International Association of Lions

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
616034830
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2009
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2009
Location
Winchester, KY, USA
Phone
8597449625
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$28,104
Expenses
$197,256
Assets
$185,140

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support the community through community service specifically working towards ending preventable blindness, supporting local charities and educational programs, and providing financial assistance to local high school students seeking college educations.

What it reported doing in 2009

To provide eyeglasses and eye surgeries for the needy, school eye exams, and support the lions eye foundations

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 98% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 42.5%; rating input score 42

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -601.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 42.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $84K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.