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Santa Monica Rugby Club

EIN 95-4779919 · Los Angeles, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SPONSORSHIP AND PROMOTION OF AMATEUR RUGBY.

Income
$126,774
Spending
$141,577
Reserves
21.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 84%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 August 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 August 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)
  1. $7,362 spent. FACILITATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF YOUTH RUGBY. THE CLUB HAS NUMEROUS YOUTH TEAMS IN MULTIPLE AGE DIVISIONS. WE COMBINED WITH OTHER LOCAL RUGBY CLUBS IN VARIOUS AGE GROUPS IN ORDER TO FIELD FULL TEAMS. 2024-2025 SEASON INCLUDED PLAYERS IN CO-ED U8, U10 AND U12, BOYS U14, BOYS U16 & BOYS U18 ALL COMPETING IN OUR LOCAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUTH RUGBY LEAGUE. IN ADDITIONAL WE HAD 7S TEAMS AT THE BOYS U18 LEVEL IN THE SUMMER SEASON. OVER 75% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND SOME GIRLS GO ON TO PLAY RUGBY IN COLLEGE, AND MANY CHOOSE COLLEGES THAT HAVE RUGBY PROGRAMS.
  2. $76,877 spent. SPONSORSHIP AND PROMOTION OF AMATEUR ADULT RUGBY. IN 2024-2025, THE CLUB FIELDED FOUR ADULT TEAMS: MEN - DIVISION TWO (ONE TEAM), MEN - SOCIAL TEAM (ONE TEAM), WOMEN - DIVISION ONE (ONE TEAM) AND WOMEN - DIVISION TWO (ONE TEAM). THE WOMEN'S DIVISION ONE TEAM ADVANCED TO NATIONAL REGIONALS IN LAS VEGAS. BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TEAMS HAD SUMMER 7S TEAMS.
  3. $51,307 spent. EVERYONE PLAYS REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATION. WE OFFERED FULL AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DUES AS WELL AS OBTAIN DONATED GEAR FOR FINANCIALLY IMPACTED PLAYERS.
  4. $6,031 spent. SPONSORSHIP AND PROMOTION OF AMATEUR RUGBY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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