Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO BIND MEN TOGETHER IN A BROTHERHOOD BASED UPON ETERNAL AND IMMUTABLE PRINCIPLES, WITH A BOND AS STRONG AS RIGHT ITSELF AND AS LASTING AS HUMANITY; TO KNOW NO NORTH, NO SOUTH, NO EAST, NO WEST, BUT TO KNOW MAN AS MAN, TO TEACH THAT TRUE MEN THE WORLD OVER SHOULD STAND TOGETHER AND CONTEND FOR SUPREMACY OF GOOD OVER EVIL; TO TEACH, NOT POLITICS, BUT MORALS; TO FOSTER, NOT PARTISANSHIP, BUT THE RECOGNITION OF TRUE MERIT WHEREVER FOUND; TO HAVE NO NARROWER LIMITS WITHIN WHICH TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE ELEVATION OF MAN THAN THE OUTLINES OF THE WORLD: THESE WERE THE THOUGHTS AND HOPES UPPERMOST IN THE MINDS OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE ALPHA TAU OMEGA FRATERNITY.
- Income
- $196,393
- Spending
- $183,071
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, 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 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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)
- ALL EXPENSES ARE INCURRED FOR FRATERNAL PURPOSES SUCH AS FRATERNITY SOCIAL FUNCTIONS, SERVICE PROJECTS, AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(7) social or recreational club.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 January 1941.
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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