International Association of Lions Clubs
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
Three broad areas for our mission activities: (1) Provide community-based assistance related to clothing, food, vision/hearing issues, service animals, and educational scholarships through grants to individuals and non-profit service organizations. (2) Foster civic engagement through assistance to local community-wide events. (3) Provide support towards large-scale humanitarian challenges through grants to our parent organizations at the state and national levels.
- Income
- $20,158
- Spending
- $29,884
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 30
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- $8,000 spent. Provide college scholarships to graduates of our local high school; specifically $2,000 grants to 4 students who graduated in May 2024.
- $14,520 spent. GRANTS: (1) Community-based assistance and fostering of civic engagement; specifically: (1) Grant to a local 501c3 food pantry ($3,000); (2) Grant to several community 501c3 organizations who provide community meeting space or sport fields for residents ($1,150); (3) Grant to a community 501c3 organizations providing general assistance to vision-impaired residents ($5,000); (4) Grant to a 501c3 organization providing services to Veterans ($1,572); (5) Grant to the state Fallen FireFighter Memorial honoring a local firefighter ($150); (6) Grant to two local high school student organizations ($500); (7) Memorial grants to two animal rescue organizations ($450); (8) Grant to a community 501c3 organization for improvements to our local Park Dept Rail Trail ($500); (9) Grant to the county Meals-on-Wheels sponsoring an annual BBQ event for all of their clients ($880); NON-GRANTS: (10) Direct assistance through supplies for hosting community activities such as a halloween program, US flags along Main Street, Easter egg hunts, and a town-hall-style forum for candidates seeking town and school elected positions ($1,318).
- $4,500 spent. Contribute towards large-scale humanitarian challenges by funding assistance projects sponsored by our parent organizations at the state level (NH Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation, $4,000) and at the national level (Lions Club International Foundation $2,000).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1957.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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