Civitan International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CLUB HOLDS FUNDRAISERS THROUGH ITS PROJECT FUND TO CONTRIBUTE TO VARIOUS LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL CAUSES ACCORDING TO ITS CHARTER AND BY- LAWS. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO ASSIST MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND YOUTH.
- Income
- $121,739
- Spending
- $123,691
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 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 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 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 (1)
- $123,691 spent. THE SALISBURY CIVITAN CLUB, IN CARRYING OUT SOME OF ITS OBJECTIVES AS A CIVIC SERVICE CLUB, HAS A PROJECT FUND THROUGH WHICH IT RAISED MONEY TO CONTRIBUTE TO VARIOUS LOCAL, STATE OR NATIONAL CAUSES. THESE PURPOSES ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS OBJECTIVES, AS STATED IN ITS CHARTER AND BY-LAWS, AND INCLUDE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS, OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS, AND YOUTH. MANY CLUB MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROMOTION AND ACTIVITIES OF THESE PROGRAMS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED BY THE PROGRAMS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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)(4) social welfare 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as 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 September 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 2006.
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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