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Mount Prospect Lions Charities INC

Tax-deductible

Mt Prospect, IL501(c)(3)Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 20-8765883Revenue $123K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmplions.orgPo Box 332, 60056-0332 · Mt Prospect, ILTax-exempt since Nov 2007Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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To support the charitable and educational activities of the Mount Prospect Lions club.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$123K
+231% vs prior year
Spent
$102K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$253K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$123K
FY2025▲ +231%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$71K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$123K
Expenses
$102K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$50K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$88K
FY2025$102K
Net assets
$253K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$191K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$232K
FY2025$253K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $83K Fundraising 19% · $19K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Fahey
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Otto
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Ward
3rd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Putra
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds charitable and educational projects for the Mount Prospect Lions Club.

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1 program · $83K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly, or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract. The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly, or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.

$83Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $122K · 2023–2024
Various Organizations Under 5000FY2024$56,370
Hunger Resource NetworkIL · FY2024$5,000
Mt Prospect Park DistrictFY2024$5,000
Various Organizations Under 5000FY2023$50,187
Mt Prospect Park DistrictFY2023$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$123K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$102K
Ln 25
Programscol B$83K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$253K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Total revenueLn 12$123K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$253K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$253K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K$253K
Total assetsLn 16$232K$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$232K$253K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$66K$66K
Accounting feesLn 11c$900$900
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$15K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$102K$83K$0$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $123K$102K$21K$253K 990 PDF
FY2024 $37K$88K−$51K$232K 990 PDF
FY2023 $296K$203K$93K$283K 990 PDF
FY2022 $271K$272K−$897$190K 990 PDF
FY2021 $71K$50K$22K$191K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $122,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,713$53,167
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,702$8,894
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,396$60,572
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $37,019$122,633
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $55,187$66,370
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,110$35,629
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $88,297$101,999
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,278$20,634
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $122,633 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $29,722 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,445$23,445
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,894$8,894
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $60,572$60,572
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,061 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60,572$122,633
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $101,999 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $66,370$66,370
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $900$900
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,497 · Fundraising $19,232$34,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $82,767 · Management $0 · Fundraising $19,232$101,999
Part X · Balance sheet $252,501 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $231,867$252,501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $231,867$252,501
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $231,867$252,501
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $231,867$252,501
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $252,501 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$122,633
XI-2 Total expenses$101,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,634
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$231,867
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$252,501

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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