Nonprofit · EIN 38-2996775
LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC
Tax-exempt · LAPEER, MI 48446
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $790,773 | $937,620 | -$146,847 | $2,924,650 | $367,601 | $2,557,049 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $915,023 | $870,000 | $45,023 | $2,903,692 | $199,796 | $2,703,896 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $705,526 | $791,323 | -$85,797 | $2,668,815 | $9,942 | $2,658,873 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $378,797
- Program service revenue
- $308,129
- Investment income
- $24,810
- Net income from fundraising events
- $79,037
- Other revenue
- $79,037
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $413,030
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $460,156
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,050
- Occupancy
- $40,744
- Depreciation
- $95,295
- Program services (functional)
- $790,444
- Management and general (functional)
- $123,176
- Fundraising (functional)
- $24,000
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,903,692
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,924,650
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $367,601
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,557,049
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,665,497
- Publicly traded securities
- $203,403
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,325,251
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $231,798
- Gross receipts
- $790,773
- Employees
- 63
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACK BECHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN BETZOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANNA COLLIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVELYN COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALETA COZART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DICK DETTLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN GABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE GLAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE HACKER | 1 VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVE HILL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TERRI HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES LEACH JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL LINDSEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM LYKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MANGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'LONERGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK PATTON | 2 VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEO SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHEPARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURT STROMLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WINEMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY WYMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACK BECHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN BETZOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVELYN COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DICK DETTLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN GABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE HACKER | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE HILL | 1 VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TERRI HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES LEACH JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL LINDSEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM LYKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MANGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK PATTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD PFEIFFER | IPP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEO SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURT STROMLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WINEMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY WYMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACK BECHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVELYN COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE DASHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DICK DETTLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN GABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAN GIBBONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMIE GRABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE HACKER | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GORDON HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES LEACH JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TOM LANAVILLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM LEACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL LINDSEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM LYKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK PATTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD PFEIFFER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAM SCHROEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRANCE TREPPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WES WAGESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED WEESSIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WINEMAN | 1ST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY WYMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICE ZAJAC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ZELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3409 N FIVE LAKES RD, LAPEER, MI 48446-8333
- In care of
- % AL KASSIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAVID WINEMAN, 567 BRUNSWICK ST, SEBEWAING, MI 48759
- Signed the 990
- TRACI TRIBLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (810) 245-0726
- Website
- WWW.BEARLAKECAMP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- STRALEY LAMP & KRAENZLEIN PC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION OWNS AND OPERATES A CAMP FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN SO THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE SAME TYPES OF CAMPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO NON-CHALLENGED CHILDREN. A CAMP WHERE THESE CHILDREN CAN TAKE HIKES, SWIM, LEARN ARCHERY, TEAM SPORTS, ETC.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED A SERIES OF CAMPS FOR PHYSICAL CHALLENGED CHILDREN SO THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE SAME TYPE OF CAMPING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO NON-CHALLENGED CHILDREN.Expenses $790,444 · revenue $308,129
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-2996775
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,924,650
- Income (IRS master file)
- $790,773
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $790,773 | $937,620 | $2,924,650 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $915,023 | $870,000 | $2,903,692 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $705,526 | $791,323 | $2,668,815 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $477,934 | $667,682 | $2,753,487 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 38-2996775).
Questions about LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC
- What is the EIN of LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC is 38-2996775.
- Is LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID WINEMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LIONS VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH CAMP INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $790,773, expenses of $937,620 and total assets of $2,924,650 at year end.
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