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LIONS ROAR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
LIONS ROAR FOUNDATION (EIN 98-0549367)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-19
IRS object ID
202003249349300310
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,333,441CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,495,092CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,678,244CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,701,333CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,577,550CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,785,660TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,364,640CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,560,714CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,771,133CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,795,437CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,743,074CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,234,998TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$65,470CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$225,470TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$65,470CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$225,470TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$8,009,528PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$39,084CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,305CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,960CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$123,911TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$640,737CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$625,896CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$599,739CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$561,314CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$473,446CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,901,132TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$679,821CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$668,201CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$639,635CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$563,274CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$474,112CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,025,043TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,341CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,732CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,107CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,582CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,023CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$96,785TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,061,802CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,246,647CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,432,875CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,369,293CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,246,209CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,356,826TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.70530PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.69340PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.26640InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.27970InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,661OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,661DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$221,508OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$190,708DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,800BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$30,800TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Network advance sales$4,795
Payroll liabilities$14,311
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$19,106TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCanadaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee34EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram and FundraisingTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedMagazine publicationSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$568,751RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees34SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee34TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$568,751SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$568,751TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderThe Foundation is authorized to establish one class of members with all of the rights, privileges and responsibilities required by the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and any other such rights, privileges or responsibilities as may be set out in the By-laws of the Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyAnnual Meetings - Subject to the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, the board shall call, at such date and time as it determines, an annual meeting of members for the purpose of considering the financial statements and reports of the Foundation pursuant to the Act, electing directors, appointing the auditor and transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.Proposals Nominating Directors at Annual Membersb
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersNone other than described above.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Form 990 is prepared by the Foundation's US accountant, working with the Foundation's finance staff. The completed form is reviewed by the CEO, who submits it to the Board of Directors for approval. The Board approves the filing, and authorizes the finance director to sign the form and submit it to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesThe Foundation's policy is that compensation levels for all staff will be determined by a committee of independent members of the board, who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangements. Compensation decisions will be based on the compensation levels of similar positions at similarly situated organizations, and the decisions of the compensation committee will be documented. This policy was adopted by the Board on October 22, 2008.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe Foundation makes its governing policy documents, policies and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesForeign exchange rate fluctuations = $16722