2024-10-14T12:05:34-05:00 2023-12-31 411360831 OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD 300 PRAIRIE CENTER DRIVE SUITE 300 EDEN PRAIRIE MN 553447908 990EZ 2023-01-01 411928659 LEWIS SPORTS FOUNDATION LEWI 9529412791 10116 IVYWOOD COURT EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347 LEO E LEWIS III PRESIDENT 9529412791 2024-10-04 1 1 RYAN VETTRUS CPA P01243596 9529419242 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X HTTP://LEWISSPORTSFOUNDATION.COM/ X X 126803 X 56246 5807 11 62453 38134 24319 2286 88669 16080 1081 72240 89401 -732 69954 -1358 67864 69954 67864 69954 67864 0 0 69954 67864 X TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH THE TOOLS TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IN 2023, THE LEWIS SPORTS FOUNDATION EXPERIENCED SUCCESS IN REACHING OUR GOALS IN A MOST UNUSUAL YEAR. OUR PRESIDENT DR. LEO LEWIS BECAME THE LEAD AMBASSADOR FOR THE CITY OF ST. PAUL, BEING CROWNED KING BOREAS 86 OF THE ST. PAUL WINTER CARNIVAL! BY SERVING IN THIS HEAVILY INVOLVED VOLUNTEER ROLE, LEO WAS ABLE TO LEAD THE FESTIVAL'S ROYAL FAMILY OF 18 MEMBERS ON HUNDREDS OF VISITS AND PARADES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.THE GOAL WAS TO BRING JOY AND MERRIMENT AROUND THE IDEALS AND MESSAGES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, VOLUNTEERING, AND LEADERSHIP. IN DOING SO, HIS EFFORTS AND TRAVELS ALIGNED WITH THE VISION AND MISSION OF THE LEWIS SPORTS FOUNDATION. SENDING MESSAGES THAT SUPPORT ACTIVE YOUTH IN ALL COMMUNITIES, LSF REACHED MORE INDIVIDUALS, GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.ALONG WITH LEO'S LIFE DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN, AND AFTER 10 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. PAUL PARKS AND RECREATION, WE PROVIDED LACROSSE AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES THIS SUMMER CONDUCTING CLINICS AT JIMMY LEE, EL RIO AND MCMURRAY RECREATIONAL CENTERS. WE INTRODUCED THE GAME OF LACROSSE TO OVER 60 YOUTH.WE PARTNERED WITH FIT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL TO PRESENT OUR CROSS SKILLS FITNESS COMPETITION. OVER 100 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE THREE-HOUR EVENT. ALSO, THE ANNUAL CHURCH OLYMPICS PROVIDED ANOTHER FUN DAY OF RUNNING AND OUTDOOR FITNESS COMPETITION FOR MEMBERS OF HISTORICALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES IN THE TWIN CITIES. LSF MANAGED THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE NORTH MINNEAPOLIS EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAIRSTEP FOUNDATION. OVER 100 YOUTH AND ADULT PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING UP TO 10 CHURCHES COMPETED THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE PURPOSE OF UNITING CHURCH COMMUNITIES IN A FUN ATMOSPHERE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.OUR TWO MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS SUCCESSFULLY REFLECTED THE GREAT EFFORTS OF OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE 21ST ANNUAL LEO LEWIS CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC AND OUR ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER SHOWCASED A TWO-DAY SPECTACLE AT MINNESOTA VALLEY GOLF CLUB THAT RAISED $125,000 IN 2023! THANKS TO OUR ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS, AND DONORS FOR MAKING THIS YEAR A HISTORIC AND RESOUNDING SUCCESS FOR LSF!OUR ACADEMIC COACH PROGRAM EXPANDED AT EAST RIDGE AND ST. PAUL JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOLS. LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO STUDENTS GREW THROUGH LSF'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES.OUR OWN GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS WERE SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS AND SEVERAL SMALL FUNDRAISING EVENTS. WE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED OVER 45 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN 2023 FOR OUR MOST NOTABLE IMPACT RESULTING IN MORE THAN $15,000 OF GIVING.IN SUMMARY, THE LEWIS SPORTS FOUNDATION APPRECIATES YOUR SUPPORT AND EFFORT TO KEEP US RELEVANT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE HOPE YOU DECIDE TO SUPPORT US IN 2024 AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING MORE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. 16080 60244 60244 LEO E LEWIS PHD PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 DENNIS WARE DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 CATHERINA KIPPER DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 ERIC BERG DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 KRISTIN ROGERS DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 CEDRIC KEY DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 MARC LEWIS DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 PAUL STONE DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 STACY LEWIS VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 JOHN BENNETT SENIOR DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MN LEO E LEWIS III 10116 IVYWOOD COURT EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347 9529412791 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 35186 9836 57622 77575 56246 236465 360 990 5807 7157 35186 9836 57982 78565 62053 243622 0 0 0 243622 9 84 11 104 9 84 11 104 2642 950 64739 68331 37828 10786 57991 78649 126803 312057 0.78070 0.82970 0.00030 0.00050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED GOLF 62453 62453 38134 62453 62453 38134 38134 24319 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 11. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS . AMOUNT: 2,286. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GRANT. GRANTEE NAME: SPORTS RELATED GRANTS UNDER $5000 EACH. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. AMOUNT GIVEN: 16,080. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,772. DESCRIPTION: CONTRACTED SERVICES. AMOUNT: 33,306. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 6,060. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,379. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS FEES. AMOUNT: 17,811. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 811. DESCRIPTION: FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT. AMOUNT: 633. DESCRIPTION: APPAREL. AMOUNT: 8,846. DESCRIPTION: TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 622. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 72,240. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: -1,358. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.