Luke Chapter Moaa Community Fund Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide scholarship grants for college education tuition and fees to qualified applicants, provide support and assistance to JROTC units in the West Valley, Phoenix, Arizona, and to provide financial support and food assistance to United States active duty, reservists, retirees, veterans and their families, facing a financial emergency with household expenses.
- Income
- $174,777
- Spending
- $65,371
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 17.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 63% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 95% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2026, 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 (3)
- $29,500 spent. Tuition and fees: the organization awarded grants for tuition and fees to eligible high school graduates and continuing undergraduate college students; grants benefiting 21 students, in the total amount of $29,500, were awarded this fiscal year, to be paid in fall of FY 2025-26. Awarded funds are paid directly to the account of the student at his/her college. Grant awards ranged from $1,000 to $5,000 in amount. The winner of the inaugural Capt L. Miller Scholarship Award in 2026 was Ms. Chloe Shannon. Since inception of the program in 2011, scholarship awards totaling about $453,000 have been made to 318 students.
- $30,956 spent. Veteran and active duty grants for housing-related financial emergencies: the organization made grants to and for individual veterans, military retirees, active-duty reservists and active-duty military members in need facing a financial emergency (e.g., rent or mortgage payment late, car repairs to get to work, medical care, utilities, food, etc.) Grants were made to 18 individual veterans and families facing financial crisis. An estimated total of 30 persons including dependents benefited from these grants ranging from $1,000 to $2,500. Since inception of the veterans relief program in FY 2017-2018, grant awards totaling about $233,000 have been made to 150 veterans and families.
- $4,109 spent. Funds gifted to related 501(c)(19)organization: LUKE CHAPTER MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA #86-0720470. Funds were used by related organization for charitable purposes within the scope of the Community Fund charter. See attached Schedule R.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2026, 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 October 13, 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 June 2026.
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 June 2015.
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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