2024-09-04T14:54:45-07:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 853109960 LEAN FOUNDATION USA LEAN 6306971339 127 Oak Ridge Drive Burr Ridge IL 60527 Lubna Farooq President 6306971339 2024-09-04 1 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X www.Leanfoundationusa.org X X LLC 57052 X 57052 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57052 54388 0 0 1181 0 156 170 55895 1157 32724 0 33881 X 32724 31476 0 0 0 2405 32724 33881 0 0 32724 33881 Our Organization's purpose is to Lift(L) Educate(E) Assist(A) and Nurture(N) the underprivileged and the disadvantaged for a better and sustainable future. LEAN partners and collaborates with other organizations including schools, to provide healthcare, education and financial assistance for livelihood support for those in need. Partnered with HHF, Hyderabad, India to provide a) primary healthcare services & required medications to poor 40+slum residents b) K-12 education sponsorships to extremely poor & deserving students. 40000 X 40000 Partnered with ICDA Odsiha, India to support livelihood programs for over 150 families in Odisha. 4000 X 4000 Sponsored Ramadan Dinner, Eid Breakfast at Masjid At-Tawhid -an inner-city underprivileged Chicago area. 1500 1500 Provided financial assistance to various struggling refugee families and single mother households in Chicago, IL 8888 8888 54388 Lubna Farooq President & Treasurer 10 0 0 0 Saadia Yunus Vice President 1.00 0 0 0 Meraj Sheikh Secretary 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IL Lubna Farooq 127 Oak Ridge Drive Burr Ridge IL 60527 6306971339 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 16697 60465 57052 134214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16697 60465 57052 134214 0 0 10000 29510 27140 66650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10000 29510 27140 66650 67564 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16697 60465 57052 134214 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 !. Provided grants ($40,000) to Helping Hand Foundation, Hyderabad, India to a) support primary healthcare and required medications free of cost to the extremely poor residents of the slums in Pahadi Shareef and Shaheennagar areas on the outskirts of the city. b) Provided K-12 education scholarships to very poor and deserving orphans and children of financially weak and disabled parents. 2. Provided a grant ($4000) to support livelihood programs in Odisha, India. 3) Sponsored Ramadan dinner and Eid breakfast ($1500) at an underprivileged and underserved inner-city Chicago Masjid At-Tawhid. 4) Provided financially assistance ($8888) to refugee and other struggling single mothers and families. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 International wire transfer fee $160 IL Secretary of State Annual Report Filing $10 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 One of the mechanisms to receive donations on our website is via credit card or PayPal using the PayPal software bridge. Once the donation is received via this bridge, the amounts need to be transferred from PayPal to our organization's Bank account. There was an issue with amounts transferring to the Bank account from PayPal. The amount listed below ($2405) was counted in the gross receipts as it was received in the year 2022, even though it did not transfer to the bank account till early 2023. Our organization is very small and operates without paid staff. I am responsible for managing all financial records and reporting to the IRS and State. Unfortunately, during the early part of the reporting year, I became ill and was diagnosed with a serious and unexpected condition, which was devastating for me and my family. I have undergone surgery and treatments including radiation and medication throughout 2023 and are ongoing in 2024. This illness has left me extremely fatigued, hindering my ability to manage daily routines for over a year. I am now regaining my strength and have started addressing my responsibilities. I submitted the 990-EZ for 2023 on August 30, 2024. After consulting with the IRS over a phone call on September 3, 2024, I was advised to file the 990-EZ for 2022. I deeply regret the delay and, due to my illness, was unable to seek assistance. I respectfully request that my circumstances be considered and that no penalties be imposed. I assure you this oversight will not happen again. In the future, I will ensure all reports are filed promptly, regardless of my health status. Please let me know if I need to provide any further information regarding my illness, and I will oblige.