California Federation of Womens Clubs
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To promote and support education and assist and motivate the diverse future leaders of our country. We help the less fortunate student population in San Diego.
- Income
- $121,421
- Spending
- $244,275
- Reserves
- 2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2026, 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 May 31, 2026, 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 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 (4)
- $25,000 spent. Scholarship Awards- Each year for the past 22 years our SYWC has been awarding scholarships to the students of San Ysidro High School. To apply for our scholarships students must meet the following: Students must have attended San Ysidro School District, have a 3.0 Grade Point Average or above, write an autobiography, and have two letters of recommendation. A committee of five or more read and select the students to be awarded. We have awarded well over 500 scholarships ranging from $500 to most recently $1,000.
- $3,200 spent. Incentive Awards- Each year and for the past 22 years our club has been awarding Incentive Awards to eighth grade students in the two middle schools in the San Ysidro School District. (Our eighth grade students feed into the Sweetwater School District.) Students are recommended by their teachers and must write an Autobiography essay to qualify for the Incentive Awards. Applications are read and selected by a committee of five or more. Students receive a motivation letter and a $100 bill. In the past 22years we have awarded over $75,000 to the students as an incentive to continue their education and apply for a scholarship in high school.
- $16,068 spent. Teddy Bear Project - For the last 22 years our SYWC has been distributing Teddy Bears in December to all the children in San Ysidro. Our hope is to bring a little cheer and happiness to the students who might not have as much as other children. Our club has distributed over 17,000 over the last 22 years, with the average of 1,000 each year. We also distribute books and blankets.
- $197,439 spent. San Diego Foundation to establish the San Ysidro Women's Club Grace A. Kojima Endowment to annually distribute Scholarship and Incentive Awards to middle school 8th grade and high school students in San Ysidro schools in the Sweetwater School District.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 November 1998.
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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