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The Pacifica Lions Club

EIN 46-3523414 · Pacifica, CA

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, MEET HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, ENCOURAGE PEACE AND PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.

Income
$54,168
Spending
$64,725
Employees
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, 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 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, 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 (1)
  1. $54,491 spent. WE PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORT FOR HEARING SERVICES, SENIOR SERVICES, CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES, BOTH WITH MONETARY SUPPORT AND BY PROVIDING FREE VISION SCREENING SERVICES AND EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS. WE DONATE TO YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH MUSIC PROGRAMS AND WE FUND SEVERAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. WE PROVIDE GENERAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR SENIOR SERVICES, FIRST RESPONDERS, VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS AND RELIEF TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY DISASTERS INCLUDING WILDFIRES, HURRICANES AND FLOODS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on November 15, 2017 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2017.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 7, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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