2026-04-15T17:32:49-07:00 2025-05-31 990EZ 2024-06-01 010557195 FRIENDS OF LUCAS COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES FRIE 4192837441 PO Box 441 Maumee OH 43537 Clare Armbruster Board President 4192837441 2026-04-15 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X friendsoflccs.org X X 32911 X 31295 0 0 1616 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32911 42731 0 0 0 1707 243 2492 47173 -14262 200925 0 186663 200925 186663 0 0 0 0 200925 186663 0 0 200925 186663 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. Backpack Project. Purchased and assembled over 900 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. 8105 8105 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. 7369 7369 Bicycle Build. Purchased 65 bicycles to be assembled at volunteer event for children under the care and protection of LCCS for Christmas. 6350 6350 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. 4475 4475 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. 3309 3309 Weekend Snack Packs for the children on the Lucas County Children Services caseload. Purpose of the program is to make sure the children have food over the weekend. 800 children benefited from this program. 3000 3000 Foster Parent Recruitment. Sponsored several events to promote the need for foster parents. 2642 2642 Foster and Relative Caregiver Appreciation. Provided gift cards and luncheons to foster parents and relative caregivers. 2150 2150 Birthday Cakes. Paid for 206 personalized birthday cakes for children in foster or relative care and on the LCCS agency caseload. 1854 1854 Graduation Party. Sponsored high school graduation party and gifts for 21 teens in foster care. 985 985 Caseworker Appreciation. Provided lunch and treats for 200 caseworkers and support staff; provided refreshments for holiday party along with raffle prizes. 956 956 Family Visits toys and treats. Provided toys, books and treats to Family Visits department benefiting families trying to achieve family reunification. 645 645 LCCS Adoption Day Celebration Party and gifts for 4 families adopting children through LCCS. Included food and other refreshments for party, gift cards, and decorations. 641 641 Paid for supplies to build playhouse for a child in foster care. 250 250 42731 Clare Armbruster President 15.00 0 0 0 Sherry Dunn Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Anne Reid Gerber Board Member 1 0 0 0 Alec Falkenberg Board Member 1 0 0 0 Gloria Cooper Board Member 1 0 0 0 Katie Chryst 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 110842 98083 89584 76741 31295 406545 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110842 98083 89584 76741 31295 406545 72650 333895 10 5 8 560 1616 2199 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 408744 0 0.81688 0.83156 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Donation Platform Fees;311|Liability Insurance Premium;1005|Website Maintenance Fees;474|Marketing Expenses;83|Ohio Charitable Registration Fee;100|Directors Insurance Premium;519^Total;2492^