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American Contract Bridge League Inc

EIN 13-0430330 · Horn Lake, MS

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What it says it does

TO PROMOTE, GROW, AND SUSTAIN THE GAME OF BRIDGE AND SERVE THE BRIDGE-RELATED INTEREST OF OUR MEMBERS.

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

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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)

$4.7 million spent. SANCTIONING OF TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA: ACBL TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS RAN MORE THAN 7,500 SESSIONS AT 837 TOURNAMENTS IN 2024.
$2.7 million spent. NORTH AMERICAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE ACBL HOSTED THREE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS WITH A COMBINED TOTAL OF MORE THAN 26,500 TABLES IN LOUISVILLE, TORONTO AND LAS VEGAS DURING 2024.
$1.4 million spent. PUBLICATION OF THE "BRIDGE BULLETIN" MAGAZINE: 12 MONTHLY ISSUES ON PAPER AND ONLINE.
$1.2 million spent. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CLUB & MEMBER SERVICES: OVER HALF A MILLION SPENT IN SUPPORT OF JUNIOR BRIDGE PLAYERS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TEACH BRIDGE. OUR CLUB & MEMBER SERVICES DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED MORE THAN 120,000 MEMBERS AND 1,500 CLUBS IN 2024.

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

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 November 1944.
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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