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BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $130K · expenses $96K · assets $145K

EIN
39-6076249
Address
PO BOX 363, BIG BEND, WI 53103-0363
Website
bigbendvernonlions.com
NTEE code
S80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

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 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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 19 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

19 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mary DeGrave President2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Gary Finch 1st Vice President2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Lewandowski Secretary2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Gerald Louward Treasurer2020-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Mike James Director2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Carl Glassman Director2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Doug Lewandowski Director2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jeff Meyer Director2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Steve Pautz Officer2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Patti King Officer2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kevin King Director2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Louward (former) President2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Peter Tocco (former) Officer2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Thomas Walden (former) President2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Donald Walsh Jr (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Gary Wilde (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Dan DeGrave (former) Director2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Lulie Krey (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Laurie Parr (former) President2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary DeGrave President5 $0-$0 $01
Gary Finch 1st Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lewandowski Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Gerald Louward Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Mike James Director2 $0-$0 $01
Carl Glassman Director2 $0-$0 $01
Doug Lewandowski Director2 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Meyer Director2 $0-$0 $01
Steve Pautz Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Patti King Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Kevin King Director2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Louward President5 $0-$0 $01
Mary DeGrave 1st Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Gary Finch 3rd Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lewandowski Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Gerald Louward Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Mike James Director2 $0-$0 $01
Carl Glassman Director2 $0-$0 $01
Doug Lewandowski Director2 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Meyer Director2 $0-$0 $01
Peter Tocco Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Steve Pautz Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Patti King Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Kevin King Director2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Louward President5 $0-$0 $01
Mary DeGrave 1st Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Gary Finch 3rd Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lewandowski Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Gerald Louward Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Mike James Director2 $0-$0 $01
Carl Glassman Director2 $0-$0 $01
Doug Lewandowski Director2 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Meyer Director2 $0-$0 $01
Peter Tocco Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Steve Pautz Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Patti King Officer2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Thomas Walden President1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Louward 1st Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lewandowski Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Gerald Louward Treasurer4 $0-$0 $01
Kevin King Director1 $0-$0 $01
Steve Pautz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Donald Walsh Jr Director1 $0-$0 $01
Gary Wilde Director1 $0-$0 $01
Dan DeGrave Director2 $0-$0 $01
Lulie Krey Director1 $0-$0 $01
Mike James Director1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Laurie Parr President0 $0-$0 $01
Thomas Walden 1st Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lewandowski Secretary20 $0-$0 $01
Gerald Louward Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Kevin King Director0 $0-$0 $01
Steve Pautz Director0 $0-$0 $01
Donald Walsh Jr Director0 $0-$0 $01
Gary Wilde Director0 $0-$0 $01
Dan DeGrave Director0 $0-$0 $01
Lulie Krey Director0 $0-$0 $01
Mike James Director0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,766$95,695 $145,164$145,164 $19,422$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$115,462$97,591 $111,093$111,093 $18,295$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,988$91,204 $93,222$93,222 $12,827$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,805$66,795 $96,438$96,438 $11,775$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,790$42,766 $83,428$83,428 $7,021$0 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $435 in all, tax years 2016 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
BAIRD FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB” 2016-2017, 2024-2025 4$170 2025$50
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HARLEY DAVIDSON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Big Bend Vernon Lions Club Inc” 2020 1$156 2020$156
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC” 2022-2023 2$109 2023$65
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $95,695 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $58,176
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $60,801 63.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $22,237 23.2%
Benefits paid to members $12,247 12.8%
Printing, publications, postage $410 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$58,176reported apart
Total$95,695100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $97,591 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $56,773
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $70,093 71.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,218 15.6%
Benefits paid to members $11,176 11.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,104 1.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$56,773reported apart
Total$97,591100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $91,204 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $60,568
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,664 70.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,506 15.9%
Benefits paid to members $11,708 12.8%
Printing, publications, postage $326 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$60,568reported apart
Total$91,204100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $66,795 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $54,234
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,367 63.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,387 18.5%
Benefits paid to members $11,712 17.5%
Printing, publications, postage $329 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$54,234reported apart
Total$66,795100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $42,766 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $76,781
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,881 67.5%
Benefits paid to members $10,086 23.6%
Printing, publications, postage $3,799 8.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$76,781reported apart
Total$42,766100%

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