BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization: BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC (EIN 39-6076249)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2022-10-29
IRS object ID: 202223029349200107
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-10-29T09:49:27-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	396076249	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BIGB	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2627865305	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 363	AddressLine1Txt
City	Big Bend	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53103	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Gerald Louward	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2627865305	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-10-28	SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	1	TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification	11	OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB	0	LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL2	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	bigbendvernonlions.com	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$134,039	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$11,775	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$0	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues	$12,085	MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income	$17	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross	$165	SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale	$0	CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets	$165	GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$107,603	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses	$54,234	SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss	$53,369	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry	$0	GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total	$2,394	OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue	$79,805	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$0	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members	$11,712	BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$0	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$0	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$12,387	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$329	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$42,367	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$66,795	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$13,010	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$83,428	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$96,438	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,438	EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,438	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,438	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	Raise money and distribute to those in need 28 - Money to Parade of Checks. Benefits programs such as Leader Dog, Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Wisconsin Lions Camp, Hearing Fund, Lions Disaster Fund $27,211 29 - Maintain Community Center as well as pay all bills. The Community Center is used by various community groups (free of charge) as well as rented to various individuals of the community for functions such as birthday parties, graduation parties, etc. $12,387 30 - Participation in community functions free of charge including a Halloween party, Easter Egg Hunt, and a booth serving hot dogs and soda at the National Night Out. $8,679 TOTAL $48,277	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Money to Parade of Checks. Benefits programs such as Leader Dog, Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Wisconsin Lions Camp, Hearing Fund, Lions Disaster Fund	$0	$27,211
Maintain Community Center as well as pay all bills. The Community Center is used by various community groups (free of charge) as well as rented to various individuals of the community for functions such as birthday parties, graduation parties, etc.	$0	$12,387
Participation in community functions free of charge including a Halloween party, Easter Egg Hunt, and a booth serving hot dogs and soda at the National Night Out.	$0	$8,679

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$48,277	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Thomas Walden
President	1	$0	$0	$0
Mary Louward
1st Vice President	1	$0	$0	$0
Mary Lewandowski
Secretary	2	$0	$0	$0
Gerald Louward
Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0
Kevin King
Director	1	$0	$0	$0
Steve Pautz
Director	1	$0	$0	$0
Donald Walsh Jr
Director	1	$0	$0	$0
Steve Pautz
Director	1	$0	$0	$0
Gary Wilde
Director	1	$0	$0	$0
Dan DeGrave
Director	2	$0	$0	$0
Lulie Krey
Director	1	$0	$0	$0
Mike James
Director	1	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	0	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed	0	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	0	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr	$0	TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization	$0	TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Gerald Louward	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	S82 W21005 Fireside Dr	AddressLine1Txt
City	Muskego	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	531507626	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2627865305	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	0	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	0	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (1)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,345	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,053	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,578	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,085	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$63,612	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,775	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$40,125	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,645	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,653	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$21,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$23,860	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$103,737	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$103,737	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$101	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$106	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$120	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$123	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$467	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$101	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$106	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$120	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$123	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$467	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,773	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$21,151	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$23,877	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$104,204	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99552	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99440	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00448	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00560	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Knuckleheads Bowling Tournament	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$41,935	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$419	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$41,516	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$6,844	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$241	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$6,111	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$2,995	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$0	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$1,369	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Golf Outing	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$27,677	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$875	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$26,802	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$0	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$1,117	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$6,465	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$4,736	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$0	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$1,975	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	4	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$39,535	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$250	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$39,285	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$6,630	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$284	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$0	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$7,920	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$1,425	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$6,122	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$109,147	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,544	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$107,603	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$13,474	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$1,642	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$12,576	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$15,651	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$1,425	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$9,466	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$54,234	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$53,369	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8	Income from several small donations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16	Expenses include fund raiser expenses, office operating expenses and member meeting expenses.
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31)	Raise money and distribute to those in need 28 - Money to Parade of Checks. Benefits programs such as Leader Dog, Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Wisconsin Lions Camp, Hearing Fund, Lions Disaster Fund $27,211 29 - Maintain Community Center as well as pay all bills. The Community Center is used by various community groups (free of charge) as well as rented to various individuals of the community for functions such as birthday parties, graduation parties, etc. $12,328 30 - Participation in community functions free of charge including a Halloween party, Easter Egg Hunt, and a booth serving hot dogs and soda at the National Night Out. $8,679 TOTAL $48,277 31- Line 31 - We put our "Little Joe" Train in a number of parades, we transport eye tissue two months out of the year, we have a canoe outing for visually impaired individuals (BOLD), we donate to the Special Olympics Basketball Tournament, we purchase livestock from the Waukesha County fair from a child who lives in the Big Bend-Vernon community, we send an individual to Badger Camp each year, we sponsor two individuals to attend KODA camp and we gave two $2,000 scholarships to high school students who live in the Big Bend Vernon community, we do eye screening at several area elementary schools and at the Wisconsin State Fair , we sponsor one or two Eagle Scout projects each year and we donate to several local food banks.