Rainier Club
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What it says it does
THE RAINIER CLUB ENGAGES BUSINESS, CIVIC, AND CREATIVE LEADERS IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY BEING A SOCIAL CLUB ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE FELLOWSHIP, RECREATION, PLEASURE AND VARIOUS OTHER SOCIAL FUNCTIONS TO ITS MEMBERS, THROUGH THE USE OF A RESTAURANT, BAR, PRIVATE MEMBER DINING, OVERNIGHT ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES.
- Income
- $7.6 million
- Spending
- $8.1 million
- Employees
- 144
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $206,615, general mana
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 (1)
- AS A 501(C)7 ORGANIZATION, THE RAINIER CLUB IS A PRIVATE MEMBERS SOCIAL CLUB PROVIDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, SOCIAL AND EVENT PROGRAMMING, RECIPROCITY WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SOCIAL CLUBS,AND PARKING FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND THEIR GUESTS. THE CLUB FULFILLS ITS SOCIAL MISSION BY ORGANIZING AT LEAST 200 SOCIAL EVENTS ANNUALLY. THESE EVENTS COMPRISE THE DIVERSE INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERSHIP WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON SUCH TOPICS AS ATHLETICS, ART, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, TRAVEL, LITERATURE AND PHILANTHROPY. IN ADDITION TO SOCIAL EVENTS, THE CLUB IS A GATHERING PLACE FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEETINGS, MEALS, AND GATHERINGS OF VARIOUS TYPES INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND PRIVATE DINNERS, LUNCHES, AND BREAKFASTS, CELEBRATIONS, AND FRIENDLY GET TOGETHERS. THE CLUBHOUSE IS REGISTERED AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK BY THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE CLUBHOUSE, DESIGNED IN 1903 BY KIRTLAND CUTTER, IS AN EXAMPLE OF JACOBEAN-STYLE ARCHITECTURE AND HAS BEEN STANDING ON 4TH AVENUE IN SEATTLE SINCE 1904. THE MEMBERSHIP IS PROUD TO BE PUBLIC STEWARDS OF ONE OF SEATTLE'S MOST RECOGNIZED PRESERVATION EFFORTS. AS A 501(C)7 ORGANIZATION, THE RAINIER CLUB IS A PRIVATE MEMBERS SOCIAL CLUB PROVIDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES, OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, SOCIAL AND EVENT PROGRAMMING, RECIPROCITY WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SOCIAL CLUBS,AND PARKING FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND THEIR GUESTS. THE CLUB FULFILLS ITS SOCIAL MISSION BY ORGANIZING AT LEAST 200 SOCIAL EVENTS ANNUALLY. THESE EVENTS COMPRISE THE DIVERSE INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERSHIP WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON SUCH TOPICS AS ATHLETICS, ART, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, TRAVEL, LITERATURE AND PHILANTHROPY. IN ADDITION TO SOCIAL EVENTS, THE CLUB IS A GATHERING PLACE FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEETINGS, MEALS, AND GATHERINGS OF VARIOUS TYPES INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND PRIVATE DINNERS, LUNCHES, AND BREAKFASTS, CELEBRATIONS, AND FRIENDLY GET TOGETHERS. THE CLUBHOUSE IS REGISTERED AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK BY THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE CLUBHOUSE, DESIGNED IN 1903 BY KIRTLAND CUTTER, IS AN EXAMPLE OF JACOBEAN-STYLE ARCHITECTURE AND HAS BEEN STANDING ON 4TH AVENUE IN SEATTLE SINCE 1904. THE MEMBERSHIP IS PROUD TO BE PUBLIC STEWARDS OF ONE OF SEATTLE'S MOST RECOGNIZED PRESERVATION EFFORTS.
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)(7) social or recreational club.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 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 December 1934.
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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