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Croatian Benevolent Association

EIN 83-3092669 · Metairie, LA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration 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

THE CROATIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF A GROWING NUMBER OF CROATIAN IMMIGRANTS TO THE NEW ORLEANS AREA. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED TO FOSTER, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PRIMARILY THROUGH PROVIDING BURIAL AND MEDICAL BENEFITS TO ITS MEMBERS IN NEED. THE CROATIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION SPONSORS A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WITHIN THE LOCAL CROATIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE CROATIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE "UNITED SLAVONIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS." THEIR EIN NUMBER WAS PREVIOUSLY 72-6021942 AND WAS CHANGED TO 83-3092669

Income
$37,736
Spending
$41,998

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $11,000 spent. THE CROATIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION SPONSORS A COLLEGE/TRADE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WITHIN THE LOCAL CROATIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CROATIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HAS APPROVED $16,500 IN FUNDING FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR THE AWARD OF UP TO ELEVEN INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS.. DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, A MAXIMUM OF ELEVEN INDIVIDUAL $1,500 SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS MAY BE AWARDED. IF LESS THAN ELEVEN ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ARE SELECTED, THE RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS WILL INCREASE PROPORTIONALLY TO A MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL BENEFIT OF $2,500. THE PROGRAM WILL BE OPEN TO EITHER FEMALE OR MALE APPLICANTS. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM THE APPLICANT MUST HAVE A SUITABLE CROATIAN DESCENT, LIVE IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, HAVE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL OR COMPLETED A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AND SUBMIT PROOF OF FULL-TIME ACCEPTANCE AND/OR ENROLLMENT AT A UNIVERSITY, JUNIOR COLLEGE, OR VOCATIONAL/TRADE SCHOOL.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)(8) fraternal beneficiary society.

    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? 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    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 June 2019.

    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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