Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Community awareness and education.
- Income
- $307,161
- Spending
- $365,086
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 10.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 21
- Highest pay
- $90,000, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 19% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 49% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $167,365 spent. PUBLIC EDUCATION ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Tri-Valley CAREs researched, published, and disseminated analyses of U.S. nuclear weapons programs and policies, including those undertaken at Livermore Lab. The group provided written materials in English and Spanish and expert speakers on nuclear policy, "modernization" costs, plutonium pit production, Livermore Lab's warhead programs, and global disarmament opportunities including the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The group hosted public meetings and events, including an annual Hiroshima commemoration.
- $128,314 spent. PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Tri-Valley CAREs researched, published, and disseminated analyses of Livermore Lab's hazardous and radioactive wastes, ongoing cleanup programs, and public health impacts related to nuclear weapons activities. The group provided written materials in English and Spanish and expert speakers on the contaminants on-site and emanating from the Livermore Lab Main Site and its Site 300 high explosives testing range. The group hosted community meetings and other events to expand public understanding of environmental compliance at Livermore Lab.
- $130 spent. SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS WORKERS MADE ILL BY ON-THE-JOB EXPOSURES. Tri-Valley CAREs initiated programmatic research, disseminated materials and conducted outreach to employees at Livermore Lab and other Department of Energy sites regarding the Energy Employees Compensation Program Act and related worker compensation laws. The group convened meetings of workers, and their families, who believed their illness(es) had been caused by on-the-job exposures to toxic and/or radioactive materials. Follow up assistance to workers accessing government entities and filing forms was also made available.
Source: Form 990 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 October 1999.
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.
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