Cotillion Club
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What it says it does
TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT A SOCIAL CLUB, TO PROMOTE FRATERNAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND SOCIAL INTERCOURSE AMONG ITS MEMBERS, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH FORMS OF RECREATION, AMUSEMENT, AND ENTERTAINMENT, AS APPERTAIN TO THE USUAL CONDUCT OF A SOCIAL CLUB.
- Income
- $724,573
- Spending
- $640,251
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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)
- $492,106 spent. GRAND BALL HELD EACH APRIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOLIDAY IN DIXIE FESTIVAL IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA TO CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING AND THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE, WHICH OCCURRED APRIL 30, 1883. A COURT IS MADE UP OF COLLEGE AGE CHILDREN OF THE MEMBERS THAT ARE CELEBRATED AS WELL. THE FIRST COTILLION BALL WAS HELD BACK IN 1949. IT IS HELD IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. THIS ACTIVITY HAS 85 PERCENT OF THE CLUB'S TIME AND EXPENSES DEVOTED TO IT. THIS ACTIVITY IS FUNDED THROUGH COSTUME AND PRESENTATION FEES, AS WELL AS COURT AND ROYAL MEMBERSHIP DUES. IT ALLOWS ALL MEMBERS TO CELEBRATE THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE AS WELL AS SOCIALIZE WITH EACH OTHER AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THE GROSS RECEIPTS FROM PROGRAM RELATED ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS THE EXPENSES FOR PROGRAM SERVICES ALL RELATE TO THE GRAND BALL AND JESTERS AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY IN THIS APPLICATION. THE INCOME IS FOR PRESENTATION AND COSTUME FEES. THE MAJOR EXPENSES ARE FOR COSTS SUCH AS COSTUMES, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND PRINTING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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)(7) social or recreational club.
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)(7) social or recreational club 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 August 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 March 2023.
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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