Duluth Lions Club Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Form 990-EZ Part III Primary Exempt Purpose See Schedule O
- Income
- $83,364
- Spending
- $41,743
- Reserves
- 46.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 49%
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 (3)
- Sight Hearing and Childhood Cancer The Duluth Lions Club Foundation provides funding and services to individuals and organizations for a variety of reasons based on need Specific examples of funding or services includes providing vision screening to adults and children and providing funding for hearing devices Grants to the Lighthouse Center for Vital Living and several sight hearing and childhood cancer research foundations totaling 21765
- Youth Environmental and Service Duluth Lions members provide volunteer support for various local projects and events benefiting kids including Grandmas Whipper Snapper races Bentleyville Tour of Lights Salvation Army food and gift distribution Chester Bowl ski races collection of soft plastic for recycling assembling snack packs and procuring food and supplies for the Ronald McDonald House Recycled over 3000 pounds of soft plastic which earned the organization 2 benches from Trex which were donated to a youth baseball field and a church Grants totaled 8818
- Diabetes The Foundation provides grants to the healthcare access office and a clinic in Haiti for diabetes supplies for patient care and grants for research to the Lions Diabetes Foundation and the Spring Point Project Grants totaled 7975
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 July 2017.
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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