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Gold Nugget Days Inc

EIN 94-2389601 · Paradise, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORY AND ARTIFACTS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100.

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 32.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes -0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 36% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 452% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 22 out of 100.

Independent board
5 of 25
0 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5
Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$308,610 spent. MUSEUM IS OPEN TO VISITORS WED-SUN NOON P.M. YEAR ROUND, NO ADMISSION CHARGE. 10,000+ PEOPLE ANNUALLY VISIT OVER 20,000 ARTIFACTS IN COLLECTION: INDOOR ANDOUTDOOR PERMANENT AND ROTATED EXHIBITS. MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, SEMI-ANNUAL TABLOIDAND DESCRIPTIVE BROCHURE. GOLD NUGGET DAYS CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY ORIGINS, INCLUDES PARADE, BARBEQUE, DONKEY DERBY, COSTUME CONTEST AND MELODRAMA, ATTENDEDBY CROWDS EXCEEDING 20,000 VIEWERS.
LIVING HISTORY SCHOOL PROGRAM. HANDS ON SETTLER EXPERIENCE WITH MULTIPLE STATIONSON THE MUSEUM GROUNDS FOR 4TH GRADE CLASSES. PROGRAM INCLUDES LESSONS ON LOCAL AMERICAN INDIANS, MAIDU TRIBE. PART OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND ATTENDEDBY 50-60 CLASSES OF 25+STUDENTS PER CLASS AND THEIR PARENTS OVER A 5 MONTH PERIOD.
DAYS OF LIVING HISTORY. AN END OF SUMMER WEEKEND EVENT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TOPARTICIPATED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EARLY SETTLERS. ATTENDED BY 5,000 VIEWERS.
POW WOW. A WEEKEND OF RECOGNITION AND HISTORY OF LOCAL INDIANS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE AREA THEN AND NOW. HONORING THEIR ATRISTIC AND CULTURALTRADITIONS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 2024.
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 September 1994.
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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