Terryville Lions Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811638937
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Terryville, CT, USA
Phone
8605896028
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$672,959
Expenses
$519,733
Assets
$2,102,418
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARBARA ROCKWELL (THIRD VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BRIAN LUBA (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTINE DONALDSON (PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN ZAGURSKI (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KEVIN LAFLAND (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BARBARA ROCKWELL (THIRD VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BECKY LYMAN (TREASURER)
  • BILL PIROG (DIRECTOR)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Provide funds for sight related projects and research; distribute funds to community organizations, projects, and the less fortunate; donate funds to local youth organization; and support local, regional, and national charitable organizations.

What it reported doing in 2024

These donations are for research designed to eradicate preventable blindness, improve treatment of blindness procedures, and provide devices to persons of low vision. Community: these donations are examples of the terryville lions club's commitment to its community. These donations are for various community events, including an easter egg hunt, eye work for the needy, donations to public health, etc. This includes the organization's annual christmas distribution to needy families (approximately 45-55) who receive baskets of food, as well as winter clothing and toys for children. Youth: these donations display the organization's commitment to the youth of the town. Scholarship awards are designed to help high school seniors further their education. The organization screens all applicants and makes awards based on academics, community service, and financial need. Donations and sponsoring teams in youth athletic leagues provide and extend opportunities for more children to participate. Donations: to charitable organizations such as red cross, ymca, jdrf, ct hospice, salvation army, st. Vincent depaul, et al.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.3%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 83.3%; rating input score 83
  • 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; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.05; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.3% of revenue deployed · 83.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $433K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.