Lake Oswego Corporation
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What it says it does
TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF LAKE OSWEGO AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKE.
- Income
- $3.3 million
- Spending
- $2.9 million
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $219,718, general manager
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (1)
- $2.4 million spent. THE LAKE OSWEGO CORPORATION (LOC) PROVIDES STEWARDSHIP, SAFETY OVERSIGHT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR 698 LAKEFRONT PROPERTIES AND APPROXIMATELY 3,500 EASEMENT-ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES. TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, THE CORPORATION DELIVERS YEAR-ROUND OPERATIONAL AND EVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INCLUDING:-LAKE PATROL & SAFETY ENFORCEMENT: ROUTINE DAILY PATROL COVERAGE DURING PEAK SEASON AND SCHEDULED OFF-SEASON MONITORING TO ENSURE BOATING SAFETY, RULE COMPLIANCE, EMERGENCY RESPONSE READINESS, AND PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF PATROL HOURS ANNUALLY, SAFETY INSPECTIONS, INCIDENT RESPONSE, AND MEMBER ASSISTANCE.-WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT: ONGOING TESTING, MONITORING, AND TREATMENT OF LAKE WATER TO MAINTAIN SAFE RECREATIONAL CONDITIONS AND ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. SERVICES INCLUDE REGULAR SAMPLING, LABORATORY ANALYSIS, ALGAE AND INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, AERATION, AND COORDINATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO PROTECT WATER CLARITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH.-POWER GENERATION OPERATIONS: MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF HYDROELECTRIC AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS LAKE LEVEL REGULATION AND CONTRIBUTES TO RELIABLE, EFFICIENT OPERATIONS. ADMINISTRATIVE & MEMBER SERVICES: OVERSIGHT OF EASEMENTS, REGISTRATIONS, COMPLIANCE, AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVING THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS, INCLUDING PROCESSING PERMITS, MAINTAINING RECORDS, AND RESPONDING TO MEMBER INQUIRIES.THROUGH THESE COMBINED EFFORTS, THE LOC CONDUCTS THOUSANDS OF SERVICE HOURS ANNUALLY TO MAINTAIN SAFE RECREATION, CLEAN WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, ENSURING THAT OSWEGO LAKE REMAINS A PROTECTED AND VALUABLE RESOURCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization 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 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 August 1980.
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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