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Dominican Sisters of Wanganui

EIN 47-1025947 · San Jose, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ESTABLISHED ON 2002, THE CONGREGATION OF THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF WANGANUI (SISTERS) UNDER THE PROTECTION OF OUR LADY OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY AND SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA BEGAN HUMBLY ENOUGH IN WANGANUI, NEW ZEALAND. THE CONGREGATION HAS A PROUD HISTORY AND TRACES ITS ANCESTRY BACK TO THE FIRST CONVENT FOUNDED BY ST DOMINIC, AS THE RESULT OF A SIGN FROM GOD, AT PROULLIE IN SOUTHERN FRANCE IN 1206. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED TO SOUTH AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES, AND DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND. IT IS FROM THE DUNEDIN FOUNDATION THAT THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF WANGANUI COME.DOMINICAN SISTERS HAVE A WORLDWIDE PRESENCE SPREADING THE WORD OF GOD AND TEACHING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF WANGANUI TEACH AT ST. ANTHONY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL AND ST. DOMINIC'S COLLEGE AT WANGANUI AND AT ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE AT TYNONG. IN ADDITION, THE SISTERS IN WANGANUI RUN CAMPS AND TAKE CARE OF CONFRATERNITIES.

Income
$41,366
Spending
$33,789
Reserves
6.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $31,148 spent. THE ORGANIZATION WILL SUPPORT THE RELIGIOUS EFFORTS OF THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF WANGANUI.AS A RELIGIOUS ORDER, ALL ACTIVITIES - WHETHER TEACHING OR OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY OPERATE --FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CONDUCT ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH DO NOT SUPPORT ITS MISSION.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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