LAINEY BUG FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $152K · expenses $1K · assets $151K

EIN
39-2652253
Address
19550 FICKER LN, STE GENEVIEVE, MO 63670-7902
NTEE code
E86
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
Ruling date
July 2025 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Cross-check
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Mission

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES DEALING WITH CHILDHOOD ILLNESS IN STE GENEVIEVE COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Kassey Schmelzle PRESIDENT2025 1 $0 reported 1
Drew Schmelzle VICE PRESIDE2025 1 $0 reported 1
Samantha Kertz TREASURER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kevin Flieg SECRETARY2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KASSEY SCHMELZLE PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
DREW SCHMELZLE VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
SAMANTHA KERTZ TREASURER1 $0-- $01
KEVIN FLIEG SECRETARY1 $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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,500$1,140 $151,360$151,360 $152,500- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $1,140 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,105 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,105 96.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35 3.1%
Total$1,140100%

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