WESTMONT LIONS FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $43K · expenses $66K · assets $119K
- EIN
- 47-3536766
- Address
- 55 E RICHMOND ST, WESTMONT, IL 60559-1849
- NTEE code
- T50
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2018 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2018 IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Rick Martin (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Charitable Scholarships to High School Seniors 5th graders Winter Jackets Warming Project Food Insecurity Program School Supplies Program General Financial Support for Board Approved Cause upon Review Glasses and Hearing Aids Donations Program Angel Tree Christmas Gifts Program
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
13 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | President | 2019-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Daniel Buczkowski | Treasurer | 2019-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stella Qualizza | Secratary | 2019-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert Fleck | Director | 2019-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Karesh | Director | 2023-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Larry Forrsburg | Director | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dee Kaempen | Director | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sandy Sadler | Director | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joann Farley | Director | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Larry Forsberg (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dee Keampen (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jim Addington (former) | Secratery | 2019 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Svitak (former) | Director | 2019 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stella Qualizza | Secratary | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Buczkowski | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Fleck | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Karesh | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Larry Forrsburg | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dee Kaempen | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sandy Sadler | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joann Farley | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Buczkowski | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stella Qualizza | Secratary | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Fleck | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Larry Forsberg | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Karesh | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dee Keampen | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stella Qualizza | Secratary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Buczkowski | Treasures | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Fleck | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Larry Forsberg | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dee Keampen | director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Karesh | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | President | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Buczkowski | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stella Qualizza | Secratary | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Buczkowski | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | President | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stella Qualizza | Secratary | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL BUCZKOWSKI | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JIM ADDINGTON | Secratery | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT FLECK | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS SVITAK | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STELLA QUALIZZA | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RICK MARTIN | President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $42,601 | $65,567 | $119,130 | $119,130 | $109,783 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $74,945 | $37,269 | $142,096 | $142,096 | $115,013 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $52,805 | $41,827 | $104,420 | $104,420 | $94,688 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $54,998 | $14,783 | $93,442 | $93,442 | $60,148 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $84,804 | $59,093 | $53,227 | $53,227 | $39,779 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $26,798 | $5,597 | $0 | $21,201 | $48,148 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $22,818 in all, tax years 2021 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2022, 2024 | 3 | $22,790 | 2024 | $5,225 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “WESTMONT LIONS FOUNDATION” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $28 | 2023 | $23 | show |
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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 · $65,567 spent · pay $0 · grants $59,738 · events $67,182
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $59,738 | 91.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,797 | 8.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $32 | 0.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $67,182 | reported apart |
| Total | $65,567 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $37,269 spent · pay $0 · grants $37,269 · events $40,068
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $37,269 | 100.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $40,068 | reported apart |
| Total | $37,269 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $41,827 spent · pay $0 · grants $23,580 · events $41,883
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $23,580 | 56.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $18,247 | 43.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $41,883 | reported apart |
| Total | $41,827 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $14,783 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,789 · events $53,644
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $11,789 | 79.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,994 | 20.3% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $53,644 | reported apart |
| Total | $14,783 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $59,093 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $59,093 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $59,093 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $5,597 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,675 · events $30,118
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $3,675 | 65.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,922 | 34.3% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $30,118 | reported apart |
| Total | $5,597 | 100% |
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