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Ed Lucas Foundation INC FY2020 filing

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Union, NJ501(c)(3)Since 2011Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 45-3089288Revenue $28K in FY2020

On file with the IRStheedlucasfoundation.org2612 Hawthorne Ave, 07083-4928 · Union, NJTax-exempt since May 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To Raise Funds and Awareness for Organizations That Work With Blind and Visually Impaired Persons and Charities Benefiting Those With Other Disabilities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28K
Spent
$48K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$113K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$28K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$43K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$79K
Expenses
$48K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$45K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$92K
Net assets
$113K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$112K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$99K
FY2025$86K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2012.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $38K Management & general 22% · $11K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Allison Lucas
V/P, Treasur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Edward Lucas
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports charities helping blind, visually impaired, and disabled individuals through fundraising and awareness.

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3 programs · $25K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To assist visually impaired or other disabled students at seton hall university.

$10Kprogram expense
02

To help fund the cost of training dogs at the seeing eye.

$10Kprogram expense
03

To purchase equipment for disabled veterans at the independence fund.

$5Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Bogota Savings Bank Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 26 grants · $332K · 2020–2025
The Seeing Eye INCNJ · FY2025$25,000
The Roger Clemens FoundationTX · FY2025$10,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson Cnty INCNJ · FY2025$10,000
Seton Hall UniversityNJ · FY2025$10,000
Breakthrough T1dNY · FY2025$7,500
David Cone Foundation INCNY · FY2025$7,500
The Seeing Eye INCNJ · FY2024$30,000
Seton Hall UniversityNJ · FY2024$20,000
The Independence Fund INCNC · FY2024$15,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson Cnty INCNJ · FY2024$15,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationNY · FY2024$15,000
Brightfocus FoundationMD · FY2024$10,000
David Cone Foundation INCNY · FY2024$10,000
Center for Disability Service Holding CorporationNY · FY2024$7,500
The Seeing Eye INCNJ · FY2023$25,000
Seton Hall UniversityNJ · FY2023$15,000
CrfMA · FY2023$10,000
JdrfNY · FY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Money outPt IX
$48K
Ln 25
Programscol B$38K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$113K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Total revenueLn 12$28K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$113K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$135K$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$134K$113K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$38K$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$491$491
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$250$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$48K$38K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $79K$92K−$13K$86K 990 PDF
FY2024 $178K$153K$24K$99K 990 PDF
FY2023 $67K$104K−$36K$75K 990 PDF
FY2022 $51K$51K$570$112K 990 PDF
FY2021 $43K$45K−$2K$111K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $28K$48K−$21K$113K 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
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Part I · Summary $27,517 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,357$27,517
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,562$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $76,919$27,517
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $70,000$37,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,654$10,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $79,654$48,342
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,735−$20,825
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $27,517 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,517
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,517
VIII-12 Total revenue$27,517
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $48,342 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $37,500$37,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,425$2,425
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,061$1,061
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $491$491
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $6,615$6,615
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $250$250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,500 · Management $10,842 · Fundraising $0$48,342
Part X · Balance sheet $118,038 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,983$99,776
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$5,782
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$12,480
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $134,983$118,038
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,140$5,020
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,140$5,020
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $133,843$113,018
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $134,983$118,038
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $113,018 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,517
XI-2 Total expenses$48,342
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$133,843
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$113,018

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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