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Door County Summer Horizons Foundation Inc

EIN 85-1469463 · Lake Forest, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DOOR COUNTY SUMMER HORIZONS (DCHS) IS A YOUTH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN FOR TEENS FROM DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS. DCHS OVERCOMES THE STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS TO WORKING IN DOOR COUNTY BY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, MEALS, SUPERVISION, COACHING/MENTORING AND ACCESS TO SUMMER JOBS. SUMMER AND PART TIME JOBS ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO YOUNG PEOPLE'S DEVELOPMENT INTO RESPONSIBLE AND PRODUCTIVE ADULTS. IN ADDITION TO GREAT SUMMER WORK, DCSH WILL PROVIDE ENRICHMENT IN THE FORM OF HIKES, BIKE RIDES, THEATER, ART, MUSIC, FISHING, BOATING AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DCSH SUPERVISORS AND MENTORS WILL CONDUCT READING AND WRITING WORKSHOPS AND A COURSE IN FINANCIAL LITERACY.

Income
$125,838
Spending
$98,021
Reserves
20.2 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 (1)
  1. $94,839 spent. IN 2025, WE WELCOMED EIGHT NEW BOYS FROM DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS IN MILWAUKEE. THE BOYS HANDLED THE CHALLENGE OF THEIR FIRST SUMMER JOB WELL AND ENJOYED THE ENRICHMENT AVAILABLE IN DOOR COUNTY. DCSH WORKED WITH EMPLOYER PARTNERS WHO SERVED AS CARING MENTORS FOR THE BOYS. THE BOYS TOOK SWIMMING LESSONS AND COMPLETED A COURSE IN FINANCIAL LITERACY. CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS YEARS, ALL THE BOYS FINISHED THE PROGRAM WITH NEW SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE OUTDOORS, AND OVER 2,000.00 FOR THEIR FIRST SAVINGS ACCOUNT. ALL OF THE BOYS PLANNED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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