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Chief Warrant & Warrant Officers Association U S Coast Guard

EIN 52-6042437 · Mc Leansboro, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration 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

ADVANCE THE PROFESSIONAL ABILITY OF MEMBERS, PROMOTE THE UNITY AND MORALE OF MEMBERS, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF MEMBERS, PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF MEMBERS, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF ENLISTED COAST GUARD MEMBER, ENSURE THAT MEMBERS HAVE INFORMATION CONCERNING THEIR BENEFITS AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR BENEFITS.

Income
$299,913
Spending
$254,557
Employees
1
Volunteers
36
Highest pay
$91,000, executive dir.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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, 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 (3)
  1. $7,724 spent. PROVIDED FOUR ISSUES OF THE ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE TO MEMBERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING FELLOW MEMBERS, CHAPTERS, AND THEIR BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
  2. $7,638 spent. PROVIDED DEATH BENEFITS TO DESIGNATED BENEFICIARIES UPON THE DEATH OF AN ASSOCIATION MEMBERS.
  3. $4,000 spent. PROVIDE 2 INDIVIDUAL GRANTS TO THE CHILDREN OF ENLISTED COAST GUARD MEMBERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000 EACH FOR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. $1,000 WAS PAID TO THE RECIPIENT, WITH THE ADDITIONAL $3,000 PAYABLE IN ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS OF $1,000 AS LONG AS THEY REMAINED ENROLLED AS FULL TIME STUDENTS. PROVIDE 4 GRANTS TO THE CHILDREN OF CWOA MEMBERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $750 EACH FOR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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)(19) veterans' organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    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 August 2010.

    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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