Friends of Seacoast Shores Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FRIENDS OF SEACOAST SHORES, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY IN A SECTION OF FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS KNOWN AS SEACOAST SHORES, OR IN SIMILARLY SITUATED COMMUNITIES, BY EDUCATING, FOSTERING AND PROMOTING FAIRNESS, AND ENFORCING LEGAL ACCESS TO COMMON AREAS AND EASEMENTS. ALSO, TO ENHANCE THE SEACOAST SHORES COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE BY LESSENING DIVISIONS BASED ON MISINFORMATION, SOCIAL STATUS, ECONOMIC STATUS, AND PROPERTY LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND TO PERFORM ANY OTHER ACTS TO FURTHER NEIGHBORHOOD HARMONY, EQUALITY, AND FAIRNESS REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
- Income
- $16,405
- Spending
- $30,377
- Reserves
- 8.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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 (2)
- $25,000 spent. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICE SPENDING WAS DEVOTED TO CONTINUED LEGAL ADVOCACY, REFLECTING ITS CENTRAL ROLE IN ENSURING THAT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, BENEFIT FROM A SAFE, OPEN, AND EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT.
- $4,699 spent. THREE COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE HELD TO FOSTER CONNECTION AND SUPPORT AMONG FAMILIES: A NEIGHBORHOOD COOKOUT IN JULY, A HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN, AND A SANTA CLAUS HOLIDAY EVENT, THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN GOT THEIR PHOTOS TAKEN WITH SANTA CLAUS. ALSO, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS WERE PURCHASED AND DELIVERED TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN. THESE PROGRAMS PROMOTED COMMUNITY COHESION, ENSURED THAT CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FELT WELCOMED AND INCLUDED, AND REINFORCED THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS, SHARED HISTORY, AND MUTUAL SUPPORT.
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 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? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in January 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
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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