Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc. (the League or Organization) is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The Leagues purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Leagues support comes primarily from member dues and contributions.
- Income
- $131,915
- Spending
- $109,519
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 40%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 400
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 39 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 May 31, 2025, 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 (1)
- $73,182 spent. The League has trained thousands of women to address community needs and to take on leadership roles at every level. Community programs allow members to impact the community through direct involvement of volunteer time. Some of the current projects (program services) of the League are as follows: Food insecurity focuses on packing and serving meals for the homeless and organizing food drives for a local food pantry. Human Trafficking Awareness project is for members to develop and deliver a human trafficking awareness campaign to the community. Education for parents on this topic is lacking, according to the Broward Sherriffs office and the Broward Human Trafficking Coalition. The Child Fitness and Nutrition combines two programs to successfully address the obesity epidemic affecting children living in Broward County through nutrition education and the promotion of a physically active lifestyle. The programs consist of: (1) Hosting an annual field day at SOS Childerns village where volunteers engage children in a variety of fun and compertative events followed by a health lunch and (2) Kids in the Kitchen, a program where volunteers show children how to make a healthy snack and coordinate with engageing play activities. Done in a Day program is members coming together to target short term volunteer projects that can be accomplished in a single day. Projects have included, but are not limited to: Serving dinner at Broward Partnership for the Homeless; Organizing a field day for SOS Childrens Villages Florida; Sorting food at Feeding South Florida; Collecting and handing out gifts at the Salvation Army toy drive; Painting rooms at Henderson Behavioral Health; Building homes with Habitat for Humanity.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, 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 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 1952.
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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