Rock Island Girls Softball League
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Providing a low-cost summertime softball activity for girls. Provides recreation and opportunity for the girls to develop their individual and collective talents. It also strives to instill fundamentally good habits and attitudes toward competition, sportsmanship and teamwork.
- Income
- $33,737
- Spending
- $32,333
- Reserves
- 21 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 83%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 September 30, 2025, 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 September 30, 2025, 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)
- The Rock Island Girls Softball League is a self-supporting, 501(c)3 organization that has been serving the girls of Rock Island and Milan since 1971. Each year, approximately 165-200 youth participate in the league. Our objective is to provide a fun, recreational league for the girls that nurtures a love of softball, builds self-esteem, promotes camaraderie among players, and encourages a positive attitude towards competition, sportsmanship, and teamwork. We are dedicated to providing a low cost, recreational activity for girls between the ages of nine and eighteen years old. The league is broken down into two age divisions, 9-13 years old and 14-18 years old. Our objective is to provide a fun, recreational league for our players. Skill level is not a consideration for participation and we accept all girls interested in playing, regardless of experience. There are no try outs or drafts and every girl that is interested in playing is placed on a team. We strive to keep participation costs low so that cost does not prevent players from participating. The registration fee is $25 to play. NO ONE is ever turned away due to the inability to pay. Every girl in the league is required to participate in our yearly raffle sales. In addition to playing softball, and all of the benefits that come with participating in organized sports, we realize that the success of our players off of the field is equally important. One of the programs we are most proud of is our scholarship program. If a player participates in our league for three years, including her last year of eligibility (18 years old), she is awarded a cash scholarship towards furthering her education. This includes college, trade schools, and military service.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 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 September 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 October 1994.
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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