Catamount Fund Ltd
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROMOTE THE PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF THE ARTS, FUND SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH, FUND STUDIES FOR EDUCATION REFORM, ASSIST IN DEVELOPING PUBLIC POLICY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT, SUPPORT CHILDREN WHO ARE IMPACTED BY CRIME, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR SKILLS TO CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $50,000
- Spending
- $23,896
- Reserves
- 22.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 July 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 July 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 (4)
- $5,000 spent. FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE MAISON T ORTIZ YOUTH OUTDOOR SKILLS CAMP PROVIDE INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL SUMMER CAMP THAT ENGAGES YOUTHS IN WILDLIFE- RELATED OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AND CONSERVATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SAFE, RESPONSIBLE AND FUN.
- $5,000 spent. THE KENNY GUINN CENTER FOR POLICY PRIORITIES IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES FACED BY POLICYMAKERS IN NEVADA. THE CENTER MAINTAINS A STATEWIDE PRESENCE, WITH OFFICES IN RENO AND LAS VEGAS, AND IT IS AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO. THE CENTER WAS FOUNDED IN 2014 BY A GROUP OF NEVADANS WHO SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY AND ADVANCE SOUND POLICIES AND ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT A THRIVING AND PROSPEROUS NEVADA. THEIR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR NEVADA THROUGH RESEARCH, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS.
- $5,000 spent. THIS GRANT TO SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS WILL SUPPORT IN-PERSON, OUTDOOR (FIELD-BASED) INNOVATIVE, HIGH QUALITY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR 1ST THROUGH 6TH GRADE STUDENTS AND CREATE TOP- TIERED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN TO LEARN SCIENCE AND FALL IN LOVE WITH THE NATURAL WORLD REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND OR WHERE THEY LIVE.
- $6,500 spent. OTHER GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID: ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTEE NAME: NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART GRANTEE ADDRESS: 160 W LIBERTY ST, RENO, NV 89501 GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE DATE OF GIFT: 11/10/2024 AMOUNT GIVEN: 5,000 ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTEE NAME: TRUCKEE TRAILS FOUNDATION GRANTEE ADDRESS: PO BOX 1751, TRUCKEE, CA 96160 GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE DATE OF GIFT: 12/13/2024 AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,500
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 July 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 May 1997.
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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