Salem Yacht and Boating Club
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What it says it does
To promote boating safety and provide information about the recreational use of the Willamette River that flows through Salem Oregon SYBC provides launching facilities to the City of Salem Fire Dept for their fire and rescue boats as well as the City of Salem Police Dept for emergency access when needed SYBC provides membership to the Polk County Marine Board who moor and launch their River Patrol boats and jet skis at the club on a regular basis all year long especially during the summer boating season to monitor waterways for safe boating and watch for impaired operators
- Income
- $81,862
- Spending
- $68,270
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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)
- Ensured that all active members have completed the Oregon State Marine Board required boater safety classes and have proof their watercraft is insured also Helped to educate young people and children about the safe use of the river and the dangers inherent in the strong current and sand bars. The Club is currently serving 84 full member families of the max 85 full members and 17 associate families with a waiting list of 7 local families wanting a safe place to use their watercraft and enjoy the Willamette River and surrounding areas. The club also has 7 members who live along the Willamette River and need the Club property to access their properties by boat during high water season when their access roads are flooded
- SYBC helps to locate and mark dangerous snagged trees and sandbars that could pose a hazard to boaters and kayakers and floaters along with providing a safe and very convenient pull out location for emergency assistance for the boaters and floaters and paddlers who get in trouble on the river when they have mechanical issues or miscalculate their position on the river as night approaches and are unable to continue downriver in the dark to a safe pull out location hence the number of persons helped varies every year.
- SYBC provides membership and access to Polk County Marine Board and the City of Salem Fire Department and The City of Salem Police Department so that all of these safety agencies can quickly launch their fire fighting and rescue patrol boats as needed to help the communities surrounding the River and assist citizens on the River as well as being able to enforce waterway rules and regulations along with the Polk County Marine Board providing annual boat safety checks on all watercraft being used on the river
Source: Form 990EZ 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)(7) social or recreational club.
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)(7) social or recreational club 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 May 1965.
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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