Garibaldina Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Membership to the Garibaldina MB Society is open to anyone, 18 years or older, who wishes to support our purpose to promote and sustain a rich, continuous, living Italian culture and preserve the unique history and contributions of Italian Americans in Los Angeles. The Garibaldina MB Society shares our Italian culture and history with the greater civic community thereby enriching the fabric of society and promoting communal welfare
- Income
- $754,720
- Spending
- $809,873
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 40
Source: Form 990 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 (2)
- $678,573 spent. THE GARIBALDINA MB SOCIETY HOSTS A NUMBER OF MONTHLY CULTURAL EVENTS (EG. DINNERS, TOURNAMENTS, FILM SCREENINGS) AT IT'S COMMUNITY CENTER. THESE EVENTS ARE VARIOUSLY OPEN TO THE MEMBERSHIP, SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC.Monthly Italian Cultural Activities: Pasta Platter Dinner Our members and the public can enjoy a casual pasta dinner, with homemade meatballs, and live entertainment. Shared meals are deeply rooted in Italian tradition and are considered a vital part of family and social life, symbolizing love, hospitality, and community. Each pasta platter dinner ends with a traditional and spirited Tarantella dance. Italian Dinner Dance Our monthly thank you to our supporters, this event is for members and their guests only. The monthly dinner dance continues to cultivate the tradition of multi-course meals of Italian fare. Music and dancing enhance the community atmosphere and are part of a celebratory Italian culture. Each monthly dinner dance has a different traditional theme; including St. Joseph Table in March, Faragosta in August, and Vendemia in September. First Friday Mixer The Garibaldina MB Society opens its unique, neighborhood-feeling Italian-American bar to members and their guests who can learn more about the society and hopefully choose to become members and supporters. La Familgia All are welcomed, members, guests, and the public, to share a traditional multi-generational Sunday night family dinner, a staple of Italian family culture. This event has special activities for the "bambini" to enjoy with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and the whole family that is the Garibaldina Society. Bocce The Garibaldina MB Society is proud of our "Bocciadromo" (the only indoor bocce facility in Los Angeles County). It is open every Tuesday and Thursday (10AM-2PM), as well as varied Monday or Wednesday nights (7PM-10PM), to members and their guests. Society tournaments are held among the members, as well as competitively with other area organizations.Special Cultural Programs, and Collaborations:In addition to monthly activities, the Garibaldina MB Society presents varied cultural programs throughout the year. 2024 included the following: Pacific Opera Project (POPs) production of Don Bucefalo In collaboration with POP, the Garibaldina helped promote and host the production of this opera. It was the first time in the US a performance by Antonia Cagnoni has been played since 1867. "Il Mercato" (The Biggest Italian Holiday Cookie Party) every December, over the course of several weeks, member volunteers bake an assortment of heirloom recipe Italian cookies. Made with love in order to spread love, the cookies are available for sale to the public and many more are donated as we celebrate "Natale" as only Italians can. Bar Bene Once a quarter during 2024, a collaboration with a locally renowned chef and cultural anthropologist, the Garibaldina MB Society presented specialty Italian regional cuisine to the public. Cinema Garibaldina Revolving screenings of influential and rarely shown Italian films in our ballroom and open to the public. Semolina Workshop In December 2024 as part of quarterly educational programs, the society hosted a special culinary workshop focused on the history of milled durum wheat, AKA semolina flour. Cookbook Author Talks As part of quarterly educational programs and open to the public, Italian cookbook authors have presented their recipes while members have cooked the dishes for sampling at the seminar.
- Community Giving Through In-kind Sharing of the Garibaldina Venue:The Garibaldina MB Society offers the use of its unique facility free of charge to other great charities in the community, as well as offering its volunteers to staff events, to support outside non-profit organizations, community groups and other organizations that promote cultural understanding and education. In 2024 the Garibaldina MB Society provided use of the facilities, staff, and volunteers free of charge to the following non-profit organizations: LACE, the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions February 2024 Fondazione Italia February 2024 Teach for America May 2024 Bob Baker Marionette Theater May 2024 Pacific Opera Project October/November 2024 Red Cross Blood Drive October 2024 Highland Park Film Festival October 2024 Cert LA November/December 2024 The in-kind value (based on an uncompensated daily rental value of $7,500 in 2024) for these events was $125,000.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)(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? 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 December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in May 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
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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