Lions International Oklahoma City Downtown

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
730328085
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Phone
4058420212
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$200,039
Expenses
$1,103,835
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DALE SWIGGETT (PRESIDENT)
  • PAMELA WRIGHT (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • GUS GUDMUNSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • RHONDA SPLITT (SECRETARY / ADMIN ASST): $19,200 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Lions club of Oklahoma city, downtown mission is to promote the betterment of the Oklahoma city community. Our club sponsors events for special needs teenagers and supports the Oklahoma lions eye bank, Oklahoma lions boys ranch and other charitable organizations serving sight impaired persons.

What it reported doing in 2019

Donations to various organizations prior to disbanding of lions club of Oklahoma city, downtown due to covid-19 pandemic.Oklahoma city metro tech stem scholarships $ 6,000team hoyt - disabled athletic wheel chairs $ 7,000lake thunderbird foundation-disabled children fishing event $ 1,000red andrews community christmas dinner event $ 2,000kirkpatrick bank - leukemia society donation $ 2,000operation rudolph - christmas event for disadvantaged children $ 750western heights high school - junior naval rotc $ 3,000new view of Oklahoma - support for work with the blind $ 3,000skyline urban ministry - support for providng eyeglasses for poor $ 6,000lions meadows of hope - foster care annual pledge $ 1,000sponsorship of 4 holiday themed parties for special needs people $ 4,548 _______total $36,298 =======

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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 voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 10
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.6%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -451.8%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 77.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -26.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $19K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2015 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 15 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 13 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.