Nehalem Bay Community Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Nehalem Bay Community Service's primary exempt purpose is to help those in our community in need. We offer food, clothing, home goods and animal food to people in need. We prepare lunches for seniors and homebound elders and summer meals for children. CHILD provides backpacks, school supplies, new clothing and shoes for each school year and distributes Christmas baskets for families in need.
- Income
- $142,380
- Spending
- $76,672
- Reserves
- 22.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 22.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 46% of income.
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 (3)
- $31,911 spent. The Food Pantry offers food and clothing at no cost. During 2025, 1,790 people came through our doors in need of food. They represented 4,637 household members. Our program is run completely by volunteers, with approximately 32 people per month putting in a total of 3017 hours during 2025.
- $24,512 spent. The Senior Lunch Program provides some 50 lunches each week for our seniors in the area. We do request a $5.00 donation, but if they cannot afford it, they can still get lunch. We have a group of volunteers who deliver the lunches to our homebound seniors.
- $8,396 spent. The Munch-a-Lunch Program program feeds kids during school holidays and over summer. We provide shelf stable food to the students who are out of school and don't have access to free lunches through the elementary school.
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 November 6, 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 January 2024.
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 November 4, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Bay Area Community Services Inc (Oakland, CA), EIN 94-1708069. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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