Lions International Cass City Lions Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
386111282
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Cass City, MI, USA
Phone
9898724311
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,909
Expenses
$14,226
Assets
$27,335

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DENNIS MECK (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GARY JONES (SECRETARY)
  • ERIC BROWN (TREASURER)
  • NICHOLAS SMITH (LION TAMER)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Buy eyeglasses for blind in need

What it reported doing in 2025

Lions buys eyeglasses, white canes, etc., for the blind & those in need who may not be able to afford items independently

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 77% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.2%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 74.1%; rating input score 74

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 40.5%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.92; rating input score 64; 64th 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: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.2% of revenue deployed · 74.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $11K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.