Friends of Campbell Lake
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to enhance and protect Campbell Lake's ecosystem health and natural beauty through the facilitation of treatment, management, and educational strategies to promote safe and enjoyable recreational use for all. We raise funds for treatment of Lake Campbell, as well as conducting regular water samplings to ensure public safety and monitoring the ecosystem. We also regularly educate ourselves and the community on ways to be good stewards of the lake.
- Income
- $70,247
- Spending
- $65,328
- Reserves
- 1 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: 64 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% 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)
- $63,106 spent. The majority of funds went to a partial alum treatment of the lake conducted by a Lake Management Company, Aquatechnex, certified through the county to treat for toxic algal blooms. This treatment will help reduce harmful cyanobacteria blooms and improve water quality. As this is a public lake it benefitted the entire community as well as visitors from around the state. It also improves the entire ecosystem for the fish and other wildlife.
- $1,150 spent. Our next biggest expense was spent on lab testing for water quality. To keep expenses down, volunteers from the board conducted state mandated water samples to measure the water quality after the alum treatment. Testing included pH, DOC, alkalinity, Al, hardness, sulfate, dissolved O2, conductivity, and temperature.
- $345 spent. The third biggest expense was a pH meter required for mandatory water quality checks before, during, and after treatment of the lake.
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 February 2025.
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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