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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025

Filed by GENEVA LIONS WE SERVE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$36,595
Total expenses
$25,320
Contributions and grants received
$50,738
Grants paid
$17,000
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
$5,693
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
-$19,836
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$41,646
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$41,646
Program service expenses (Part III)
$22,818

Program services were 90.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2025

Primary exempt purpose

THE GENEVA LIONS WE SERVE FOUNDATION ("GLWSF") HAS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AID TO THE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED. IT IS TO PROVIDE THAT AID BY PERFORMING SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDING COLLECTING OLD EYEGLASSES AND RECYCLING THEM FOR REUSE; PAYING FOR NEW EYEGLASSES FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEM AND PERFORMING FREE HEARING AND EYE SIGHT SCREENING FOR THE PUBLIC.THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN THE GENEVA AND ST. CHARLES HIGH SCHOOLS.

  • GLWSF PROVIDED SOCIAL SERVICE GRANTS TO LOCAL 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS

    Expenses $12,500 · Grants $12,500

  • GLWSF PROVIDED 120 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITH FREE EYE EXAMS AND EYEGLASSES. THESE RESIDENTS WERE REFERRED TO GLWSF BY AREA HOMELESS SHELTERS AND FREE MEDICAL CLINICS.GLWSF COLLECTED AND RECYCLED SEVERAL THOUSAND PAIRS OF DISCARDED GLASSES AND HEARING AIDS.

    Expenses $5,818

  • GLWSF GRANTED SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS OF GENEVA AND ST. CHARLES, IL HIGH SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $4,500 · Grants $4,500

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • Christine Lazaris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Tusken

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elliot Bortner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Lebin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Minderman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Willsey

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2025
Filed
14 March 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202640759349201659

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