT WATER IN HONDO CANYON
- Income
- $101,031
- Spending
- $171,084
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 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 (2)
- $121,084 spent. LEGAL EXPENSES SUPPORTING BANDERA COUNTY RIVER AUTHORITY AND GROUNDWATER DISTRICT'S DENIAL OF A LARGE VOLUME GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL PERMIT. WE REPRESENTED MEMBERS (N=253) AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BANDERA (N=856). EXPENSES INCLUDED DEPOSITIIONS, 3 DAY SOAH TRIAL, AND THE HIRING OF 3 EXPERT WITNESSES WHO PRESENTED SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT THE GROUNDWATER REQUESTED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHOUT CAUSING HARM TO THE AVAILABILITY OF GROUNDWATER TO OTHER RESIDENTS IN BANDERA COUNTY, AND OTHER COUNTIES THAT RELY ON THE TRINITY AQUIFERS FOR THEIR WATER SUPPLY.
- $50,000 spent. AS PART OF OUR MISSION TO ASSIST THE BANDERA COUNTY RIVER AUTHORITY AND GROUNDWATER DISTRICT, WE RAISED FUNDS TO DRILL DEDICATED AQUIFER MONITOR WELLS SO THAT THE DISTRICT COULD TRACK AQUIFER LEVELS USING USGS SATELLITE TRACKING. TWO MONITOR WELLS ON PRIVATE LAND WERE COMPLETED IN HONDO CANYON (MIDDLE TRINITY 2022 AND LOWER TRINITY 2025). FUNDS FOR TWO ADDITIONAL WELLS MONITORING THE MOST WESTERN PART OF BANDERA COUNTY (SABINAL CANYON) WERE ALSO RAISED. WE PRESENTED A PARTNER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, BANDERA CANYONLANDS ALLIANCE, WITH 50,000 TO HELP FUND DRILLING OF MONITOR WELLS, ASKING THEM TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE SITE FOR THE WELLS. AFFECTED PERSONS: RESIDENTS OF BANDERA COUNTY (N=2,300).
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 February 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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