National Assistance League
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF GREATER CINCINNATI (THE CHAPTER) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION WHICH ENGAGES IN PHILANTHROPIC SERVICE PROJECTS IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA.
- Income
- $439,849
- Spending
- $393,794
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 13.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 59
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 31% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 97 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2537 of 37 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, 2026, 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 (5)
- $235,722 spent. Operation School Bell, our signature program, began in 1999 and has experienced continuous growth. We currently partner with 44 elementary schools in the Greater Cincinnati area to which we provide new clothing and hygiene supplies for students in grades K to 6. The students are deemed eligible for assistance by their school principal and/or resource coordinator. Each partner school files clothing orders with us and then receives pants, short and long sleeve shirts, underwear, socks, fleece jackets, and belts in time for distribution at the beginning of the school year. . Also, as requested, the schools receive toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant, soap, and packages of feminine pads. The clothing and hygiene items are picked up by school representatives at our center and then distributed by school resource coordinators to their students. During our 2025-2026 fiscal year, the schools reported that 7,502 students received clothing items and 5,709 students received hygiene products as a result of this program. We have served over 114,000 elementary students since the programs inception.
- $62,340 spent. New Beginnings provides 2 levels of service: (1) a Welcome Kit for new arrivals at shelters/crisis centers and (2) household kits for those families moving on to a new home. Upon arrival at a shelter/crisis center, women seeking protection receive a Welcome Kit containing a new tee shirt, socks, underwear, and hygiene items packaged in a reusable drawstring bag by our members. Various sizes of childrens underwear and socks are also provided. When their stay at the shelters/crisis centers ends, women and their children wishing to start a new life away from the abuser are assisted by social workers in finding a new home. At that time, we provide newly purchased household and hygiene items. The 47-item household collection includes cleaning products, bedding, bath items, hygiene items, and kitchen items for the family. Age-appropriate kits of bedding, bath, eating utensils, and hygiene items are provided for their babies, toddlers, and older children. Throughout the year, the Welcome Kits and household kits are picked up at our center by seven shelters in Hamilton, Warren, Clermont, and Butler counties in Ohio, and Kenton County, Kentucky. During fiscal year 2025-2026, Assistance League provided 13,821 items in 610 kits (160 Welcome Kits, 199 household kits, and 251 kits for children. Since its inception in 1997, 15,039 women and their children have benefited from this program.
- $75,864 spent. ALCares4Kids was renamed in 2022 from the original program of Kinship Foster Care to allow us to expand help to homeless children. The program started in 2018 as a partnership with Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Centers CHECK Foster Care Center. The CHECK program provides screening, physical evaluations and clinical care for children living in foster and kinship care in Hamilton County. Since then, Jacks Closet (Anderson Township), Monkey Beans (Sardinia, Ohio), The Vinedresser (Florence, Kentucky), and Tabithas Closet (Morrow, Ohio) have been added as partners. The closets provide gently used childrens clothing to foster and kinship care families. Tabithas Closet also provides clothing for homeless children. Assistance League members assemble and provide packages of new undergarments, socks, diapers, baby wipes and hygiene items monthly for each partner, depending on their needs. During our fiscal year 2025-2026, we provided 11,184 new items for 6,446 children . Since its inception, 29,739 children have benefited from these distributions.
- $9,556 spent. Assault Survivor Kits, started in 1996, this program provides new clothing and hygiene supplies for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Assistance League members assemble new sweatpants, sweatshirts,tee shirts, socks, underwear, underwear,underwear, and hygiene supplies into a reusable drawstring bag.The kits are provided to three organizations whose Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners assist victims: SANE of Butler County (now named SBC Forensics). The ION Center for Violence Prevention, and the TriHealth Center for Abuse and Rape Emergency (CARES program). These organizations distribute to 31 hospitals in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area where survivors of sexual assault are treated. During our FY 2025-2026 fiscal year, Assistance League members packaged and provided 2,236 new items for 228 individuals, raising our to-date total to 8,039 for those who benefited.
- Assault Survivor Kits, started in 1996, this program provides new clothing and hygiene supplies for survivors of sexual assault 9556. 0. 0.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2026, 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 May 2026.
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 May 1994.
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.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.