Southold Center for Education Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ENRICHING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIESFOCUSED ON HUMAN, CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, PROFESSIONAL AND FAITHDEVELOPMENT.
- Income
- $117,920
- Spending
- $159,446
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 7.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 10
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 35% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 73% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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
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)
- $113,440 spent. DESCRIPTION OF 1ST MAJOR PROGRAM: IN 2022, SOUTHOLD DEDICATED ITS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO THE PROFESSIONAL AND FAITH DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGE WOMEN, YOUNG MOTHERS, AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN SOUTH BEND. UNTIL NOVEMBER 2021, OUR ACTIVITIES WERE MAINLY HELD AT 1432 SOUTH BEND AVE. WE THEN MOVED TO A NEWER CENTER, LARGER AND MORE ACCOMMODATING TO THE MANY PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT. EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY, AND ONCE PER MONTH ON TUESDAYS AND SATURDAYS, SOUTHOLD'S STAFF CONTINUED TO HOLD STUDY GROUPS FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. THESE STUDY GROUPS HAD A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON DISCOVERING WHAT IT MEANS TO PRACTICE ONE'S CHRISTIAN FAITH WITHIN THE ORDINARY ACTIVITIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE. THESE STUDY GROUPS WERE FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL MENTORING IN WHICH EACH PARTICIPANT COULD CHOOSE TO SPEAK WITH ONE OF THE STUDY GROUP LEADERS ABOUT HOW TO LIVE ONE'S FAITH IN THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR COLLEGE WOMEN, SOUTHOLD PROVIDED WEEKLY CHRISTIAN FORMATION, CULTURAL DINNERS AND GET-TOGETHERS FOR A GROUP OF STUDENTS (BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE), SERVING ABOUT 10 TO 20 PEOPLE EACH TIME. SOUTHOLD ALSO EXPANDED ITS OUTREACH TO MOTHERS OF GROWING FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH BEND AREA TO OFFER THEM INSPIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN THEIR WORK OF BUILDING A FAMILY CULTURE; TO DEVELOP SKILLS RELATED TO HOME MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CREATIVE WORK; AND TO FOSTER FRIENDSHIPS AND PERSONAL GROWTH. THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 40 MOTHERS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TWO ONE-DAY RETREATS, ONE TWO-DAY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP, AND 16 MONTHLY DAYS OF RECOLLECTION. WITH OVER TWENTY YEARS OF BEING IN SOUTH BEND, SOUTHOLD HAS SINCE PROVIDED RESOURCES FOR MANY WOMEN IN THE AREA WHO SEEK TO INTEGRATE BOTH CORE HUMAN VIRTUES AND SPIRITUAL VALUES INTO THEIR PROFESSIONAL WORK, FRIENDSHIPS, AND HOME LIFE. EVERY YEAR, SOUTHOLD HAS THE CHANCE TO INVITE MANY OF ITS ALUMNAE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO ITS ANNUAL PICNIC IN THE FALL, WHICH BRINGS OVER 100 PEOPLE, AND ITS ANNUAL COOPERATOR WORKSHOP FOR SOUTHOLD'S BENEFACTORS AND FRIENDS, WHICH HOSTS AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2012 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on March 15, 2013.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2013.
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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