Saddlerock Social Club
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What it says it does
PROMOTE INTERACTION AND COMMUNITY AMONG THE MEMBERS BY PROVIDING A PLACE FOR INTERACTION OF DIFFERENT CULTURES, CIVIC BETTERMENT, AND THE ENJOYMENT OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
- Income
- $111,473
- Spending
- $112,100
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- Group Hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) including guided hikes through the mountains and on dedicated hiking trails, which will promote interaction and community among the members and will promote an exchange and interaction of different cultures and the enjoyment of the SMMNRA. The activity will be conducted by volunteers of the organization or by paid third-party hiking guides familiar with the SMMNRA. The activity will be conducted by volunteers of the organization or by paid third-party hiking guides familiar with the SMMNRA. the SMMNRA.
- Providing horses and arranging for horse back riding trips in the SMMNRA, including member group horseback riding trips, which will promote interaction and community among the members and will promote an exchange and interaction of different cultures, civic betterment, and the enjoyment of the SMMNRA. The activity will be conducted by volunteers of the organization or by paid third-party horse specialists familiar with the SMMNRA to lead the rides. volunteers of the organization or by paid third-party horse specialists familiar with the SMMNRA to lead the rides.
- Bringing in speakers on the history of the SMMNRA and its native flora and fauna, which will allow the members to interact with each other at the events and promote community amount the members, in addition to promoting general culture in the community and the enjoyment and a better education and understanding about the SMMNRA. The activity will be conducted by volunteers familiar with the SMMNRA and paid third-party speakers familiar with the SMMNRA's history, flora, and fauna.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(7) social or recreational club.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 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 December 2021.
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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