Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2021.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
20 people listed on the 990.
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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
Supports law enforcement to improve community relations and public safety.
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Police recognition- the lens foundation supports the officers and staff and their families of the charleston police department by sponsoring morale-boosting initiatives that show the community's appreciation for all that they do.
Community events- the lens foundation hosts community events so that youth and families may engage in relationship-building activities with charleston police department officers and staff to encourage and enhance mutual respect. Multiple events were hosted or sponsored in 2024.
Community programs- the lens foundation provides financial and volunteer support to programs operated by the charleston police department's community outreach division, or operated by other community organizations in partnership with the charleston police department.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $230K | $279K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $226K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $233K | $520K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $7K | $3K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $226K | $517K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $35K | $35K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $51K | $51K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $4K | $4K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $36K | $36K | $400 | |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $52K | $52K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $381 | $381 | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1K | $1K | $363 | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $6K | $2K | $4K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $22K | $10K | $7K | $4K |
| TravelLn 17 | $474 | $48 | $426 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $257K | $257K | $225 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $468K | $356K | $51K | $61K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $549K | $468K | $81K | $517K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $279K | $376K | −$97K | $226K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $405K | $237K | $169K | $323K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $228K | $74K | $154K | $154K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $0 | −$20K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $548,979 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $548,979 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $467,796 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $520,115 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $517,059 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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