Bee Girl
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Bee Regeneratives mission is to inspire and advance bee conservation on agricultural landscapes.
- Income
- $209,372
- Spending
- $172,513
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 2
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $130,415 spent. Bee Conservation Education and Outreach Bee Regenerative delivered public education and community outreach on bee conservation through presentations, events, and curriculum development. Staff presented at national conferences, beekeeping associations, and agricultural gatherings, including a keynote address for Gartners Earth Month, a presentation at the NAPPC Honey Bee Health Symposium, a panel discussion with Farm to Crag, and a field day with the Xerces Society at North Bridger Bison for high school students. The organization hosted and participated in community events including a Spring Gala, Pints for a Purpose, and multiple farmers market and food co-op activations. An art-based educational initiative, Bee Habitat in Cyanotype, was exhibited at multiple Rogue Valley venues. World Bee Day programming included a fundraiser to distribute The Thing About Bees education packs to schools, including translated materials for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
- $3,522 spent. Field Research & Conservation Science Bee Regenerative conducted wild bee population monitoring on working agricultural lands across the west. Staff operated a mobile research van to access remote ranching landscapes, partnering with J Bar L, Dakota Partnership Ranch, Flying C, and the 777 Bison Ranch to study relationships between ranching practices including bison habitat use and native bee communities. Research findings were presented at the Entomological Society of America annual conference and the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Conference. Staff also submitted a field report to The Nature Conservancy and completed work under the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.
- $2,940 spent. Bee Friendly Vineyards Bee Regeneratives Bee Friendly Vineyards program supported pollinator habitat development on vineyard properties in the Rogue Valley of southern Oregon. Staff partnered with Weisingers Family Winery and Sound & Vision Vineyard on habitat planting projects, including the installation of a Xerces Society pollinator plant kit and a solarized planting area at Weisingers. Regular vineyard check-ins and volunteer workdays were conducted to establish and maintain cover crops and pollinator gardens.
Source: Form 990 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 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? 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 February 2013.
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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