Luke Chapter Military Officers Association of America
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To foster fraternal relations among active, retired and former officers of the United States uniformed services, support ROTC/JROTC programs, provide financial support to needy veterans, provide scholarhsips to qualified students, and other religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes.
- Income
- $26,285
- Spending
- $25,846
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
Source: Form 990 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 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 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 (4)
- $16,545 spent. Educational and fraternal dinners and programs. Eight in-person dinner and program events most with speakers were held October 2024 through May 2025. Speakers and programs included Michelle DeMuro on the Veterans Heritage Project, Thomas Winkel on the Arizona Coalition of Military Families, the Childrens choir of the Musical Theater of Anthem, T.A. Burrows, a renowned classics singer, Astronaut Bill Gregory on Flying the Shuttle, Cary Peskin, an eyewitness to the Atrocities of 9/11, Lt Colonel Ryan Scupper Hutton on the Mission of Luke Air Force Base, Rear Admiral (Doctor) Connie Mariano, White House Doctor on Breaking Glass Ceiling Barriers, and others. Typical attendance is 85-100 persons. A total of approx 582 persons benefited.
- $1,774 spent. Charitable Grants to Veterans: Funds provided by Military Officers Association of America Foundation, individual members of the organization and the Arizona community. These funds were then provided to the single-member subsidiary of the organization, Luke Chapter MOAA Community Fund, Inc., were granted to financially needy veterans and active-duty military personnel and their families in communities in Arizona. Grants were made for essential household expenses, such as food, rent, utilities, car repairs and other household necessities. Active-duty military members and their families benefited from food donations in-kind and commissary gift cards. Total benefited persons were approximately 400, including dependents.
- $3,550 spent. Communications and Special Events: The NewsGram is the newsletter of the organization. It is published eight out of twelve months to keep members informed of events and opportunities of the organization, including dinner and program events and speakers to foster comaradarie among all the United States uniformed services, Presidents Remarks, news about future program events, college scholarship grants, veterans household grants, programs of the Surviving Spouse members of the organization, pastoral care from the Chapters Chaplain, etc. Copies of the NewsGram are distributed electronically and via USPS mail for each issue. In addition, the organization provided closed caption text of presentations and speakers remarks during the lectures for hearing impaired members and guests. In all, approx 325 persons benefited from each of the eight issues of the NewsGram, with a total of approx 2,600 persons benefited from the eight editions published during the fiscal year.
- $1,858 spent. Surviving Spouse Program
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(19) veterans' 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 June 2026.
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 March 1993.
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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