Kiwanis International Inc
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
Community Service -- specifically projects benefiting children. Kiwanis is an international group of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. As a group such persons can achieve what individuals cannot do alone. Thus our motto is We serve the children of the world.
- Income
- $66,957
- Spending
- $56,598
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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 (3)
- Teddy Bear Dental Health Fund. Our grant pays for dental work for underprivileged children in Jergers Pediatric Dental Clinic in Decatur IL. Many of whom have severe dental problems such that our $5000 grant may only benefit up to 15 children. The dentists at the clinic themselves donate one day of free dental work for children per year.
- Boys Elementary Basketball Program and Girls Elementary Basketball program. Our grant to School District #61 pays for court time balls referees shirts and prizes for two events benefiting about 250 elementary children.
- Childrens Miracle Network This program serves kids by supporting health and nutrition education and literacy and youth leadership development. This is support to a larger network of 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not 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 September 2025.
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 July 1940.
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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