Sharon Lions Club Charitable Fund Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Members of the Sharon Lions Club live in and/or work in the community and have forged strong bonds with their neighbors and local businesses. From performing hands-on service projects to providing free vision and health screenings and emergency assistance, our community and environmental programs improve the health of our citizens, our community, and the communities around us.
- Income
- $5,044
- Spending
- $7,832
- Reserves
- 14 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 79%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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. 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 June 30, 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)
- MASSACHUSETTS LIONS EYE RESEARCH FUND (501C3) - MLERF PROVIDES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH GRANTS TO ACADEMIC/MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. THESE GRANTS HAVE SAVED THE SIGHT OF MILLIONS.
- LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (501C3) - HUMANITARIAN SERVICE TO MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD. PROVIDES DISASTER RELIEF, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND SCREENINGS, CLEAN WATER AND FOOD.
- FATHER BILL'S AND MAINSPRING (501C3) - PREVENTION & ELIMINATION OF HOMELESSNESS. EMERGENCY AND PERMANENT HOUSING, ASSISTANCE WITH JOB SKILLS AND SOCIETAL INDEPENDENCE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2021.
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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