Assistance League Coachella Valley
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to transform the lives of children and adults through community programs in the Coachella Valley. We help children, seniors, assault survivors, and military families.
- Income
- $436,850
- Spending
- $574,628
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 18.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 146
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 97 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 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 (6)
- $333,698 spent. OPERATION SCHOOL BELL: Through Operation School Bell, new school clothes, shoes, hygiene kits, backpacks, and supplies are distributed to disadvantaged students attending public schools in the Coachella Valley. In 2023-24, the chapter provided new school clothes, shoes, and hygiene supplies to 4,450 disadvantaged students attending 46 schools in three school districts. In 2024-2025 the chapter provided new school clothes, shoes, and hygiene supplies to 4,398 disadvantaged students attending 49 schools in three school districts. Additional students were reached through program expansion including distributing backpacks and school supplies, supplying middle school and high school students with clothing, and hygiene items, as well as providing bedding, warm clothing and hygiene and school supplies to students from homeless situations. Additional clothing and supplies were purchased for inventory, enabling school administrators to distribute items throughout the school year as needs arose including the arrival of refugee and migrant students. Through a partnership with school nurses, 1,500 hygiene kits in 2023-2024 and 1,400 hygiene kits in 2024-2025 were provided to school nurses. The kits were used as teaching tools in Growth and Development classes for 5th graders and then distributed to students. The program expanded in the Coachella Valley Unified School District by providing the district wellness centers with clothing, hygiene and menstrual items, snacks, and sensory items. This program impacted 1,000 students in its initial two months of operation during 2023-2024 and impacted 2,665 students during the twelve months of 2024-2025.
- $40,444 spent. FRANK MOSS SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: Assistance League supports public high school students by providing financial assistance to enable them to pursue their area of interest in the performing arts (vocal music, instrumental music, dance, theatre). Financial assistance is provided for use while the student is in high school. Funding can be for a broad range of services or purchases. Including private lessons, classes, and purchase of equipment or supplies. In 2023-24, 65 high school students received assistance with 49 students receiving assistance of $48,000 in 2024-2025. Program participants improve their performing arts skills, develop more confidence, and are better prepared to thrive in the future including more college opportunities.
- $27,821 spent. WE CARE FOCUS ON MILITARY FAMILIES: Our Assistance League chapter provides support to military families stationed at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. Annually, we host a Baby Shower luncheon for expectant mothers, both active-duty military personnel and spouses of active-duty personnel. Carefully selected gifts worth approximately $800 are distributed to each participating mother-to-be. Thirty mothers were honored in April 2025 and twenty-five mothers-to-be were honored in 2024 at this event. The shower is Assistance League's way to thank military families for their service and a way to support mothers-to be who may be far from home during an exciting yet challenging stage of their lives.
- $20,080 spent. SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM: Through the senior services program, the chapter provides companionship, sponsors entertainment, and supplies clothing and incidentals to disadvantaged Coachella Valley nursing home residents. Musicians contracted by the chapter performed for residents at four low-income nursing homes in 2023-2024 with an additional nursing home added in 2024-2025. Chapter volunteers visited nursing homes, providing companionship to residents. Clothing, footwear, lap blankets and holiday gifts were distributed to residents. Games, puzzles, and reading materials were also distributed to residents. Over 600 seniors benefited from the program.
- $13,028 spent. TEDDY BEAR PROGRAM: A new stand-alone program was started as an outgrowth of services provided in Operation School Bell, Senior Services and Assault survivor program in 2024-2025. We have received commitments from several community agencies (fire department, police departments, health care agencies).
- $731 spent. ASSAULT SURVIVOR PROGRAM: A new program was created to help survivors of assault and abuse. The chapter collaborated with Partners Against Violence, a nonprofit organization that assists victims of sexual assault and violent crimes, to supply assault survivor kits. One hundred kits, consisting of pants, shirts, undergarments, footwear, a teddy bear, and a note of compassion, were assembled by chapter volunteers for distribution to assault victims as they are discharged from medical facilities. The kits are intended to preserve the survivor?s dignity by providing them with needed items since victim clothing is typically retained by law enforcement personnel for forensic evidence. Kits with a variety of sizes for women, men and children were provided. The chapter also collaborated with the Barbara Sinatra Children?s Center. Clothing and hygiene supplies were provided for distribution to victims of child abuse and neglect.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 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 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 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 March 1974.
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 October 21, 2026.
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