Purple Mountain Recovery Inc
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What it says it does
PURPLE MOUNTAIN RECOVERY IS A 501 (3)(C) FOUNDED IN JULY OF 2022 TO CREATE A SAFE PLACE IN THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ADDICTION. THE NAME PURPLE MOUNTAIN IS A NOD TO THE FOUNDER'S MOTHER, WHO STOOD BY HIS SIDE AND ENVISIONED A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAD ACCESS TO THE SAME CARE AS HE BATTLED LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE MANY RESOURCES OR SAFE PLACES WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY WHILE THEY WERE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR RECOVERY. PURPLE MOUNTAIN RECOVERY AIMS TO BUILD A PLACE WHERE ANYONE BATTLING OR RECOVERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION CAN COME AND GET THE MUCH-NEEDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY MAY NEED. WE AIM TO EMBRACE OUR COMMUNITY WITH LOVE AND SHOW THEM THAT RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE AND ACHIEVABLE. WE AIM TO ERASE THE STIGMAS ABOUT THE LGBTQAI+ COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE STIGMAS AROUND ADDICTION, HARM REDUCTION, MENTAL HEALTH, RECOVERY, AND HEALING.
- Income
- $20,000
- Spending
- $20,000
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2023, 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 June 30, 2023, 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 June 30, 2023, 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)
- $20,000 spent. Held 2 fundraiser where money was raised for Club Q survivors and community members in need of assistance suffering from substance use disorder
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2023, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Caution.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2023. Organizations that miss three years of returns lose their exemption.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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