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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CIVICLEX INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$325,970
Total expenses
$310,856
Contributions and grants received
$311,471
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$14,000
Investment income
$499
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$235,011
Total liabilities, end of year
$768
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$234,243
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$235,352
Management and general expenses
$41,256
Fundraising expenses
$34,248
Program service expenses (Part III)
$235,352

Program services were 75.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $673

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $310,798

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING

    total $14,000 · related or exempt $14,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $499 · excluded $499

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $673

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $143,054 · program services $100,138 · management and general $21,458 · fundraising $21,458

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,217 · program services $5,053 · management and general $1,082 · fundraising $1,082

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,046 · program services $9,832 · management and general $2,107 · fundraising $2,107

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,510 · program services $9,458 · management and general $2,026 · fundraising $2,026

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $650 · management and general $650

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $86,250 · program services $85,201 · management and general $1,049

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,751 · program services $4,025 · management and general $863 · fundraising $863

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,385 · program services $4,554 · management and general $5,692 · fundraising $1,139

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,122 · program services $6,903 · management and general $1,219

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $556 · program services $556

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,163 · program services $1,839 · management and general $324

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,216 · management and general $1,216

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $6,237 · program services $5,493 · management and general $744

  • 24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT

    total $3,120 · fundraising $3,120

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $2,943 · management and general $490 · fundraising $2,453

  • 24d · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $1,400 · program services $1,400

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,236 · program services $900 · management and general $2,336

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $219,588 · end of year $235,011

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $459 · end of year $768

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $219,129 · end of year $234,243

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CIVICLEX IS A NON-PROFIT CIVIC ORGANIZATION THAT IS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE CIVIC HEALTH OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, BY HELPING RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS, HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN THE ISSUES FACING THEIR COMMUNITY, AND MORE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CIVICLEX STRENGTHENS THE CIVIC HEALTH OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

  • CIVIC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM (CAIR)OUR CIVIC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM PLACED THREE ARTISTS INSIDE THREE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM REIMAGINE HOW THEY COMMUNICATE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND HOW THEY ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC. ARTIST ANTHONY GILMORE WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PUBLIC WORKS TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE GAME AND WORKSHOP BASED ON THE STORIES OF CITY WORKERS IN THE DEPARTMENT. IT IS BEING USED BY CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE CITY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF WORKING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ARTIST HANNAH ALLEN CREATED A SERIES OF QUILTS REPRESENTING CITY FINANCES, AND ENGAGED IN PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES TO HELP RESIDENTS CONNECT WITH THE FINANCE PROCESS. HER QUILTS ARE BEING SHOWN IN GALLERIES, AND SHE WAS RECENTLY SELECTED FOR A MAJOR ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM. ARTIST DEBRA FAULK LED IMPROVISATORY WORKSHOPS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CLIENTS OF THE PROGRAMS AND CITY WORKERS. SHE ALSO WORKED WITH WORKERS IN THE DEPARTMENT TO PROCESS INTERPERSONAL CHALLENGES AND BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE.

    Expenses $52,871 · Revenue $37,963

  • CIVIC EDUCATIONIN 2022, WE HOSTED A WIDE VARIETY OF CIVIC EDUCATION EVENTS TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED AND INFORMED ON ISSUES IN CITY HALL. WE HOSTED OR CO-HOSTED 66 WORKSHOPS AND 122 EVENTS THROUGHOUT LEXINGTON FOR OVER 7,900 RESIDENTS RANGING FROM STUDENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, LFUCG EMPLOYEES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $17,936 · Revenue $71,500

  • ON THE TABLEWE CREATED A WEEK OF COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THAT BROUGHT THOUSANDS OF LEXINGTON RESIDENTS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HOSTED TABLES AT LIBRARIES, RESTAURANTS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PARKS, COFFEE SHOPS, IN HOMES, AND VIRTUALLY. PARTICIPANTS TOOK A SURVEY ABOUT AND DISCUSSED THE FIVE CORE TOPICS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. CIVICLEX AND DIVISION OF PLANNING STAFF CODED THESE FINDINGS TO BUILD A DATABASE OF OVER 14,000 COMMENTS ABOUT THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF OUR CITY. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME OF THE IMPACTS OF ON THE TABLE - THE 2023 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS DRAFT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DIRECTLY INFORMED BY ON THE TABLE INPUT.

    Expenses $10,036 · Revenue $8,404

  • VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATIONAL SERVICESCIVICLEX CONDUCTS NUMEROUS OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMUNITY

    Expenses $154,509 · Revenue $222,103

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dan Rowland

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cassandra Hockenberry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joshua Douglas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tresine Loh

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Melody Flowers

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Arthur Shechet

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Scott Shapiro

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jordan Parker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343199349312544

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