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Franklin Wildcats Youth Football & Cheer

EIN 02-0630689 · Elk Grove, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood71 out of 100GovernanceWeak25 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Franklin Jr. Wildcats Youth Football and Cheer Inc. hereinafter referred to as the Jr. Wildcats exists to promote the emotional mental and physical development of youths ages six to fourteen. The purpose of the Jr. Wildcats is to offer the opportunity to participate in community supported football and cheer programs which stress the intrinsic value of every individual participant. The goal of the Jr. Wildcats association is to promote personal achievement and improvement through discipline and the spirit of competition. The youth players will be coached in a positive environment which will build character teamwork the challenge of competition and personal responsibility. The Jr. Wildcats is dedicated to organizing the finest program to enable the youth participant to have the best experience possible.

Income
$240,514
Spending
$218,113
Spent on programs
100%
Reserves
2.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 87%
Employees
0
Volunteers
100

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: 71 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 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 9% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 12 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

    5 of 5

    Keeps 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.

  • 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, 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)
  1. $218,113 spent. The organization provides youth tackle football programming for elementary and middle school athletes including practices games certified coaching equipment safety training and league participation. The program promotes teamwork leadership discipline and physical fitness. The organization offers youth cheer programming to support football activities and competitive opportunities. The program involves sideline cheer participation during the football season and optional competition cheer opportunities. Throughout the year the organization revamped its cheer program by dividing it into sideline and competition components. This adjustment enables families to engage in sideline cheer separately while providing competition cheer as an elective program. This modification increased accessibility and matched fees with competition-related expenses. Importantly this restructuring did not change the organizations exempt purpose.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2003.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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