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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LAITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$62,807
Total expenses
$82,243
Contributions and grants received
$54,403
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$8,404
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$440,919
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$440,919
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

OCL is a pan-Orthodox educational and advocacy ministry formed in 1987 to: advocate for the restoration and strengthening of the historic role of thelaity in the conciliar governance of the Orthodox Church in the United States; support the spiritual renewal and regeneration of the Orthodox ChristianChurch in the United States in its Apostolic Mission; advocate for and promote transparency and accountability in the governance of the OrthodoxChurch in the United States; advocate for and champion the establishment of an administratively and canonically-unified, self-governing autocephalousOrthodox Christian Church in the United States

  • Mailing of a summer and winter newsletter to approximately 3500 physical addresses. The summer newsletter included the new publication, Orthodox Unity, Evangelism, and the Problem of Universal Jurisdiction. The winter newsletter included the latest publication, The Greek Orthodox Legacy in America.

  • Sent a Board Member to represent OCL at the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) Mega Conference held in Volos, Greece, from January 12-14, 2023. OCL held its in-person 36 th Annual Board Meeting and Conference in Glenview, Illinois, featuring presentations by three notable speakers and a panel discussion.

  • Weekly posting of articles and information on ocl.org, monthly production and distribution of an e-newsletter to 6,000 subscribers, monthly online meetings and programs for board members and the general public on various topics related to Orthodoxy in Action.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Peter Zarras

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Petkas

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Souvall

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gayle E Woloschak

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Pontikes

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • George D Karcazes

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Argo Georgandis Pyle

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Matsoukas

    Emeritus

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Caras

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alice O Kopan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Petkas

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Oancea

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    20

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 June 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202441769349200974

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