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Rowfant Club

EIN 34-0789959 · Cleveland, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

A BIBLIOPHILIC SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND DEDICATED TO THE LOVE OF BOOKS IN ALL THEIR CAPACITIES TO PLEASE THE MIND OF MAN.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 79.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 161% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
18 of 25
4 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$320,984 spent. THE ROWFANT CLUB CONSISTS OF 180 MEMBERS LOCATED AROUND THE COUNTRY. MEMBERS CONTINUE TO RETURN TO IN-PERSON EVENTS, ZOOM BROADCASTS REMAIN POPULAR. THE ABILITY TO OFFER VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING ENABLED MEMBERS OUTSIDE OF CLEVELAND TO PARTICIPATE ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND LEARN FROM OUTSIDE SPEAKERS AND OTHER MEMBERS. WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO RETURN TO EVENTS AT THE CLUB, AND IN PERSON ATTENDANCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
$15,863 spent. BOARD MEMBERS CONTINUED TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO PURCHASE NEW BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY AND ALSO CONTINUE WITH A HIRED CATALOGER TO DOCUMENT THE UNIQUE LISTING OF BOOKS FOUND IN THE CLUB'S LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY IS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE CLUB'S LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO ACQUIRING AND PRESERVING HISTORICAL BOOKS FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP. THE CLUB'S BOOK COLLECTION WENT LIVE DURING 2023 ON WORLD CAT- THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIBRARY CATALOG, HELPING SCHOLARS AND USERS WORLDWIDE TO FIND OUR HOLDINGS ONLINE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 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? 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
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 February 1938.
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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