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Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Oklahoma City, OK EIN: 23-7396135 Website

To raise money by conducting varous fundraising projects and receiving contributions to provide funds for the Oklahoma lions boys ranch, Oklahoma lions eye bank, and other Oklahoma lions' service programs. The foundation also operates a mobile health screening unit.

Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,586,845
+10.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$313,188
-24.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$18,229
+68.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$255,106
+39.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

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How Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 154% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $204K (2021). In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Perry Lions Club Perry, OKConstruc Splash Pad$120,510
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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$1,586,845$313,188$255,106——$18,229
2024$1,440,835$416,588$182,534$2,908Total only$10,839
2023$1,097,745$320,296$295,885$120,5101$26,857
2022$997,613$172,694$171,217$9,7151$9,729
2021$1,096,577$328,235$330,475$203,8262$6,158
2020$318,306$264,048$193,871$47,5151$8,600

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Oklahoma City, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $18K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc is led by Dollie Wooddell, President on every filing since 2022; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dollie Wooddell

    President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dee Carson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jp Williams

    Director

    1st Vice President → President, 2021

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Adair

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Spires

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Barry

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Gaines

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Wooddell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Stone

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marie Burns

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $55K (2020) → $60K (2025)

  • Dolores Turner

    Co-Treasurer

    Treasurer → Co-Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Coleman

    1st Vice President

    Director → 1st Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camilla Riley

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frances Poindexter

    2nd Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Coleman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Gene Redford (2020–2021) — Ipp
  • Former: Mark Adair (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marvin Ainsworth (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pat Davison (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Russell Wright (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Cummings (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Coleen Fowler (2021) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: Patricia Bryant (2020) — 2nd Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Marie Burns — Executive Di: $60KMarie BurnsExecutive Di$60K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $60K, to Marie Burns (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc

How large is Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc?

Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $313K.

Where does Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc operate?

Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Oklahoma.

What is Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc's EIN?

Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7396135. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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