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California Federation of Womens Clubs

Laguna Beach, California · EIN 95-1694579 · Community Improvement · tax-exempt since 1985

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 43.8 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 10,012 community improvement nonprofits with revenue under $100K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.52.5 months14
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.35% of practices35
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.55
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.38% from one source63
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.63.3%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.9.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.54not scored

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Year by year

20172018201920202021202320242024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$84K$83K$1,603$361K52.50D
May 2024Form 990$147K$113K$33K$360K38.10C
May 2023Form 990$100K$93K$7,161$327K42.20D
May 2021Form 990$30K$31K−$578$264K102.40F
May 2020Form 990$28K$47K−$19K$265K67.10F
May 2019Form 990$73K$62K$12K$284K55.30D
May 2018Form 990$62K$25K$37K$272K130.60F
May 2017Form 990$76K$61K$15K$235K45.90C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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