Leadership and Education Fund for the Betterment of Women Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE TRUSTEESHIP WAS FOUNDED IN 1998 TO BRING TOGETHER PREEMINENT WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AND INFLUENCE IN DIVERSE FIELDS, AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES. THE TRUSTEESHIP IS A FOUNDING MEMBER AFFILIATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMENS FORUM, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF AFFILIATES THROUGHOUT THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD. OFTEN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AT LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. IN THE PROCESS THEY POOL RESOURCES, SOLIDIFY RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE NETWORKS OF POWER AND COMMUNICATION. THROUGH THE DISTINCTION OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR CONSTITUENCIES, THE TRUSTEESHIP EXEMPLIFIES THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF WOMEN AND DEMONSTRATES THE IMPACT THEY ARE HAVING ON SOCIETY.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $2,515
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
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 (1)
- $2,500 spent. SINCE 1998, THE ORGANIZATION HAS LINKED PROMINENT WOMEN LEADERS FROM DIVERSE FIELDS AND INDUSTRIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT.
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 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 May 1999.
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 November 4, 2026.
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