Little League Baseball Inc

What it says it does

Escondido American Little League of Escondido, California (EALL), is a charteredmember of Little League Baseball, Incorporated, District 31 and is covered underour Federal Group Tax Exemption Number 3158 as described in Section 501(c)(3) ofthe Internal Revenue Service Code since May 1981. It is home to hundreds of baseballplayers on a year-round basis. District 31 has selected EALL to host All-Star Saturday multiple times over the years, inviting an additional 300+ players to our fields annually for the weekend activities. Four baseball fields are maintained by the league and in cooperation with the City of Escondido. The league provides baseball for kids ages 4-17 for Spring and Fall ball league play, playoffs and league tournaments.The current Board of Directors has been serving for one year and all were voted in for the 2023-2024 Little League Season.

Income

$270,121

Spending

$259,906

Spent on programs

98%

Reserves

5.6 months of spending

Largest source of income

fees for its services, 54%

Employees

0

Volunteers

100

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100.

• Reserves

  20 of 35

  Spendable reserves would cover 5.6 months of spending.

• Debt

  20 of 20

  It owes 5% of what it owns.

• Living within its means

  15 of 15

  Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

• Income trend

  15 of 15

  Income rose 4% on the year before.

• Spending floor

  15 of 15

  98% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 22 out of 100.

• Independent board

  5 of 25

  0 of 8 voting board members are independent.

• Conflict of interest policy

  0 of 15

  Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

• Whistleblower policy

  0 of 8

  Reports no written whistleblower policy.

• Record keeping policy

  0 of 7

  Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

• Board minutes

  0 of 5

  Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.

• Board sees the tax return

  0 of 10

  Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

• Independent check of accounts

  6 of 15

  Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

• No reported misuse

  10 of 10

  Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

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   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.

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   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.

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   Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

   Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

   Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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   Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

   Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

   Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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   How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

   Recognized by the IRS since January 1967.

   Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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   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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