Friends of Mckellar Park Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To support the development of McKellar Park in our rural community; with the first priority being raising money to replace our community pool.
- Income
- $170,382
- Spending
- $310,631
- Reserves
- 5.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 63%
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 (3)
- $210,670 spent. This is the year where we experienced major program expenses related to building the pool project. We successfully completed the development and opening of a community Swim Pond to great excitement by our community and surrounding areas. We continued our community-based goal of being present at all major community events like homecoming holiday events golf events where we collected donations including a holiday letter appeal. We had several hundred participants during the year at these events. We also launched a bath house building campaign to be completed in 2026. In total about 1,200 visits to the Swim pond were logged during the pilot opening period and included visitors from 55 different counties in Wisconsin and 12 states.
- $890 spent. We had a grand opening for the Swim Pond with over a hundred local participants who came to see and experience the new swim pond. We had news media from Madison all 4 networks and had much publicity related to this excited project. The pond remained open until September.
- $10,580 spent. We developed plans to build a swim house for the Swim Pond to be opened in 2027.
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 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 November 6, 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? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
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 October 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 November 4, 2026.
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