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Lions Club of Lexington Inc

501(c)(4) organization Lexington, MA EIN: 04-2371592 Website

To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the people of the world. To promote the principles of good government and good citizenship. To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community. To unite the members in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding. To encourage service-minded persons to serve their community without personal financial reward. To aid the blind, the sight handicapped, those needing eye care and eye research.

Lions Club of Lexington Inc at a glance

In short: Lions Club of Lexington Inc gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$40,000
Median grant
$40,000
Total assets
$372,107
+9.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lions Club of Lexington Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mass Lions Eye Research Foundation: $40KMass Lions Eye ResearchFoundation$40K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mass Lions Eye Research Foundation ($40K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Belmont

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mass Lions Eye Research Foundation Belmont, MAEye Disease Research$40,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$372,107$125,075$93,541$40,0001$2,697
2024$340,573$94,697$79,507———
2023$325,383$109,619$72,296———
2022$288,060$97,527$62,025———
2021$252,558$15,808$58,269———
2020$295,019$54,074$28,463———
2019$269,583$65,515$66,325———

About Lions Club of Lexington Inc

Based on IRS filings

Lions Club of Lexington Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lexington, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $372K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $40K. Net investment income was $3K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lions Club of Lexington Inc is led by Jack Irwin, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jack Irwin

    President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Wrigley

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colby Grogan

    Director

    President → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Seed

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Levitt

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Rizzo-Riley

    Director

    Vice President → President, 2020

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Summer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jian Helen Yang

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Nordahl

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Lucente

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Perry

    Executive Officio

    Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Executive Officio, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Carlson

    Clerk

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: John Lucente (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Grace Ayers (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jane Foti (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ravish Kumar (2022) — Director
  • Former: John Mungo (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Longo (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Stacy Sheehan (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Lions Club of Lexington Inc

How much does Lions Club of Lexington Inc give each year?

Lions Club of Lexington Inc gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Lions Club of Lexington Inc?

Lions Club of Lexington Inc reported $372K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $125K.

What is Lions Club of Lexington Inc?

Lions Club of Lexington Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lexington, MA. It holds $372K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lions Club of Lexington Inc operate?

Lions Club of Lexington Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Lions Club of Lexington Inc's EIN?

Lions Club of Lexington Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2371592. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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