2024-01-25T13:46:19-07:00 2023-05-31 990EZ 2022-06-01 010557195 FRIENDS OF LUCAS COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES FRIE 4192837441 PO Box 441 Maumee OH 43537 Clare Armbruster Board President 4192837441 2024-01-18 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X friendsoflccs.org X X 114592 X 89584 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25000 114592 45591 0 0 0 481 299 1915 48286 66306 109169 0 175475 109169 175475 0 0 0 0 109169 175475 0 0 109169 175475 Friends of Lucas County Children Services ("Friends of LCCS") is an organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of children and families served by Lucas County Children Services ("LCCS") and committed to generating community awareness of the need for more foster and adoptive homes. Friends of LCCS, consisting entirely of volunteers, fulfills this mission by soliciting donations and recruiting volunteers to help sponsor and provide enrichment activities and experiences for the children and families. The organization strives to provide the positive and memorable childhood experiences that every child deserves to have. The organization's activities also serve to uplift the foster parents, relative caregivers, and caseworkers, by showing them how much they are appreciated and by providing them with the opportunities to interact and gain support from each other. Duffle Bag Project. Purchased and assembled 500 duffle bags filled with hygiene products to be given to teens removed from their homes and living in foster care and to homeless teens. 15332 15332 Backpack Project. Purchased and assembled over 800 backpacks filled with school supplies to give to children under the care and protection of LCCS so that they could start the school year well equipped and ready to learn. 9947 9947 Holiday Party toys and gift cards. Provided toys and gift cards for the 400 children who attended the LCCS Holiday party for the children on the LCCS caseload. 5677 5677 Independent Living Holiday Gift Bags. Provided 100 gift bags to teens in foster care for Christmas. 2460 2460 Trunk or Treat Event. Provided candy and equipment for LCCS Community wide Trunk or Treat event to benefit children living in central Toledo. Over 2,000 children attended the event. 2545 2545 Bicycle Build. Purchased 30 bicycles to be assembled at volunteer event for children under the care and protection of LCCS for Christmas. 2699 2699 Graduation Party. Sponsored high school graduation party and gifts for 15 teens in foster care. 1570 1570 Foster Parent Recruitment. Sponsored an event to promote the need for foster parents. 1500 1500 Birthday Cakes. Paid for 145 personalized birthday cakes for children in foster or relative care and on the LCCS agency caseload. 1313 1313 Caseworker Appreciation. Sponsored LCCS Employees Appreciation Lunches for 200 caseworkers and support staff. 902 902 LCCS Adoption Day Celebration Party and gifts for 5 families adopting children through LCCS. Included food and other refreshments for party, gift cards, and decorations. 895 895 Provided baby formula to 25 infants on the caseload of LCCS due to formula shortage. 500 500 Paid for supplies to build playhouse for a child in foster care. 250 250 45590 Clare Armbruster President 5 0 0 0 Sherry Dunn Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Daniel Garcia Board Member 1 0 0 0 Alec Falkenberg Board Member 1 0 0 0 Gloria Cooper Board Member 1 0 0 0 Emma VanWinkle Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OH Clare Armbruster 529 Tonbridge Court Perrysburg OH 43551 4192837441 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 32057 60672 110842 98083 89584 391238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32057 60672 110842 98083 89584 391238 99850 291388 9 10 10 5 8 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391280 0 0.74470 0.75475 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Refund from MidStates Recreation for $25,000 deposit paid in 2021 tax year for Playground Surface. Playground project is on hold due to the need to change the location of the playground, so builder refunded deposit. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Ohio Charitable Registration Fee 100.00 General Liability Insurance Premium 968.00 Directors & Officers Insurance Premium 519.00 Website Maintenance 261.00 Donation Platform Service Charges 67.00