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Lawrence Restaurant Association

Tax-deductible

Lawrence, KS501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 85-0521042Revenue $39K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlawrencerestaurantassociation.comPo Box 402, 66044-0402 · Lawrence, KSTax-exempt since Sep 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Lawrence Restaurant Association (lra) is an assembly of commercial Restaurant owners, executive chefs and hospitality industry professionals who work together for the benefit of Lawrence, KS and douglas county, KS. Lra aims to support hospitality industry workers, our community, economy and environment within douglas county, KS through funds, grants and community support programs. Lra was founded in 2017 with principal fundraising activities beginning in 2020. The hospitality workers relief fund (relief fund) was established by lra in 2020 to provide direct aid to unemployed and underemployed service industry workers as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. Lra intends to maintain the relief fund beyond the resolution of the pandemic to provide emergency aid to hospitality workers experiencing unforeseen financial hardships in addition to other community support causes such as hunger relief, food waste reduction and future programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ 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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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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 131% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$39K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$37K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$39K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$38K
FY2022$18K
FY2023$21K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$39K
Expenses
$37K
FY2025▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$159K
FY2022$23K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$37K
Net assets
$19K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$15K
FY2022$11K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$18K
FY2025$19K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2022.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $32K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Codi Bates
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Holt
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Klien
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Zernickow
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Wagner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regan Pillar
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

Supports hospitality workers and the local economy through grants and community programs.

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1 program · $4K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

COVID19 related FUNDS/DONATIONS and supplies distributed to lawrence area restaurants

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
United Way of Douglas County INCFY2020$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$39K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Money outPt IX
$37K
Ln 25
Programscol B$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Total revenueLn 12$39K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $39K$37K$1K$19K 990 PDF
FY2024 $28K$18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $21K$11K 990 PDF
FY2022 $18K$23K−$4K$11K 990 PDF
FY2021 $38K$159K−$121K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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

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