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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CIVICLEX INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$914,563
Total expenses
$540,286
Contributions and grants received
$808,513
Grants paid
$7,000
Program service revenue
$91,262
Investment income
$10,924
Other revenue
$3,864
Total assets, end of year
$641,443
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,573
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$632,870
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$318,676
Management and general expenses
$122,522
Fundraising expenses
$99,088
Program service expenses (Part III)
$318,676

Program services were 59.0% 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

    $389

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $808,124

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING

    total $91,262 · related or exempt $91,262

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,924 · excluded $10,924

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $389

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $155

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $155 · related or exempt $155

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSED EXPENSES

    total $2,501 · related or exempt $2,501

  • 11b · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $1,208 · related or exempt $1,208

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,709

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,000 · program services $7,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $325,848 · program services $195,509 · management and general $81,462 · fundraising $48,877

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,713 · program services $8,228 · management and general $3,428 · fundraising $2,057

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $49,379 · program services $29,627 · management and general $12,345 · fundraising $7,407

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,566 · program services $15,340 · management and general $6,391 · fundraising $3,835

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $849 · management and general $849

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,780 · program services $3,402 · fundraising $378

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,902 · program services $4,142 · management and general $1,725 · fundraising $1,035

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,370 · program services $8,621 · management and general $3,593 · fundraising $2,156

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,063 · program services $6,619 · fundraising $15,444

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,247 · management and general $1,247

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $24,987 · program services $24,987

  • 24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT

    total $16,604 · management and general $3,321 · fundraising $13,283

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $12,267 · program services $7,360 · management and general $3,067 · fundraising $1,840

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $8,187 · program services $4,912 · management and general $2,047 · fundraising $1,228

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,524 · program services $2,929 · management and general $3,047 · fundraising $1,548

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $266,316 · end of year $641,443

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,723 · end of year $8,573

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $258,593 · end of year $632,870

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CIVICLEX STRENGTHENS CIVIC HEALTH IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, BY HELPING OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND AND GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL ISSUES, CONNECT WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS AND MAKE DECISIONS IN A BETTER WAY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CIVICLEX STRENGTHENS THE CIVIC HEALTH OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

  • CIVIC EDUCATIONCIVICLEX HELPS RESIDENTS GAIN A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS AND HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY DECISIONS. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TEACH MORE THAN 3,700 STUDENTS THROUGH CLASSROOM LESSONS, TEACHER TRAINING, AND CIVIC EXPOS THAT CONNECTED STUDENTS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. FOR ADULTS, CIVICLEX HOSTED OVER 50 PUBLIC WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE CITY BUDGET AND PLANNING, AND PRODUCED THE CIVICLEX WEEKLY, A PLAIN-LANGUAGE NEWSLETTER COVERING CITY MEETINGS AND MAJOR LOCAL ISSUES. THESE EFFORTS EQUIPPED RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES WITH THE INFORMATION AND CONFIDENCE TO TAKE PART IN CIVIC LIFE.

    Expenses $111,105 · Grants $7,000 · Revenue $395,780

  • CIVICLEX STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY LIFE BY HELPING PEOPLE COME TOGETHER ACROSS LEXINGTON THROUGH SHARED SPACES AND EVENTS. IN 2024, OUR PROGRAMS BROUGHT NEIGHBORS, LOCAL GROUPS, AND CITY STAFF TOGETHER TO DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKS, SAFETY, AND GROWTH. THROUGH MORE THAN 100 GATHERINGS, CIVICLEX CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO MEET, TALK AND WORK TOGETHER--BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND A STRONGER SENSE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY'S FUTURE.

    Expenses $98,565 · Revenue $230,000

  • CIVIC TRANSFORMATIONCIVICLEX WORKS TO STRENGTHEN TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BY IMPROVING HOW INFORMATION IS SHARED AND DECISIONS ARE MADE. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF LEXINGTON TO UPDATE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESSES, INCLUDING CLEARER PROCEDURES FOR COMMENT, A DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM, AND NEW MATERIALS THAT HELP RESIDENTS FOLLOW LOCAL DECISIONS. THROUGH EFFORTS LIKE THE URBAN GROWTH MASTER PLAN, CIVICLEX HELPED ENSURE THAT LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT REFLECTS BOTH COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SHARED ITS APPROACH WITH OTHER CITIES TO ENCOURAGE PRACTICAL, CITIZEN-FOCUSED LOCAL GOVERNANCE.

    Expenses $109,006 · Revenue $277,859

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniel 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 Logsdon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Barbara Ellerbrook

    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
2024
Filed
24 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503589349300010

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