Sigma Lambda Upsilon Senoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority Inc
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO ESTABLISH AND GOVERN A SORORITY OF FEMALE STUDENTS ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES THAT PROMOTES AMONG ITS MEMBERS LOVE, SISTERHOOD, CULTURAL AWARENESS OF LATIN AMERICAN TRADITIONS AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOUTH IN COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING SUCH CAMPUSES.
- Income
- $113,928
- Spending
- $78,309
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
- ONLY SIGMA LAMBDA UPSILON/SENORITAS LATINAS UNIDASSORORITY, INC. CAN AUTHENTICALLY PROVIDE AN EVERLASTINGSISTERHOOD AND AN EMPOWERING SENSE OF PRIDE TO OUR DIVERSEMEMBERS BY INTENTIONALLY CONTRIBUTING TOOLS TO DISTINGUISH OURSELVES. WE PRIDE OURSELVES AS AN ORGANIZATION OF DIVERSE COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN DEDICATED TO UPLIFTING TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZEDGROUPS, SPECIFICALLY LATINX PEOPLE AND WOMEN. SINCE 1987, THE HERMANDADHAS BEEN AN OUTLET FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH TO BOTH ITS MEMBERS AND SERVING CONSTITUENTS. THE SORORITY'S IMPACT CAN BE SEEN IN THE OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR HERMANAS, THE YOUNG WOMEN BEING MENTORED ENROLLED IN OUR LADYS AND PEARLS PROGRAMS, AND THROUGH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE TOUCHED BY OUR MANY INITIATIVES-PROOF THAT WOMEN OF COLOR CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THOUGH OUR SORORITY IS LATINA-BASED, SIGMA LAMBDA UPSILON IS NOT LATINA-EXCLUSIVE. WE TAKE PRIDE IN SERVING AS A NON-DISCRIMINATORY ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF WOMEN FROM ALL CULTURES, CREEDS, DISABILITIES, POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND SEXUAL PREFERENCES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2013.
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)(7) social or recreational club 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 June 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 June 2019.
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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