San Bernardino County Sheriffs Rangers
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What it says it does
PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE
- Income
- $55,121
- Spending
- $51,480
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (4)
- $8,047 spent. TRAINING RIDES ARE ORGANIZED MONTHLY WITH TWO MAJOR RIDES IN THE FALL AND SPRING. THESE RIDES ARE ORGANIZED TO PREPARE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE EMERGENCIES THAT MAY OCCUR IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. MANY OF THESE EMERGENCY AREAS CAN ONLY BE REACHED BY HORSEBACK, THUS VOLUNTEER MEMBERS PROVIDE THEIR OWN HORSES, EQUINE EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO EMERGENCY LOCATIONS.
- $4,266 spent. MEMBERS MAKE APPEARANCES AT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS TO PROMOTE THE RANGERS AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS PARADES AND SAFETY PROGRAMS. BENEFITS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
- $14,637 spent. THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SUPPORT THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT VOLUNTEERS, AND RENDERS ASSISTANCE DURING CRITICAL SITUATIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
- $4,100 spent. ORGANIZE AND SPONSOR COMMUNITY EVENTS
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(7) social or recreational club.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Caution.
California's Attorney General lists its registration as revoked as of December 31, 1990. Organizations on this list may not solicit donations in California.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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