National Assistance League
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION Assistance League of Sierra Foothills' volunteers enhance the lives of children and adults in El Dorado County through our community programs.VISION To address the evolving community needs through the dedication and commitment of our members.CORE VALUESServiceLeadershipIntegrityCollaboration
- Income
- $170,007
- Spending
- $197,572
- Reserves
- 24.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 51%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 24.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 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 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 (8)
- $121,905 spent. OPERATION SCHOOL BELLWorking in partnership with the El Dorado County Office of Education and local retail outlets the Assistance League of Sierra Foothills provides new school clothing for disadvantaged students ages 5-18 in El Dorado County. Additionally, each student is given an age-appropriate book. Too often this is the first book some of the children have ever owned.Beyond providing much needed clothing, this signature program improves self-esteem and fosters positive attitudes toward school attendance.Due to the closure of the only suitable retailer in the South Lake Tahoe area of El Dorado County. the Operation School Bell Team partnered with J.C. Penny to provide new school clothes to students in this area. Pennys advised the team of what was available, a catalogue was made, orders were placed by the students and their families, merchandise was shipped to Assistance League of Sierra Foothills volunteers who sorted, packaged and brought the clothing to the schools in South Lake Tahoe to be distributed.Along with school and community volunteers thirty-nine (39) members volunteered six hundred forty-five (645) hours to ensure the success of this program. Fifty seven (57) schools in El Dorado County participated in the program with four (4) in-store shopping events and one (1) catalogue shopping event. One thousand one hundred five (1,105) students in El Dorado County received new school clothing at a cost of $119,922.02.The Operation School Bell Team is looking forward to next year as a new retail store has opened in South Lake Tahoe and plans are to increase the amount of the clothes allowance and the number of students served in El Dorado County.
- $18,193 spent. Sports LockerAssistance League of Sierra Foothills partners with El Dorado County local soccer and baseball youth sports leagues to award registration fee scholarships and reimbursements for receipted personal equipment purchases. Hangtown Little League, Snowline Little League, El Dorado Hills Little League, and soccer clubs Gold Nugget Soccer, Sierra Gold Soccer, Prospector Soccer and El Dorado Hills Soccer are participants in the Sports Locker Program. This program enables athletic participation while building positive self-esteem and leadership skills.This year six (6) members volunteered one hundred sixty (160) hours for this program, $17,930.00 was spent and eighty four (84) disadvantaged El Dorado County children played community organized soccer or Little League baseball.
- $25,365 spent. ScholarshipsAssistance League of Sierra Foothills offers two types of scholarships. The Community Service Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who exhibit exemplary community service work throughout their high school years. The Advantage Scholarship is offered to El Dorado County high school seniors and or adults pursuing further education who have overcome significant personal challenges. This year Assistance League of Sierra Foothills awarded a total of eight (8) scholarships. Three (3) Community Service Scholarships, each $3,333.00, were awarded based on the candidates display of community service. Five (5) Advantage Scholarships, each $3,000.00, were awarded. In the past we have awarded scholarships to those individuals who wanted to follow a non-traditional educational path, for example cosmetology school. We recognize the need for support for these non-traditional paths and plan to continue identifying those students and adults interested in such a path. (440)Fourteen (14) members volunteering four hundred forty hours served on the committee this year.
- $2,499 spent. Bags for BelongingsThe Bags for Belongings program provides duffel bags to children who are being removed from their homes by El Dorado County authorities and placed into foster care and children already in foster care who are being relocated. These children often do not have a personal bag in which to carry their belongings and are forced to use a large garbage bag. Our duffle bags enable these youth to carry their belongings with dignity which helps to build up self-esteem and give them hope.This year Assistance League of Sierra Foothills delivered sturdy duffel bags with laminated name tags to New Morning Youth and Family Services and El Dorado County Child Protective Services and AspireKids at a cost of $2,462.92.This year we expanded this program to include art supplies as requested by New Morning Shelter. Art is a way for traumatized youth to express their feelings, engage with staff and use free time productively. Two (2) members served on this committee working seventy (70) hours to deliver one hundred forty four (144) duffel bags to the three facilities..
- $1,099 spent. BOOKS AND BEYONDBooks and Beyond is a program that assists children who are reading below grade level to improve their reading comprehension. Members meet weekly, working one-on-one with second and third graders to improve their reading skills. Books & Beyond helps children with reading issues which adds to their sense of pride and accomplishment. As the children finish a book, they may keep it and start to build a small library of their own.This weekly, nine-month commitment is fulfilled by seven (7) dedicated member volunteers who devoted four hundred eighty three (483) hours to this program. As a commitment to literacy, at the end of the school year the 2nd and 3rd grades with students participating in the program were given a book. This year $1,083.45 was spent for books and one hundred forty (140) children went home with a book of their own.
- $2,695 spent. S.M.I.L.E. (Senior Multi-Interest Leisure Enrichment)S.M.I.L.E. is an Assistance League of Sierra Foothills program that provides a stimulating interactive opportunity for seniors in nursing and memory care facilities in El Dorado County. Each month Assistance League of Sierra Foothills volunteers met with residents at the Gold Country Skilled Nursing Facility and The Pavilion at El Dorado Hills for special activities such as game and beauty days, painting and crafts, a tea party and storytelling. Much more than simply craft projects, these monthly events provide much-needed socialization experiences for these seniors.Additionally, a holiday shopping event is organized for the residents at which they can shop for new gifts for their families and friends, all donated by Assistance League of Sierra Foothills and wrapped by member volunteers.This year thirteen (13) member volunteers spent five hundred ninety six (596) hours and $2,657.00 to bring this program to ninety three (93) residents of the two facilities.
- COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMThis is a one-time program that offers help to individuals or families who have suffered a severe setback.This year there was no award.
- The chapter's support and revenue come primarily from contributions, fundraising efforts and grants.
Source: Form 990EZ 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? 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 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 May 1994.
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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