Kiwanis International Inc
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What it says it does
Our organization's primary purpose is to build, retain and support a growing Kiwanis membership network that performs meaningful service with children as our priority. Kiwanis International provides our members with resources that will help understand the goals of Kiwanis and ways to better understand the needs of the local population and ways to assist them. The welfare of the students and families of our local school district are our top priority.
- Income
- $2,897
- Spending
- $2,948
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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 (1)
- The Administrative Account of our Kiwanis Club collects dues from members, pays dues fees to Kiwanis International, receives donations from Club members thru "Happy Dollars", "In Memory" donations, and proceeds from 50/50 fundraisers, as well as paying for office supplies, Kiwanis conferences/convention costs, guest meals, and monies collected as used for our sponsored youth organizations, K-Kids. In the school district we serve, Fallsburg Central, approximately 69% of students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch. Our County (Sullivan) is next to last in NYS for healthy residents. We do what we can to make things better for these students and their families. A Kiwanis organization has two distinct bank accounts: An Administrative account as listed above, and a Service Account which raises funds to support programs such as "Bring Up Grades", "Terrific Kids", Scholarships for graduating seniors, children's winter outerwear, summer reading books, and other programs to benefit local children. Because of the poverty level in our area, it makes it difficult to raise funds from the local population. We formed a Foundation which affects only the Service Account. It was approved by the IRS in 2017 (#82-1516444). The Administrative Account (14-6035116) remained under a 501(C)(4) designation, as per the rules of Kiwanis International and the IRS. Therefore, all charitable dollars raised go into the Foundation (Service) Account.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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)(4) social welfare organization.
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.
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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1940.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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