Sierra Madre Events Committee
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE SIERRA MADRE EVENTS COMMITTEE SMEC A DYNAMIC FORCE COMMITTED TO ENLIGHTENING AND ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PRODUCE AND SUPPORT PATRIOTIC AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT SUPPORT THE VIBRANT SPIRIT OF SIERRA MADRE AND FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMOUNG ITS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
- Income
- $46,487
- Spending
- $80,708
- Reserves
- 8.7 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
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 27% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 74% 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 (1)
- $80,708 spent. AS A BEACON OF CIVIC PRIDE AND CELEBRATION THE SMEC STRIVES TO BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH A VARIETY OF ENGAGING ACTIVITIES AND GATHERINGS. FROM PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS LIFE THE STAND-OUT SIERRA MADRE 4TH OF JULY TO LOCAL FESTIVE THINGS LIKE THE DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY DISPLAY THE SHOWCARE THE RICH TAPETRY OF SIERRA MADRE WE CURATE EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE THE UINQUE IDENTITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
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? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2023.
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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