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LEWES IN BLOOM INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $262K · expenses $169K · assets $376K

EIN
30-1397481
Address
PO BOX 308, LEWES, DE 19958-0308
Website
LEWESINBLOOM.ORG
NTEE code
C42
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2024
Cross-check
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Mission

THE PURPOSE OF LEWES IN BLOOM, AS DIRECTED BY THEIR BOARD OF ADVISORS, IS TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE BEAUTIFICATION OF LEWES PUBLIC GARDENS AND PARKS THROUGH CITIZEN VOLUNTEERISM, THUS HELPING TO RELIEVE THE CITY OF LEWES OF THIS TASK, THEREBY INSPIRING COMMUNITY SPIRIT. THE GOALS OF LEWES IN BLOOM ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED AS A RELIABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITITES FOR INTERESTED PARTIES TOENHANCE THE CITY LANDSCAPE, PROVIDE OPPORTITIES FOR VOLUNTEERISM, AND EDUATION FOR THE MEMBERSHIP, AS WELL AS SUPPORTERS OF THE LEWES COMMUNITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
William Adelman MEMBER AT LA2024 20 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Deemedio MEMBER AT LA2024 5 $0 reported 1
Rosemary Ewing MEMBER AT LA2024 5 $0 reported 1
Mary Ruffalo MEMBER AT LA2024 5 $0 reported 1
Deborah Cebula CO-CHAIR2024 5 $0 reported 1
Bonnie Mahr CORR. SECRET2024 1 $0 reported 1
John Roecker CO-CHAIR2024 20 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Stearns SECRETARY2024 2 $0 reported 1
Patricia Swindell TREASURER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Edward Zygmonski CO-CHAIR2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 500 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM ADELMAN MEMBER AT LA20 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA DEEMEDIO MEMBER AT LA5 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY EWING MEMBER AT LA5 $0$0$0 $01
MARY RUFFALO MEMBER AT LA5 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH CEBULA CO-CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
BONNIE MAHR CORR. SECRET1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN ROECKER CO-CHAIR20 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA STEARNS SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA SWINDELL TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
EDWARD ZYGMONSKI CO-CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$262,303$169,343 $376,451$376,451 $40,565$43,500 -0500

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $500 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE MA-RAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LEWES IN BLOOM INC” 2024 1$500 2024$500
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2024 · Form 990 · $169,343 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)HORTICULTURE EXPENSE $84,204$84,204-- 49.7%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES - FUNDRAISING $38,360--$38,360 22.7%
Other (as described)WREATH SALE EXPENSE - FUN $20,202--$20,202 11.9%
All other expenses $14,387$7,065$7,252$70 8.5%
Other (as described)SOCIALS $6,657$6,657-- 3.9%
Payments to affiliates $2,129$2,129-- 1.3%
Insurance $1,779-$1,779- 1.1%
Office expenses $1,530-$1,530- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $95-$95- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $172,832-reported apart
Total$169,343100%

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