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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS.

Totals

Total revenue
$225,057
Total expenses
$233,020
Contributions and grants received
$34,984
Grants paid
$210,115
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$44
Other revenue
$190,029
Total assets, end of year
$65,177
Total liabilities, end of year
$244
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$64,933
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$210,115
Management and general expenses
$22,905
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$210,115

Program services were 90.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $20,929

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,055

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $44 · excluded $44

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $1,765,897

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $1,584,464

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $181,433 · unrelated business $130,073 · excluded $51,360

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $23,575

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $14,979

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $8,596 · related or exempt $8,596

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $210,115 · program services $210,115

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,870 · management and general $2,870

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10 · management and general $10

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $300 · management and general $300

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,737 · management and general $2,737

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,421 · management and general $12,421

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $3,671 · management and general $3,671

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $100 · management and general $100

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $636 · management and general $636

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBER RECOGNITION

    total $160 · management and general $160

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $18,598 · end of year $12,245

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,535 · end of year $747

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $720 · end of year $2,185

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $957 · end of year $244

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $72,896 · end of year $64,933

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO EMPOWER VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES, MEET HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, ENCOURAGE PEACE AND PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH LIONS CLUBS.

  • CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LUBBOCK - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED OF MEDICAL SERVICES, RENT, UTILITIES AND FOOD ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $210,115 · Grants $210,115

  • AMERICAN RED CROSS - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DISASTER EVENTS HERE IN THE SOUTH PLAINS AREA OF TEXAS.

  • TEXAS LIONS EYEGLASS RECYCLING CENTER - TO PROVIDE USED EYEGLASSES TO LIONS AND OTHER GROUP MISSIONS PROVIDING VISION SCREENING AND ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

  • LUBBOCK MEALS ON WHEELS - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE MEALS TO THE ELDERLY AND SHUTINS; PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER MEALS TO THE RECIPIENTS.PAUL'S PROJECT / GRACE CAMPUS - TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE AT-RISK OF OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CAN READILY ACCESS AND NAVIGATE HOUSING ASSISTANCE- NO MATTER WHERE IN THE COMMUNITY THEY FIRST SEEK HELP.LUBBOCK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CLINIC - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN OF THE LUBBOCK COMMUNITY.SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK- TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP FEED THE HOMELESS AND THE UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS IN THE SOUTH PLAINS AREA OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE KIDS A HOT MEAL AFTER SCHOOL AT DESIGNATED KIDS CAFE LOCATIONS THROUGH THE SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK.BIG BROTHER BIG SISTERS - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING MENTORS TO KIDS OF SINGLE PARENT HOMES.CASA OF THE SOUTH PLAINS - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY VOLUNTEERS SERVING AS COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES IN COURT APPEARANCES.TEXAS LIONS FOUNDATION - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANTS TO TEXAS CITIZENS THAT HAVE SUFFERED DUE TO NATURAL DISASTERS IN TEXAS.RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THAT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CAN PROVIDE LODGING, MEALS AND A COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO RECHARGE WHILE CARING FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THE HOSPITAL.THE SALVATION ARMY - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING SHELTER TO THE HOMELESS AND DISASTER RELIEF AFTER DISASTER STRIKES IN THE LOCAL AREA.HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - TO CONSTRUCT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES.MIRACLES IN SIGHT LUBBOCK - TO SUPPORT THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF SIGHT THROUGH TRANSPLANT, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INNOVATION.100 BLACK MEN OF WEST TEXAS - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ALLOW THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO SERVE AS TRAILBLAZERS AND ROLE MODELS FOR THE YOUTH OF TODAY WHO WILL ASSUME POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE FUTURE. ONE VOICE HOME - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO SERVICE AS A HAVEN FOR SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING TO BEGIN THEIR UNIQUE JOURNEY OF HEALING. THE INSIDE OUT FOUNDATION - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST AND SERVE WOMEN SUFFERING FROM BREAST CANCER THE SUPPORT AND COMFORT OF RESTORING THE FEMININE BEAUTY FROM WITHIN. FRIENDS OF THE MONUMENT FOUNDATION - TO PPERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND HISTORY OF OUR REGION'S VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO FOSTER TRUE PATRIOTISM AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME ABOUT THOSE WHO PAID A PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOM. FRENDSHIP LEO LIONS CLUB - PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LEO CLUB TO PURCHASE T-SHIRTS BEARING THE LIONS EMBLEM TO HELP IDENTIFY MEMBER OF THE LEO LIONS CLUB. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WEST TEXAS SCHOLARSHIPS - TO AWARD OVER 100 SCHOLARSHIPS TO SOUTH PLAINS AREA STUDENTS EACH YEAR.HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS RECOVERING FROM CANCER. TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS HONOR FLIGHT - TO PROVIDE LOCAL VETERANS WITH A METICULOUSLY ORGANIZED, THREE-DAY, ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP, ALLOWING THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE MEMORIALS ERECTED IN THEIR HONOR.AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ALLOW LOCAL KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMP. EAST LUBBOCK ART HOUSE - TO MAKE ART ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WHILE WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF CREATIVITY AND ACTIVISM TOWARD A MORE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY.GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - HELPING PEOPLE OVERCOME CHALLENGES, BUILD SKILLS, FIND JOBS, & GROW CAREERS.LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION- TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES RELIEF TO THOSE THAT HAVE SUFFERED NATURAL DISASTERS AROUND THE WORLD. DISTRICT 2-T2 LIONS CLUB - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISTRICT 2-T2 LIONS CLUB FOR SUPPORT IN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND SUPPORT FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR THE TEXAS LIONS CAMP AND FOR WORLD SERVICES FOR THE BLIND IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM DISABLITIES AND BLINDNESS.SOUTH PLAINS FOOD 2 KIDS - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE 'FOOD 2 KIDS' PROGRAM TO COMBAT THE HUNGER PROBLEM IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM THE UNDERSERVED SEGEMENT OF OUR CITY.VOICE OF HOPE - TO OFFER HELP, HOPE, AND HEALING TO ALL PERSONS IMPACTED BY SEXUAL VIOLENCE THROUGH ADVOCACY, AWARENESS, AND COLLABORATION IN LUBBOCK AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.JOE ARRINGTON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS RECOVERING FROM CANCER.PROVIDING VALENTINE STUFFED ANIMALS TO CHILDREN AT LOCAL HOSPITALS.PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE JULIAN C. HYER YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • TOM CARTER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LARRY ROGERS

    1ST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MIKE MCGUFFEY

    2ND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • EDWINA WIGHT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GREG FREEMAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • DAVID HARDEE

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • MARYBETH GRANZOW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • NORMAN PADGETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • SIP GUTIERREZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • DANNY LEAKE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • CHARLES HANKSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • GARY LINKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • GARY AXTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • KAREN MITCHELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • JIMMY DIRKS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
8 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503459349301320

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