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International Association of Lions Clubs

EIN 43-0836997 · Jefferson Cty, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EYE AND AUDITORY SERVICES;TO EMPOWER VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES, MEET HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, ENCOURAGE PEACE AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING THROUGH LIONS CLUBS.

Income
$161,083
Spending
$111,741
Highest pay
$19,800, secr./treas.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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, 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 (6)
  1. LIONS INTERNATIONAL OF MISSOURI PROVIDES FREE AUDITORY SERVICES TO THE DISADVANTAGED. ACTIVITIES INVOLVE BOTH HEARING CONSERVATION AND ASSISTANCE TO THE DEAF. HEARING AIDS WERE PURCHASED FOR 1 INDIVIDUAL THIS YEAR.
  2. LIONS INTERNATIONAL OF MISSOURI SUPPORTS THE MISSOURI LIONS EYE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (MLERF) DBA SAVING SIGHT. SAVING SIGHT CARRIES ON RESEARCH AND PROVIDES EYE BANKING ACTIVITIES FOR THE STATE OF MISSOURI. LIONS INTERNATIONAL OF MISSOURI ALSO SUPPORTS MISSOURI KIDSIGHT, WHICH PROVIDES EYE SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN.
  3. $7,036 spent. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES YOUTH PROGRAMS AND INTEREST IN LIONISM AMONG YOUTH IN MISSOURI.
  4. $2,633 spent. PROMOTING THE INTEREST OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI AND MISSOURI LIONISM AT THE LIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.
  5. $2,375 spent. THE STATE CONVENTION COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE PLANNING OF THE ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION AND THE EVENT ITSELF. STATE CONVENTION WAS HELD IN THE SPRING OF 2025 IN St. Louis, MISSOURI.
  6. $1,476 spent. DURING EACH OF THE DISTRICT'S COUNCIL MEETINGS, THE MEMBERS VOTE TO GIVE AMOUNTS COLLECTED DURING THE MEETING TO A SPECIFIC NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED, $359 to Youth Committee, $669 to LCIF and $500 KidSight.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1940.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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