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LIONS ROAR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
LIONS ROAR FOUNDATION (EIN 98-0549367)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-21
IRS object ID
201712949349300201
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$124,874CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,529CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,996CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,199CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$65,622CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$260,220TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,639,640CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,704,002CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,410,913CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,333,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,495,092CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,583,088TotalAmt

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$1,764,514CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,721,531CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,431,909CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,364,640CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,560,714CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,843,308TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$80,000TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$80,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$7,763,308PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,910CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,102CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,884CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,084CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,305CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,285TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$542,378CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$530,546CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$512,545CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$640,737CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$625,896CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,852,102TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$544,288CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$583,648CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$564,429CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$679,821CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$668,201CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,040,387TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$930CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,011CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,771CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,732CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$68,785TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,309,732CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,306,190CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,028,109CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,061,802CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,246,647CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,952,480TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.70880PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.69840PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.27760InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.26950InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$6,223OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,600DepreciationAmt
Book Value$623BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$186,696OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$161,988DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,708BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$25,331TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
HST Liabilities$244
Network advance sales$11,786
Payroll liabilities$21,393
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$33,423TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,305,387TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,305,387RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,305,387TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,269,092TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,269,092ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,269,092TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCanadaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee25EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram and FundraisingTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedMagazine publicationSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,339,726RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees25SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,339,726SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,339,726TotalSpentAmt
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 Members Meetings - Subject to the Regulations under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, any proposal may include nominations for the election of directors if the proposal is signed by not less than 5% of members entitled to vote at the meeting at which the proposal is to be presented.Special Meetings - The board of directors may at any time call a special meeting of members for the transaction of any business which may properly be brought before the members. The board of directors shall call a special general meeting of members on written requisition of members carrying not less than 5% of the voting rights.
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 DecreasesForeign exchange rate fluctuations = -$23004