Mesa Grande Retriever Club of Southern California
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What it says it does
THE MESA GRANDE RETRIEVER CLUB IS A HUNT TEST CLUB RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB (AKC) THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLUB ARE TO FURTHER THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUNTING TEST BREEDS, TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE INTEREST OF HUNTING TESTS AND ENCOURAGE SPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT AT SUCH EVENTS, TO CONDUCT HUNT TESTS AND ANY OTHER EVENT FOR WHICH THE CLUB IS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE, CONDUCT CLASSES, IN AND PROMOTE THE TRAINING OF PUREBRED DOGS, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE TRAINING OF JUDGES.
- Income
- $37,007
- Spending
- $39,644
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 (1)
- $40,624 spent. THE MESA GRANDE RETRIEVER CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHED IN JULY OF 2022, WAS CREATED TO SERVE THE RETRIEVER COMMUNITY CENTERED AROUND SANTA YSABEL, CA INCLUDING COMMUNITIES NORTH TO BONSALL AND SOUTH TO LA MESA. HOSTING SEVERAL AKC HUNT TESTS EACH YEAR THE CLUB STRIVES TO DEVELOP AND SERVE THE RETRIEVER HUNTING INTERESTS IN THIS AREA.
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 October 2023.
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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