Assistance League of Mid-Missouri
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF MID-MISSOURI IS A NONPROFIT, ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES MULTIPLE PROGRAMS SERVING IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $935,896
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 27.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 327
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 27.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (6)
- $155,623 spent. LINKS TO LEARNING PROGRAM PROVIDES CASH AWARDS TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO PAY FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND OR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE CLASSROOM. THESE AWARDS FUND ITEMS SUCH AS BOOKS, TECHNOLOGY, FIELD TRIPS, MUSIC, ART AND SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT. THIS YEAR 201 CLASSROOM GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO 168 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. THE AWARDS TOTALED 149,234. THIS ACTIVITY INVOLVED 483 SERVICE HOURS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1992 OVER 1.9 MILLION HAS BEEN AWARDED IN SPECIAL SUPPORT TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN.
- $218,001 spent. OPERATION SCHOOL BELL PROVIDES NEW ITEMS OR FUNDING IN THE CATEGORIES OF CLOTHING, HUNGER, LITERACY, SUPPLIES AND HEALTH FOR NEEDY PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS YEAR 1,587 STUDENTS FROM 20 AREA SCHOOLS WERE OUTFITTED WITH NEW SHIRTS, SLACKS, SWEATERS, WINTER COATS, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR AND HYGIENE KITS IN THE AMOUNT OF 218,001. AT THE REQUEST OF SCHOOL NURSES, CLOTHING WAS PURCHASED TO BE AVAILABLE WHEN STUDENTS EXPERIENCE ACCIDENTS AT SCHOOL. OSB PROGRAM STRIVES TO INCREASE SELF ESTEEM AND ENCOURAGE REGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE. THIS ACTIVITY INVOLVED 3,202 SERVICE HOURS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, 3,029,669 HAS BEEN SPENT ON NEW CLOTHING TO GIVE TO STUDENTS.
- $72,521 spent. SCHOLARSHIP: AWARDS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS THAT MAY SERVE LOCAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS, ADULT CARE CENTERS AND CITY PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY THE INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS USING SPECIFIED ESTABLISHED CRITERIA. THIS YEAR, 80 STUDENTS WERE SELECTED, AWARDS TOTALED 69,910. TOTAL SERVICE HOURS DEDICATED TO THIS PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR WAS 277. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2005, 681 STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS.
- $280,602 spent. ASSAULT SURVIVOR KITS- CHAPTER PURCHASES HYGIENE ITEMS AND DISTRIBUTES THEM ALONG WITH NEW CLOTHES AT EMERGENCY ROOMS TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. PROJECT BEGAN IN 1994 AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED OVER 1,900 KITS TO LOCAL HOSPITALS. BUNDLES FOR BABIES- CHAPTER PROVIDES CLOTHING, BLANKETS AND DIAPERS TO NEWBORNS IN NEED WHEN THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. 326 WERE DISTRIBUTED THIS YEAR AT A COST OF 20,129; OVER THE COURSE OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, A TOTAL OF 6,571 BUNDLES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. KABOODLE KITS- CHAPTER MEMBERS DISTRIBUTE HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS IN NEED. THIS YEAR WE PACKAGED 10,000 KITS, AT A COST OF 57,092. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, WE HAVE PURCHASED, PACKED AND DISTRIBUTED 85,534 HYGIENE KITS. OPERATION SHARE- SINCE 2009, THE CHAPTER SHARES OUR RESOURCES WITH OTHER MID-MISSOURI AGENCIES. IF AN ITEM IS DONATED TO US THAT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR OUR NEEDS, WE WORK TO FIND ANOTHER LOCAL AGENCY THAT CAN USE THE RESOURCE. THIS YEAR 2,933 BOXES OR BAGS OF CLOTHING, SHOES OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WERE GIVEN TO LOCAL AGENCIES. THERE WERE 150 VOUCHERS DISTRIBUTED TO TEN AGENCIES, AND REDEEMED AT UPSCALE RESALE BY THEIR CLIENTS. PARENT PACKS AND BEYOND- SINCE 1997, THE CHAPTER HAS PROVIDED DANIEL BOONE REGIONAL LIBRARY WITH BOOKS ON PREGNANCY, FETAL DEVELOPMENT, CHILDBIRTH AND BABY NAMES, AN EXERCISE VIDEO, AND PRENATAL BROCHURE. THESE PACKS ARE AVAILABLE TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS FOR CHECK OUT THROUGH THE LIBRARY. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, 932 PACKS WERE BORROWED THROUGH THE LIBRARY. THE BEYOND PORTION WAS ADDED A FEW YEARS AGO TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BE READ TO OR READ 1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. THIS YEAR 817 CHILDREN WERE RECIPIENTS. WOMEN IN TRANSITION- THE CHAPTER SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, AS THEY TRANSITION FROM A VIOLENT SITUATION TO A SAFE AND STABLE LIFE AND HOME ENVIRONMENT. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 673 RECIPIENTS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. OUTREACH-THE CHAPTER DISTRIBUTES ONE-TIME GRANTS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SPECIFIC NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED THROUGH EXISTING PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR NINE (9) GRANTS TOTALING 8,400 WERE AWARDED.
- MISSION CONTINUED - ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF MID-MISSOURI, A CHAPTER OF NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE AND AN ALL-VOLUNTEER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, PUTS CARING AND COMMITMENT INTO ACTION THROUGH UNIQUE COMMUNITY-BASED PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS; SERVES AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN NEED; AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM WHILE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS. A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION OF AROUND 300 MEMBERS WHO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND FUND TEN PROGRAMS TO MEET IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. MONEY IS PRIMARILY RAISED THROUGH THRIFT SHOP SALES, MEMBERSHIP DUES, AND DONATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES VOLUNTEERISM AND ENCOURAGES MEMBERS TO USE/DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION, ITS MISSION, AND THE COMMUNITY.
- ASSAULT SURVIVOR KITS- CHAPTER PURCHASES HYGIENE ITEMS AND DISTRIBUTES THEM ALONG WITH NEW CLOTHES AT EMERGENCY ROOMS TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. PROJECT BEGAN IN 1994 AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED OVER 1,900 KITS TO LOCAL HOSPITALS. BUNDLES FOR BABIES- CHAPTER PROVIDES CLOTHING, BLANKETS AND DIAPERS TO NEWBORNS IN NEED WHEN THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. 326 WERE DISTRIBUTED THIS YEAR AT A COST OF 20,129; OVER THE COURSE OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, A TOTAL OF 6,571 BUNDLES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. KABOODLE KITS- CHAPTER MEMBERS DISTRIBUTE HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS IN NEED. THIS YEAR WE PACKAGED 10,000 KITS, AT A COST OF 57,092. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, WE HAVE PURCHASED, PACKED AND DISTRIBUTED 85,534 HYGIENE KITS. OPERATION SHARE- SINCE 2009, THE CHAPTER SHARES OUR RESOURCES WITH OTHER MID-MISSOURI AGENCIES. IF AN ITEM IS DONATED TO US THAT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR OUR NEEDS, WE WORK TO FIND ANOTHER LOCAL AGENCY THAT CAN USE THE RESOURCE. THIS YEAR 2,933 BOXES OR BAGS OF CLOTHING, SHOES OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WERE GIVEN TO LOCAL AGENCIES. THERE WERE 150 VOUCHERS DISTRIBUTED TO TEN AGENCIES, AND REDEEMED AT UPSCALE RESALE BY THEIR CLIENTS. PARENT PACKS AND BEYOND- SINCE 1997, THE CHAPTER HAS PROVIDED DANIEL BOONE REGIONAL LIBRARY WITH BOOKS ON PREGNANCY, FETAL DEVELOPMENT, CHILDBIRTH AND BABY NAMES, AN EXERCISE VIDEO, AND PRENATAL BROCHURE. THESE PACKS ARE AVAILABLE TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS FOR CHECK OUT THROUGH THE LIBRARY. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, 932 PACKS WERE BORROWED THROUGH THE LIBRARY. THE BEYOND PORTION WAS ADDED A FEW YEARS AGO TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BE READ TO OR READ 1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. THIS YEAR 817 CHILDREN WERE RECIPIENTS. WOMEN IN TRANSITION- THE CHAPTER SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, AS THEY TRANSITION FROM A VIOLENT SITUATION TO A SAFE AND STABLE LIFE AND HOME ENVIRONMENT. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 673 RECIPIENTS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. OUTREACH-THE CHAPTER DISTRIBUTES ONE-TIME GRANTS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SPECIFIC NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED THROUGH EXISTING PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR NINE (9) GRANTS TOTALING 8,400 WERE AWARDED.
Source: Form 990 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 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 November 6, 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 May 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 October 2025.
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 November 4, 2026.
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