International Association of Lions Clubs

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237264787
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
West Branch, IA, USA
Phone
7123044597
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$77,235
Expenses
$28,891
Assets
$101,699

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Craig Verlo (President)
  • Kent Kaufman (1st Vice President)
  • Sherry Kolpin (2nd Vice President)
  • Terry O'Neil (3rd Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Craig Verlo (President)
  • Kent Kaufman (1st Vice President)
  • Sherry Kolpin (2nd Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To serve the community of West Branch and support the missions of Lions Club International and the Iowa Lions Foundation. This two year project is the largest goal for our fundraising for the 2024-2025 year as well as for the 2025-2026 year. Our Volunteer hours totaled 2472 and people served totaled 10,912. These numbers reflect many activities that are service oriented- work for school events, 2 community celebrations, building ADA ramps, veterans recognitions, first responders recognitions, a kids' bike safety program, donations to and collections for food pantries, screen preschoolers for eye disease, host adult recreation.

What it reported doing in 2024

The West Branch Lions made over 40 grants to community and regional entities including camps to help kids deal with chronic disease, school activities, food pantries, ADA ramp supplies, historical preservation, first responder supplies, meals for kids, holiday gifts for needy families, community celebrations, library materials, Veterans recognition, and recreation for fitness for all ages. We are working to build 3 pickle ball courts in conjunction with the City of West Branch which will become the property of the City for the purpose of recreation and fitness. This two year project is the largest goal for our fundraising for the 2024-2025 year as well as for the 2025-2026 year. Our Volunteer hours totaled 2472 and people served totaled 10,912. These numbers reflect many activities that are service oriented- work for school events, 2 community celebrations, building ADA ramps, veterans recognitions, first responders recognitions, a kids' bike safety program, donations to and collections for food pantries, screen preschoolers for eye disease, hosting adult recreational activities, and putting up American flags for holidays

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 76% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 44
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.7%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: 71.5%; rating input score 71

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 62.6%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.52; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.7% of revenue deployed · 71.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.