| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | EXPENSES OFFICE 59 DUES PAID TO STATE 2,188 LIONS DINNER EXPENSE 2,013 SCHOLORSHIP PAYOUTS 1,000 SUPPLIES 934 VISION SCREENING EXPENSE 6,846 TOTAL 13,040 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III | TO EMPOWER LIONS CLUBS, VOLUNTEER, 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 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 | HUMANITARIAN GRANTS AND PROGRAMS - AS MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, LIONS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO IDENTIFY LOCAL INITIATIVES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE EACH YEAR LIONS CLUB MEMBERS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE ELDERLY, THE CHRONICALLY ILL, AT-RISK YOUTH, AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES LCIF HUMANITARIAN GRANTS ARE COMBINED WITH LOCALLY RAISED FUNDS, TYPICALLY SUPPORTING CAPITAL CONSTRUCTIONS OR EQUIPMENT NEEDS IN ADDITION, LCIF DEVELOPS GLOBAL INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS BASED ON COMMON LOCAL NEEDS, FOR EXAMPLE THROUGH THE OPENING EYES PROGRAM WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS LIONS HAVE SCREENED THE VISION OF MORE THAN 440,000 ATHLETES IN 93 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ALSO, THROUGH INVOLVEMENT WITHIN THE MEASLES INITIATIVE AND GAV, THE VACCINE ALLIANCE SINCE 2010, LIONS HELPED SUPPORT THE VACCINATION OF MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 | SIGHTFIRST - ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS, 80% OF ALL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT CAN BE AVOIDED SIGHTFIRST IS THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM WHICH AIMS TO SUSTAINABLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY COMBAT PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH SIGHTFIRST, LCIF FUNDS PROJECTS THAT BUILD COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE SYSTEMS TO FIGHT THE MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND CARE FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HIGH QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS THAT DELIVER EYE CARE SERVICES, TRAIN PERSONNEL, DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE AND/OR PROVIDE REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION IN UNDER SERVED COMMUNITIES IN SUMMARY, SIGHTFIRST HAS INVESTED US365 45 MILLION IN 1,360 PROJECTS IN 117 COUNTRIES, RESULTING IN OVER 9 3 MILLION CATARACT SURGERIES 'MORE THAN 293 MILLION TREATMENTS TO ELIMINATE ONCHOCERCIASIS OVER 178 MILLION TREATMENTS TO HALT THE BLINDING EFFECTS OF TRACHOMA 'MORE THAN 898 THOUSAND SIGHT-SAVING SURGERIES TO REVERSE THE ADVANCED STAGE OF TRACHOMA SIGHTFIRST INVESTMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN CRITICAL IN HELPING THE GOVERNMENTS OF COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA AND MEXICO ELIMINATE ONCHOCERCIASIS TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE DISEASE IN CAMEROON, ETHIOPIA, MALI AND UGANDA |
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