Friends of Lucas County Children Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Friends of Lucas County Children Services ("Friends of LCCS") is an organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of children and families served by Lucas County Children Services ("LCCS") and committed to generating community awareness of the need for more foster and adoptive homes. Friends of LCCS, consisting entirely of volunteers, fulfills this mission by soliciting donations and recruiting volunteers to help sponsor and provide enrichment activities and experiences for the children and families. The organization strives to provide the positive and memorable childhood experiences that every child deserves to have. The organization's activities also serve to uplift the foster parents, relative caregivers, and caseworkers, by showing them how much they are appreciated and by providing them with the opportunities to interact and gain support from each other.
- Income
- $32,911
- Spending
- $47,173
- Reserves
- 47.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (14)
- $8,105 spent. Backpack Project. Purchased and assembled over 900 backpacks filled with school supplies to give to children under the care and protection of LCCS so that they could start the school year well equipped and ready to learn.
- $7,369 spent. Duffle Bag Project. Purchased and assembled 500 duffle bags filled with hygiene products to be given to teens removed from their homes and living in foster care and to homeless teens.
- $6,350 spent. Bicycle Build. Purchased 65 bicycles to be assembled at volunteer event for children under the care and protection of LCCS for Christmas.
- $4,475 spent. Holiday Party toys and gift cards. Provided toys and gift cards for the 400 children who attended the LCCS Holiday party for the children on the LCCS caseload.
- $3,309 spent. Trunk or Treat Event. Provided candy and equipment for LCCS Community wide Trunk or Treat event to benefit children living in central Toledo. Over 2,000 children attended the event.
- $3,000 spent. Weekend Snack Packs for the children on the Lucas County Children Services caseload. Purpose of the program is to make sure the children have food over the weekend. 800 children benefited from this program.
- $2,642 spent. Foster Parent Recruitment. Sponsored several events to promote the need for foster parents.
- $2,150 spent. Foster and Relative Caregiver Appreciation. Provided gift cards and luncheons to foster parents and relative caregivers.
- $1,854 spent. Birthday Cakes. Paid for 206 personalized birthday cakes for children in foster or relative care and on the LCCS agency caseload.
- $985 spent. Graduation Party. Sponsored high school graduation party and gifts for 21 teens in foster care.
- $956 spent. Caseworker Appreciation. Provided lunch and treats for 200 caseworkers and support staff; provided refreshments for holiday party along with raffle prizes.
- $645 spent. Family Visits toys and treats. Provided toys, books and treats to Family Visits department benefiting families trying to achieve family reunification.
- $641 spent. LCCS Adoption Day Celebration Party and gifts for 4 families adopting children through LCCS. Included food and other refreshments for party, gift cards, and decorations.
- $250 spent. Paid for supplies to build playhouse for a child in foster care.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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