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Nonprofit · EIN 36-1263962

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS

Also known as CATHERINE M RIZZO

Tax-exempt · OAK BROOK, IL 60523

Financials

$67.3M$78.5M2022$78M$105.7M2023$80.2M$71.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$80,191,947$71,218,030$8,973,917$159,797,313$19,885,358$139,911,955
June 30, 2024990$77,953,357$105,685,053-$27,731,696$172,351,277$42,654,851$129,696,426
June 30, 2023990$67,286,884$78,506,700-$11,219,816$178,312,521$23,865,005$154,447,516
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$69,394,605
Investment income
$9,949,593
Royalties
$445,329
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,049,122
Net income from sales of inventory
$1,263,133
Other revenue
$847,749

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,174,452
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,094,560
Other salaries and wages
$19,357,352
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$25,630,780
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$259,852
Accounting fees
$85,348
Occupancy
$1,464,201
Travel
$17,843,593
Depreciation
$1,887,151
Program services (functional)
$55,855,544
Management and general (functional)
$15,362,486

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$172,351,277
Total assets, end of year
$159,797,313
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,885,358
Net assets, end of year
$139,911,955
Land, buildings and equipment
$12,706,400
Publicly traded securities
$90,355,436
Net assets without donor restrictions
$139,911,955
Gross receipts
$146,386,487
Employees
279
Volunteers
1,333,152
Year formed
1919
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sanjeev AhujaExecutive Administrator
Officer
40$306,520$49,145
Susan BenChief of Technology, Info. Tech
Officer
40$245,643$35,475
Catherine M RizzoChief of Finance, Treasurer's Office
Officer
40$244,724$35,315
David KingsburyGeneral Counsel & Secretary
Officer
40$192,985$47,405
Daniel HerveyDiv. Manager - Marketing
Highest-paid employee
40$179,072$42,485
Malinda Marks Div ManagerDistrict & Clubs until 7/31/24
Highest-paid employee
40$200,304$18,925
Noel MasonDiv. Manager - Member Ops & Support
Highest-paid employee
40$179,545$39,413
Matthew WallaceManager of Digital Products
Highest-paid employee
40$180,504$10,837
Sony EdakkunnathuApplication Development Manager
Highest-paid employee
40$177,030$12,457
Fabricio OliveiraInternational President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
AP SinghFirst Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Mark S LyonsSecond Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Dr Manoj ShahThird Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Patricia HillImmediate Past International Pres.
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
Raj Kumar AgarwalDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
34 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Guy-Bernard BramiDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Dr Karl BrewiDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Balkrishna BurlakotiDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Debbie CantrellDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Chris CaloneDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Feng-Chi ChenDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Marie T CunningDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Marcel DanielsDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Luis Augusto David Caro ChongDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Luis Jesus Castillo GamboaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Babu Rao GhattamaneniDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Masashi HamanoDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Edwin Guy HollanderDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Lorena HusDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Dr Sung-Gil JungDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Ea-Up KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Halldor KristjanssonDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Danyal KubinDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
John Allen LawrenceDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
S MageshDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Robert MarcinkowskiDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Pankaj MehtaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Steven MiddlemissDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Hans J NeidhardtDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Bert NelsonDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Joanne OgdenDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Anthony ParadisoDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Ramesh C PrajapatiDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Katsuki ShirosakaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Princess Bridget Adetope TychusDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Dato' Yeow Wah ChinDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Graeme John WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
David WinemanDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Dong ZhaoDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 68 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sanjeev AhujaExecutive Administrator
Officer
40$297,785$46,485
Catherine M RizzoChief of Finance, Treasurer's Office
Officer
40$239,006$33,668
Susan BenChief of Technology, Information Technology
Officer
40$233,969$33,193
David KingsburyGeneral Counsel & Secretary
Officer
40$186,349$41,369
Daniel HerveyDiv Mgr - Marketing
Highest-paid employee
40$174,805$39,646
Noel MasonDiv Mgr - Member Ops & Support
Highest-paid employee
40$175,121$36,389
Nicole DawsonDiv Mgr - Human Resources
Highest-paid employee
40$156,193$40,003
Matthew WallaceManager of Digital Products
Highest-paid employee
40$174,407$10,081
Sony EdakkunnathuApplication Development Manager
Highest-paid employee
40$167,532$12,961
AP SinghSecond Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Brian SheehanImmediate Past International President
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
Dr Manoj ShahThird Vice President (June 2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Fabricio OliveiraFirst Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Mark LyonsThird Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Patricia HillInternational President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Ahmed Salem MostafaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Anthony ParadisoDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Babu Rao GhattamaneniDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Balkrishna BurlakotiDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Barbara GreweDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ben ApelandDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Bert NelsonDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Chris CaloneDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Danyal KubinDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Dato' Yeow Wah ChinDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
David WinemanDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Debbie CantrellDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Dong ZhaoDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Dr Karl BrewiDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ea-Up KimDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Edwin Guy HollanderDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Feng-Chi ChenDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Graeme John WilsonDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Guy-Bernard BramiDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Gye-Oh LeeDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Halldor KristjanssonDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Hans NeidhardtDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
James Jay Coleman MoughonDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Jeff Changwei HuangDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Jitendra Kumar Singh ChauhanDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Joanne OgdenDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
John Allen LawrenceDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Jurg VogtDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Katsuki ShirosakaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Koji TsurushimaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Lee VriezeDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Lorena HusDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Luis Augusto David Caro ChongDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Luis Jesus Castillo GamboaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Mahesh PasqualDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Manoel Messias MelloDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Marcel DanielsDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Marie CunningDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Masashi HamanoDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Pankaj MehtaDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Pirkko VihavainenDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Princess Bridget Adetope TychusDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Raj Kumar AgarwalDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ramakrishnan MathanagopalDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ramesh C PrajapatiDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Robert KY LeeDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Robert MarcinkowskiDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ronald Eugene KellerDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
S MageshDirector (June 2024)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Samir Sabou SamraDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Steven MiddlemissDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Sung-Gil JungDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Timothy IrvineDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 49 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sanjeev AhujaExecutive Administrator
Officer
40$278,250$44,544
Catherine M RizzoChief of Finance, Treasurer's Office
Officer
40$233,267$32,536
Susan BenChief of Technology, Information Technology
Officer
40$223,505$32,074
David KingsburyGeneral Counsel & Secretary
Officer
40$176,494$41,404
Surya ChintalapudiDept Mgr - Product Engineering & Operations
Highest-paid employee
40$174,764$33,806
Daniel HerveyDiv Mgr - Marketing
Highest-paid employee
40$170,246$38,067
Noel MasonDiv Mgr - Member Ops & Support
Highest-paid employee
40$170,352$34,841
Matthew WallaceManager of Digital Products
Highest-paid employee
40$168,458$16,460
Sony EdakkunnathuApplication Development Manager
Highest-paid employee
40$161,443$12,324
AP SinghThird Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Brian SheehanInternational President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Douglas AlexanderImmediate Past International President
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
Fabricio OliveiraSecond Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Patricia HillFirst Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
Ahmed Salem MostafaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Allen SniderDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Barbara GreweDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ben ApelandDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Chizuko NagasawaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Daisuke KuraDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Deb WeaverlingDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Dianne J PittsDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Efren GinardDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Elena AppianiDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ernest TJ TijerinaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ge-Gil GooDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Gye-Oh LeeDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
James Jay Coleman MoughonDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Jeff Changwei HuangDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Jeffrey R GansDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Jitendra Kumar Singh ChauhanDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
John W YouneyDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Jurg VogtDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
K Vamsidhar BabuDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ken IbarraDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Kenji NagataDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Lee VriezeDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Mahesh PasqualDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Manoel Messias MelloDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Mats GranathDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Pai Hsiang FangDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Pirkko VihavainenDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ramakrishnan MathanagopalDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Robert KY LeeDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Ronald Eugene KellerDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Samir Sabou SamraDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Teresa DineenDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Timothy IrvineDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
Vinod Kumar LadiaDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
300 W 22ND ST, OAK BROOK, IL 60523-8815
In care of
% LISA KRALINA
Mailing address (990-N for 2025)
610 Highland Drive, Aurora MO 65605
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Lisa Kralina, 300 W 22nd St, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Principal officer (990-N for 2025)
Patric Pettgrew, 610 Highland Drive, Aurora MO 65605
Signed the 990
Lisa Kralina, Chief of Finance
Phone
(630) 468-6881
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

To empower Lions Clubs, volunteers, and partners to improve health and well-being, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian services and grants that impact lives globally and encourage peace and international understanding.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • District and Club Officers and Administration - The district governor team, club officers, and Lions Clubs International staff are responsible for ensuring that clubs and members further the purposes of Lions Clubs International and are responsible for promoting effective membership growth and new club organization. Also included in this program is the District Governors-Elect (DGE) Seminar, which is an intensive training seminar designed to equip district governors-elect with the knowledge, vision, and skills necessary to strengthen and build Lions Clubs International.
    Expenses $10,899,696
  • Lion Magazine - Lion Magazine is the official publication of Lions Clubs International and is published in 18 languages and circulated to the entire membership base. The purpose of the magazine is to inform Lions members about programs, club activities, and policies of Lions Clubs International.
    Expenses $2,857,053
  • International Convention - Each year, 15,000-20,000 Lions attend an in-person international convention held annually in a different country. The convention gives Lions members a greater appreciation of Lions Clubs International's global impact and strengthens their commitment to serve. It allows Lions to meet fellow Lions, attend workshops, participate in the election of international leadership, and vote on constitution and by-law changes.0
  • Committees - Assist the Association in fulfilling its mission and purpose.Communications - Communicate information regarding Lions Clubs International to the community and media.Membership & Leadership Services - Develop programs and curriculum to provide support for training at the club, district, and multiple district level.Public Relations - Develop and provide materials to assist clubs in their public relations activities.Club Supplies - Provide club supplies to its members.Service Activities - Promote and develop programs to support Lions' exempt purpose. Program administrative support is provided by Mail Services and Information Technology departments.International Offices - Service club members worldwide with locations in India, the Republic of Korea, and Japan.
    Expenses $42,098,795 · grants $1,174,452 · revenue $70,774,895

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026990-N on file
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990-N on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990-N on file

IRS record

EIN
36-1263962
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1940
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Group exemption
0239 (6,079 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$159,797,313
Income (IRS master file)
$146,386,487

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-N for 2025
Officer: Patric Pettgrew
June 30, 2026≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2024
Officer: LISA MAYO
June 30, 2025≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2025$80,191,947$71,218,030$159,797,313IRS
990-N for 2023
Officer: LISA MAYO
June 30, 2024≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2024$77,953,357$105,685,053$172,351,277IRS
990-N for 2022
Officer: Virginia Wooster
June 30, 2023≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2023$67,286,884$78,506,700$178,312,521XML
990June 2022$63,482,445$67,080,393$181,174,162IRS
990-N for 2020
Officer: Ronald Peterson
June 30, 2021≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2021$68,740,162$52,835,899$209,434,392IRS
990-N for 2019
Officer: Linda Johnson
June 30, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2018
Officer: Ernest Taylor
June 30, 2019≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-1263962).

Questions about INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS

What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS is 36-1263962.
Is INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1940.
Are donations to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending June 30, 2027) is due November 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2025 for the year ended June 30, 2026.
Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Lisa Kralina.
Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 49 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $306,520 (Sanjeev Ahuja, Executive Administrator).
How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $80,191,947, expenses of $71,218,030 and total assets of $159,797,313 at year end.

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