LIONS LIGHT INTERNATIONAL INC

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $18K · expenses $26K · assets $16K

EIN
82-1909485
Address
23718 SORESINA, LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653-1835
Website
WWW.LIONSLIGHTINTERNATIONAL.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2018 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
LORI J MEDINA (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Lori J Medina President2017-2023 30 $0 reported 1
Angela Slaughter SecretaryTreasurer2017-2023 10 $0 reported 1
John Russo Director2017-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Susan Emery Director2017-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Craig Castle Director2018-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Bailey Vance (former) Secretary2017-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Susan Emry (former) Director2019-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Caitlin Hammer (former) Director2017-2019 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lori J Medina President30 $0-$0 $01
Angela Slaughter SecretaryTreasurer10 $0-$0 $01
John Russo Director10 $0-$0 $01
Susan Emery Director10 $0-$0 $01
Craig Castle Director10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lori J Medina President30 $0-$0 $01
Bailey Vance Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Angela Slaughter Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
John Russo Director10 $0-$0 $01
Susan Emery Director10 $0-$0 $01
Craig Castle Director10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lori J Medina President30 $0-$0 $01
Bailey Vance Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Angela Slaughter Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
John Russo Director10 $0-$0 $01
Susan Emry Director10 $0-$0 $01
Craig Castle Director10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lori J Medina President30 $0-$0 $01
Bailey Vance Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Angela Slaughter Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
John Russo Director10 $0-$0 $01
Susan Emry Director10 $0-$0 $01
Craig Castle Director10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lori J Medina President30 $0-$0 $01
Bailey Vance Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Angela Slaughter Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
John Russo Director10 $0-$0 $01
Caitlin Hammer Director10 $0-$0 $01
Susan Emry Director10 $0-$0 $01
Craig Castle Director10 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LORI JEAN MEDINA President30 $0-- $01
BAILEY VANCE Secretary10 $0-- $01
ANGELA SLAUGHTER Treasurer10 $0-- $01
JOHN RUSSO DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
CAITLIN HAMMER DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
SUSAN EMERY DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
CRAIG CASTLE DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
2017 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LORI JEAN MEDINA President30 $0-- $01
BAILEY VANCE Secretary10 $0-- $01
ANGELA SLAUGHTER EVENTS DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
JOHN RUSSO Treasurer10 $0-- $01
CAITLIN HAMMER MARKETING DIR10 $0-- $01
SUSAN EMERY MISSIONS DIR10 $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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,436$25,829 $16,294$15,845 $18,436- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,923$20,097 $26,876$23,238 $22,923- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,548$9,483 $20,717$20,412 $19,548- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,259$10,790 $10,347$10,347 $9,259- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,755$9,138 $11,878$11,878 $7,090$665 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,110$6,951 $14,184$14,184 $11,824$286 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,688$4,663 $9,616$9,025 $13,688- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $74 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LIONS LIGHT INTERNATIONAL INC” 2021-2023 3$74 2023$28
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2023 · Form 990EZ · $25,829 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,762 99.7%
Printing, publications, postage $67 0.3%
Total$25,829100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $20,097 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Printing, publications, postage $482 2.4%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $9,483 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,365 98.8%
Printing, publications, postage $118 1.2%
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