Blue Star Mothers of America Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE: TO PERPETUATE THE BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC., AND THE MEMORY OF ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES; THE FURTHER OBJECT OF THIS ORGANIZATION SHALL BE PATRIOTIC, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND FOR SERVICE; TO MAINTAIN TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES; TO EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS AND OTHERS NOT TO DIVULGE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR OTHER GOVERNMENT INFORMATION; TO ASSIST IN VETERANS' CEREMONIES, TO ATTEND PATRIOTIC RALLIES AND MEETINGS; TO FOSTER TRUE DEMOCRACY; TO CARE FOR THE UNSUPPORTED MOTHERS WHO GAVE THEIR SONS TO THE SERVICE OF THE NATION; TO AID IN BRINGING ABOUT RECOGNITION OF THE NEED OF PERMANENT CIVILIAN DEFENSE FOR EACH COMMUNITY AND TO EVER BE ALERT AGAINST INVASION OF UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES; TO UPHOLD THE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS OF FREEDOM, JUSTICE, AND EQUAL RIGHTS, AND TO DEFEND THE UNITED STATES FROM ALL ENEMIES.
- Income
- $42,723
- Spending
- $35,016
- Reserves
- 11.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 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 August 31, 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 August 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 (1)
- $23,274 spent. THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE: TO PERPETUATE THE BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC., AND THE MEMORY OF ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES; THE FURTHER OBJECT OF THIS ORGANIZATION SHALL BE PATRIOTIC, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND FOR SERVICE; TO MAINTAIN TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES; TO EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS AND OTHERS NOT TO DIVULGE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR OTHER GOVERNMENT INFORMATION; TO ASSIST IN VETERANS' CEREMONIES, TO ATTEND PATRIOTIC RALLIES AND MEETINGS; TO FOSTER TRUE DEMOCRACY; TO CARE FOR THE UNSUPPORTED MOTHERS WHO GAVE THEIR SONS TO THE SERVICE OF THE NATION; TO AID IN BRINGING ABOUT RECOGNITION OF THE NEED OF PERMANENT CIVILIAN DEFENSE FOR EACH COMMUNITY AND TO EVER BE ALERT AGAINST INVASION OF UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES; TO UPHOLD THE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS OF FREEDOM, JUSTICE, AND EQUAL RIGHTS, AND TO DEFEND THE UNITED STATES FROM ALL ENEMIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as 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 August 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 August 2004.
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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