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← FRIENDS OF LUCAS COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF LUCAS COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES.

Totals

Total revenue
$77,301
Total expenses
$51,851
Contributions and grants received
$76,741
Grants paid
$49,475
Program service revenue
$0
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$560
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$200,925
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$200,925
Program service expenses (Part III)
$49,475

Program services were 95.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

Friends of Lucas County Children Services ("Friends of LCCS") is an organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of children and families served by Lucas County Children Services ("LCCS") and committed to generating community awareness of the need for more foster and adoptive homes. Friends of LCCS, consisting entirely of volunteers, fulfills this mission by soliciting donations and recruiting volunteers to help sponsor and provide enrichment activities and experiences for the children and families. The organization strives to provide the positive and memorable childhood experiences that every child deserves to have. The organization's activities also serve to uplift the foster parents, relative caregivers, and caseworkers, by showing them how much they are appreciated and by providing them with the opportunities to interact and gain support from each other.

  • Backpack Project. Purchased and assembled over 900 backpacks filled with school supplies to give to children under the care and protection of LCCS so that they could start the school year well equipped and ready to learn.

    Expenses $15,216 · Grants $15,216

  • Duffle Bag Project. Purchased and assembled 500 duffle bags filled with hygiene products to be given to teens removed from their homes and living in foster care and to homeless teens.

    Expenses $14,783 · Grants $14,783

  • Foster Parent Recruitment. Sponsored several events to promote the need for foster parents.

    Expenses $4,440 · Grants $4,440

  • Bicycle Build. Purchased 50 bicycles to be assembled at volunteer event for children under the care and protection of LCCS for Christmas.

    Expenses $3,687 · Grants $3,687

  • Graduation Party. Sponsored high school graduation party and gifts for 19 teens in foster care.

    Expenses $3,372 · Grants $3,372

  • Holiday Party toys and gift cards. Provided toys and gift cards for the 400 children who attended the LCCS Holiday party for the children on the LCCS caseload.

    Expenses $3,141 · Grants $3,141

  • Trunk or Treat Event. Provided candy and equipment for LCCS Community wide Trunk or Treat event to benefit children living in central Toledo. Over 2,000 children attended the event.

    Expenses $1,686 · Grants $1,686

  • Birthday Cakes. Paid for 132 personalized birthday cakes for children in foster or relative care and on the LCCS agency caseload.

    Expenses $1,188 · Grants $1,188

  • Foster and Relative Caregiver Appreciation. Provided gift cards and luncheon to foster parents and relative caregivers.

    Expenses $626 · Grants $626

  • Caseworker Appreciation. Provided lunch and treats for 200 caseworkers and support staff.

    Expenses $569 · Grants $569

  • Family Visits toys and treats. Provided toys, books and treats to Family Visits department benefiting families trying to achieve family reunification.

    Expenses $276 · Grants $276

  • LCCS Adoption Day Celebration Party and gifts for 5 families adopting children through LCCS. Included refreshments for party, gift cards, and decorations.

    Expenses $256 · Grants $256

  • Paid for supplies to build playhouse for a child in foster care.

    Expenses $235 · Grants $235

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Clare Armbruster

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Sherry Dunn

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Garcia

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alec Falkenberg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gloria Cooper

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emma VanWinkle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Chryst

    Board Member

    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
2023
Filed
13 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511009349200436

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