Morenci Lions Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The primary exempt purpose of the Morenci Lions Foundation Inc is to receive charitable donations and to organize and hold fundraising activities thereby establishing a fund from which monies shall be distributed for charitable purposes. These monies will be mainly directed to the Morenci Lions Club, a Section 501(c)(4) corporation, to support the conduct of their charitable programs including, but not limited to, the Lions Eyeglass Assistance and Sight Conservation Program, providing meals to families in need in Greenlee County, AZ during the holiday season, and providing scholarships to high school seniors in Greenlee County, AZ who are continuing their education in a college, university, or trade school.
- Income
- $26,789
- Spending
- $25,134
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 December 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 December 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 (4)
- $12,584 spent. Providing funds for the Morenci Lions Christmas Program which provides food and toys to needy families in Greenlee County, AZ at Christmas. Helped 46 families including approx. 120 children, 200 people total.
- $10,500 spent. High school graduate scholarship program. In May, the Morenci Lions Club offered 17 scholarships of $500 each and 2 scholarships of $1000 each to graduation seniors of Greenlee County high schools to further their education at a college, university, or trade school. Morenci Lions Foundation funded 17 of the $500 scholarships and both $1000 scholarships.
- $1,050 spent. Provide funds for the Morenci Lions Club to buy $50 fuel cards and distribute these to cancer patients in this rural location to help defray the cost of transportation to cancer treatment centers in urban locations. Our foundation supplied $1,050 toward this purpose.
- $1,000 spent. Provide funds for the Morenci Lions Club expenses for the Eyeglass Assistance and Sight Conservation Program which provides eye exams and glasses for low-income individuals in Greenlee County, AZ. Our foundation supplied $1,000 toward exam and eyeglass services.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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