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Rotary International

EIN 56-6063138 · Lincolnton, NC

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration 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

To provide fellowship and service as outlined in Rotary International's core purpose: Service above self in all local communities and around the World.

Income
$48,840
Spending
$43,701

Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending June 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 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. $40,166 spent. Lincoln County Rotary Auction for Education Note: Expenses & income for this service program are absorbed in a related organization- Lincoln County Rotary Student Fund Inc. EID 56-2071604,a 501(c)(3). Auction manpower: no cost rotarians/volunteers. LCRSLF, Inc. (EID #56-2071604) was created to receive the funds generated through the annual auction events, pay related expenses, manage the lending process and maintain the loan portfolio. But it is the members of the two clubs and other volunteers that make the auction happen through untold hours of soliciting donations of funds or actionable goods as well as running the live and silent auction events. Since its inception, over 2000 loans totaling almost six million dollars have been made to almost 800 individual students.
  2. 34th Annual Lincolnton Rotary Apple Festival Road RaceEach year RCL sponsors the AFRR event, a key venue of the Fall Apple Festival sponsored by the City of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. The event is made up of a 5K race and a 1-mile fun walk/run. RCL members man the event staff and safety personnel roles. Registration fees, sponsorships and donations derived from the event fund several RCL community projects each year such as: three team sponsorships for the Lincolnton Optimist Club's sports program, a Lincolnton High School Interact Club scholarship (and possibly a grant to the Interact Club for a school/communityproject dependent on the funds raised each year) aswell as scholarships to Rotary District 7670's Rotary Youth Leadership Academy held each summer for high school rising seniors.
  3. Christian Ministry of Lincoln County, Inc. Christmas FundWith help from local churches, businesses, social groups and individuals, Christian Ministry serves the communities in Lincoln County through five different ministries: individual/family emergency services, a soup kitchen providing a lunch daily to the needy, a nursing home ministry and it's Christmas Fund, which provides families in need with food, clothing and children's' gifts. Visit the website at www.christianministry of lincolncounty.org to learn more about the service statistics of this awesome organization. Also many of our members volunteer their personal time and additional funds to Christian Ministry.

Source: Form 990EZ 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 June 2025.

    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 September 1942.

    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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