Washington Lions Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383065066
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Washington, MI, USA
Phone
5867810300
Rating
52
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$60,628
Expenses
$94,565
Assets
$63,535

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLEY THOM (PRESIDENT)
  • GEORGE MONTE (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN DOYCHICH (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHARLEY THOM (PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES BANASZEK (SECRETARY)
  • JOHN ANDERSON (TREASURER)

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

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What it reported doing in 2024

The lions clubs internationals primary purpose is serving and advocating for the blind and the visually impaired. It is dedicated to helping prevent avoidable blindness and improving the quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired. In addition to sight programs, lions clubs provide services for youth and the local community, work to improve the environment, build homes for the disabled, support diabetes education, conduct hearing programs, and, through its foundation, provide disaster relief around the world.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 70% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 33
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 37.7%; rating input score 38
  • Program expense ratio: 24.1%; rating input score 24

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -56%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 36; 36th 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: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 37.7% of revenue deployed · 24.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $23K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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 38/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.