Elm Grove Womans Club
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO DESERVING GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONCENTRATION ON ELM GROVE AND THE WAUKESHA COUNTY AREA.
- Income
- $110,404
- Spending
- $148,221
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 74%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 34% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 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 May 31, 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)
- $130,251 spent. CONDUCT ANNUAL STUDENT ART SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. AWARDED OVER $50,000 TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND UNDERGRADS SINCE 1969. PUBLISH BIENNIAL VILLAGE DIRECTORY AS A COURTESY TO ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. HOST SANTA BREAKFAST AND MEMORIAL DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST FOR THE COMMUNITY. PROVIDED DISCOUNTED CLUBHOUSE RENTALS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS. PAID GRANTS TO DONNA LEXA ART CENTERS, ELM GROVE POLICE ACADEMY, OPERATIONS HELPING HAND, HOPE CENTER, AND SUPPORTED A VETERAN REVITALIZATION PROJECT. EGWC MEMBERS DONATED $2,350 THROUGH THE WOMEN TO WOMEN PROGRAM TO AREA NONPROFITS WITH A FOCUS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND LITERACY. COUNTLESS VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY NONRPROFITS THROUGH THE VOLUNTEER HOURS OF EGWC MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 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 May 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 1953.
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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