FLORIDA LIONS FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC

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Plain text FLORIDA LIONS FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2018–2024. https://furp.org/org/florida-lions-foundation-for-the-blind-inc-591052971. Retrieved 2026-11-12.

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Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2018–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $598K · expenses $546K · assets $16.9M

Also known as
INC
EIN
59-1052971
Address
256 5TH ST NW, LARGO, FL 33770-3319
Website
FLORIDALIONSFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
P20 Human Service Organizations (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated January 15, 2017 after an automatic revocation on September 15, 2010 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Anita Mchenry EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASU2018-2024 $0$30,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Kenneth Engstrom (former) 2ND VICE PRESIDENT2020-2021 1 $0 reported 3
Luis Olarte (former) PRESIDENT2020-2021 1 $0 reported 5
Diane Melnick (former) 1ST VICE PRESIDENT2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Vivian Henegaar (former) RECORDING SECRETARY2021 1 $0 reported 1
Vivian Henegar (former) RECORDING SECRETARY2020 1 $0 reported 2
Norma Callahan (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 4
Mary Pezzo (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
A Geoffery Wade (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Roger Messer (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANITA MCHENRY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASU40 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANITA MCHENRY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASU40 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANITA MCHENRY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASU40 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANITA MCHENRY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASU40 $0-$0 $01
LUIS OLARTE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $05
DIANE MELNICK 1ST VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KENNETH ENGSTROM 2ND VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $03
VIVIAN HENEGAAR RECORDING SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANITA MCHENRY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASU40 $0-$0 $01
LUIS OLARTE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $05
DIANE MELNICK 1ST VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KENNETH ENGSTROM 2ND VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $03
VIVIAN HENEGAR RECORDING SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
MARY PEZZO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
A GEOFFERY WADE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROGER MESSER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
NORMA CALLAHAN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $04
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANITA MCHENRY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASU40 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANITA MCHENRY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASURER40 $30,000-$0 $30,0001

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $15K
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $5K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $5K
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $5K
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $15K
2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $33K
2018 · 6 grants to organizations · $49K

Listed grants add up to $49,340; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $45,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2018 · 4 contributors · $63K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 BEVERLY KRUGER ESTATE Organization or other VENICE, FL $42,680- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
3 FORT MYERS BEACH LIONS FOUNDATION INC Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other FORT MYERS BEACH, FL $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
1 SANIBEL-CAPTIVA LIONS CHARITIES INC Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other SANIBEL ISLAND, FL $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
4 ST PETERSBURG LIONS CLUB SIGHT FUND Fuzzy 0.62 Organization or other ST PETERSBURG, FL $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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 990PF period ending 2025-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$597,778$545,924 $16,912,334$16,893,569 $80,327- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,771$476,402 $16,031,136$16,016,136 $131,154- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$802,212$562,155 $14,721,985$14,692,035 $99,872- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$518,174$571,770 $15,290,473$15,276,973 $95,632- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,109,661$682,236 $16,783,694$16,772,194 $124,259- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$384,043$972,378 $14,263,751$14,252,251 $146,946- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$684,785$618,399 $13,964,604$13,954,292 $174,617- $30,000--

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,950 in all, tax years 2022 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
ARLINGTON LIONS FOUNDATION INC $15,5003 $5,0002024 2022-2024 Public charity Exact
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ST PETERSBURG LIONS FOUNDATION INC $5,4501 $5,4502024 2024 Public charity Exact
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $2,114,48172 35DAF sponsor2016–2024 OPERATION RECOVERY INC; STELLA FOUNDATION; MOHANJI FOUNDATION INC; BONITA SPRINGS ASSISTANCE OFFICE INC and 31 more
TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $1,030,7309 4DAF sponsor2012–2023 OPERATION RECOVERY INC; OKLAHOMA CARING FOUNDATION INC; THE MARSHALL COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC; FOUR CORNERS FOUNDATION INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $983,34513 6DAF sponsor2020–2024 MARVELOUS WAYS INTERNATIONAL INC; OPERATION RECOVERY INC; HAND UP FOUNDATION; BROADWAY FOR ARTS EDUCATION INC and 2 more
CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $666,6355 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 HOPE FOR THE INNER CITY INC
DOW COMPANY FOUNDATION $655,0004 1Private foundation2021–2024 GREAT LAKES BAY FOUNDATION
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA $522,76410 4DAF sponsor2022–2024 OPERATION MOTORSPORT PROGRAM FOUNDATION INC; MIRA USA INC; DANIEL CARL TORSCH FOUNDATION INC; MARION COUNTY VETERANS HELPING VETERANS INC
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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.

2024 · Form 990PF · $545,924 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $5,879
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $481,735 88.2%
Fees: other professional $23,000 4.2%
Fees: accounting $15,613 2.9%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $15,000 2.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $5,879 1.1%
Taxes $4,697 0.9%
Total$545,924100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $476,402 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $4,675
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $441,656 92.7%
Fees: accounting $15,405 3.2%
Taxes $9,482 2.0%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,000 1.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,675 1.0%
Printing and publications $184 0.0%
Total$476,402100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $562,155 spent · pay $811 · grants $5,000 · events $2,376
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $532,080 94.7%
Fees: accounting $16,442 2.9%
Taxes $5,117 0.9%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,000 0.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,376 0.4%
Other salaries and wages $811 0.1%
Printing and publications $329 0.1%
Total$562,155100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $571,770 spent · pay $15,486 · grants $5,000 · events $5,248
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $518,771 90.7%
Other salaries and wages $15,486 2.7%
Taxes $13,699 2.4%
Fees: accounting $13,046 2.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $5,248 0.9%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,000 0.9%
Printing and publications $520 0.1%
Total$571,770100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $682,236 spent · pay $6,600 · grants $15,000 · events $3,456
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $635,475 93.1%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $15,000 2.2%
Fees: accounting $13,078 1.9%
Taxes $8,627 1.3%
Other salaries and wages $6,600 1.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,456 0.5%
Total$682,236100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $972,378 spent · pay $6,177 · grants $33,000 · events $4,285
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $905,358 93.1%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $33,000 3.4%
Fees: accounting $13,489 1.4%
Taxes $9,183 0.9%
Other salaries and wages $6,177 0.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,285 0.4%
Printing and publications $886 0.1%
Total$972,378100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $618,399 spent · pay $42,435 · grants $45,000 · events $4,616
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $482,388 78.0%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $45,000 7.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $30,000 4.9%
Fees: accounting $28,500 4.6%
Taxes $13,827 2.2%
Other salaries and wages $12,435 2.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,616 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $819 0.1%
Fees: other professional $715 0.1%
Printing and publications $99 0.0%
Total$618,399100%

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