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BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC (EIN 39-6076249)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2025-10-14
IRS object ID
202522879349200342
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-14T13:19:40-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN396076249EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBIGBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2627865305PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 363AddressLine1Txt
CityBig BendCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53103ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGerald LouwardPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2627865305PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-14SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addressbigbendvernonlions.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$187,942GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$19,422ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$14,577MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$56InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$175SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$175GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$1,540GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$115,182FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$58,176SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$58,546SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$36,990OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$129,766TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$12,247BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$22,237OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$410PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$60,801OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$95,695TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$34,071ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$111,093NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$145,164NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,093BOYAmt
EOY$145,164EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$111,093BOYAmt
EOY$145,164EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,093BOYAmt
EOY$145,164EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeRaise 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 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. 30 - Participation in community functions free of charge including a Halloween party, Spring Carnival, and a booth serving hot dogs and soda at the National Night Out.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram 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$26,409
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$17,237
Participation in community functions free of charge including a Halloween party, Spring Carnival, and a booth serving hot dogs and soda at the National Night Out.$0$3,620
31- We put our "Little Joe" Train in a number of parades, we transplant 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 at the Waukesha County Fair from a child who lives in the Big Bend/Vernon community, we send an individual to Badger Camp each year and we gave two $2,000 cholarships to high school students who live in the Big Bend/Vernon community. We do eye screening at several area elementary schools and the Wisconsin State Fair, we sponsor two to three Eagle Scout projects each year and we donate to several local food banks.$0$10,333
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$57,599TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Mary DeGrave
President5$0$0$0
Gary Finch
1st Vice President2$0$0$0
Mary Lewandowski
Secretary10$0$0$0
Gerald Louward
Treasurer20$0$0$0
Mike James
Director2$0$0$0
Carl Glassman
Director2$0$0$0
Doug Lewandowski
Director2$0$0$0
Jeff Meyer
Director2$0$0$0
Steve Pautz
Officer2$0$0$0
Patti King
Officer2$0$0$0
Kevin King
Director2$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGerald LouwardPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1S82 W21002 Fireside DrAddressLine1Txt
CityMuskegoCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP531507626ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2627865305PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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$12,578CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,085CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,952CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,577CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,829TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,775CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,827CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,340CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,842TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,977CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,027CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$137,671TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$137,671PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$123CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$90CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$341TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$90CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$341TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,877CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,839CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,067CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,078CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$138,012TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99753PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99646PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00247InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00354InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1KnuckleeheadsEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$45,744GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$627CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$45,117GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$8,220CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$418NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$8,220RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$3,428FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$517OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Golf OutingEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$33,190GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$1,288CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$31,902GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$415NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$7,194RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$6,156FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,955OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$38,903GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$740CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$38,163GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$6,730CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$1,207NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$0RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$6,087FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$7,210OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$117,837GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,655CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$115,182GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$14,950CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$2,040NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$15,414RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$15,671FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,682OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$57,757DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$57,425NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8Other Donations and Income from our members not included in dues.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Other expenses include office operating expenses, member meeting expenses and Donations to Charitable Organizations.