Sertoma Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EASTERN SHORE SERTOMA CLUB IS A DULY RECOGNIZED CLUB WITHIN SERTOMA, INC. THIS CLUB HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A SUBORDINATE TO THE IRS AND IN GOOD FINANCIAL STANDING WITH THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE FALLS UNDER THE GROUP TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501C(3). THE CLUB IS A LOCAL, SERVICE-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN NEED, SOME OF WHOM MAY HAVE HEARING DEFICIENCIES. THE CLUB'S PURPOSE IS CHARITABLE, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, WITH "SERVICE TO MANKIND- AND HELPING THE COMMUNITY - PARTICULARLY YOUTH - AT THE CENTER OF ITS IDENTITY.
- Income
- $23,771
- Spending
- $25,200
- Reserves
- 33 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 August 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)
- $25,200 spent. EASTERN SHORE SERTOMA HOSTS FUNDRAISING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SUCH AS THE ANNUAL SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT AND THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LOT, TO SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE FUNDS RAISED BY THESE EVENTS HELPED SPONSOR BALDWIN YOUTH SERVICES' FIRST ANNUAL BALDWIN YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR DAPHNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CARE HOUSE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 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 August 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 1964.
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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