Laplace Lions Club Charitable Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The LaPlace Lions Club Charitable Foundation is a separate and distinct corporation organized under the laws of Louisiana. This corporation follows the general goals and ideals of Lions Club International. The Lions Club motto is We Serve and that is what we try to do in the community. The Foundation 1) sends crippled children to summer camp, 2) sponsors a cancer benefit, 3) offers free eye exams and eyeglasses for the needy, 4) offers free glaucoma screening for the general public, 5) provides food baskets to needy families during Thanksgiving and Easter, 6) offers free screening to pre-school children for eye abnormalities through Cub Site Program,7)provide scholarship safety awards to students, and 8) makes cash contributions to Lions Club International Foundation, Louisiana Lions League for Crippled Children, Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation, and other local charitable organizations.
- Income
- $63,459
- Spending
- $26,285
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 54%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2026, 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 June 30, 2026, 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 June 30, 2026, 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 (1)
- $23,148 spent. FINANCIAL AID WAS PROVIDED TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LOUISIANA LIONS EYE FOUNDATION, LOUISIANA LIONS LEAGUE FROM CRIPPLED CHILDREN CAMP, LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, AND OTHERS. FINANCIAL AID FOR EYE EXAMS AND EYEGLASSES FOR THE NEEDY, FINANCIAL AID FOR FOOD BASKETS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SERVICE AWARDS FOR STUDENTS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2026, 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 October 13, 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 June 2026.
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 January 2011.
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 October 21, 2026.
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