2025-11-10T20:09:52-07:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 208367797 NORTH POLE LIONS FOUNDATION NORT 9073853164 2925 Newby Rd North Pole AK 99705 Howard Rixie President 9073787797 2025-11-10 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Aurora Borealis Lions Eyeglass Recycling & Vision Center Howard S Rixie Sr PO Box 55933 North Pole AK 99705 813803 0 X http://www.e-district.org/sites/abeyeglass X 2006 AK The primary focus of this foundation is to fund and operate the Aurora Borealis Lions Eyeglass Recycling & Vision Center of North Pole, Alaska; and to advance community based assistance for persons (in need) requiring eye care (eyeglasses, eye-exams, low-vision assistive devices, or more complex and expensive eye care/surgeries; all while fostering community awareness, bond and willingness to demonstrate their resilience in helping each other. 1820 1820 0 299 0 0 11263 26008 0 0 26646 3647 -8957 57318 28952 86973 4938 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33349 53894 38287 53894 -9335 33079 373506 405384 0 0 373506 405384 The primary focus of this foundation is to fund and operate the Aurora Borealis Lions Eyeglass Recycling & Vision Center of North Pole, Alaska; and to advance community based assistance for persons (in need) requiring eye care (eyeglasses, eye-exams, low-vision assistive devices, or more complex and expensive eye care/surgeries, to include building a community based network of interagency collaborators, supporters and providers. 0 0 18309 0 0 NAICS 446130: Advance community based assistance for persons (in need) requiring eye care (eyeglasses, eye-exams, low-vision assistive devices, or more complex eye care/surgeries. Accomplishments: Conducted multiple vision screening clinics, identifying suspect vision and educating nearly 1050 persons in vision impairment/treatment 18308 0 0 NAICS 446130: Fund and operate the Aurora Borealis Lions Eyeglass Recycling & Vision Center of North Pole, Alaska Accomplishments: Recycled 37.5K pairs of used eyeglasses, sending nearly 18,721 pairs to organizations supporting 3rd world country and CONUS health missions and nearly 125 to Alaska residents in need. 13024 0 0 Conduct multiple community support events that raise the level of awareness of the services of the Aurora Borealis Lions Eyeglass Recycling & Vision Center, and other auxiliary support programs 0 0 0 49641 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1820 1820 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AK X X X Howard Rixie Sr 9073787797 2925 Newby Rd North Pole AK 99705 Howard Rixie Sr President 15 0 X X 0 0 0 Denise Corell Vice President 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Theresa Salzman Secretary 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Dorothy Rixie Treasurer 15 0 X X 0 0 0 Sophie Heckert Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Christie Brand McWilliams Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Donna Bellows Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11993 0 3947 10068 0 26008 0 3647 3647 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11993 784148 726830 57318 57318 0 0 0 86973 60965 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14394 14394 0 0 5866 4837 1029 0 3031 0 3031 0 0 0 0 0 14581 14581 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 193 0 193 0 0 0 0 0 13140 13140 0 0 2689 2689 0 0 0 0 0 0 53894 49641 4253 0 75589 108600 0 0 0 0 2000 12909 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 318753 157328 187705 161425 108212 122450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 373506 405384 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 373506 405384 0 0 373506 405384 373506 405384 33079 -1201 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 60077 121050 78150 68458 86519 414254 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60077 121050 78150 68458 86519 414254 414254 3272 4682 4752 26246 3647 42599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 456853 0 0.90676 0.91203 X 63349 121050 101550 68458 86519 440926 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63349 121050 101550 68458 86519 440926 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 440926 3272 4682 4742 26346 3647 42689 0 0 0 0 0 0 3272 4682 4742 26346 3647 42689 0 0 0 0 0 58954 36089 80881 0 0 175924 125575 161821 187173 94804 90166 659539 0.66854 0.63749 0.06473 0.05711 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 - We have no unrelated business income to report. 113803 5000 3647 0 0 0 122450 102691 0 5521 0 0 0 108212 97949 0 4742 0 0 0 102691 88267 5000 4682 0 0 0 97949 77495 7500 3272 0 0 0 88267 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222859 0 78964 143895 0 0 0 0 95894 0 78364 17530 0 0 0 0 161425 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 - Board directed - Quasi endowment is intended to raise funds and use them beyond the principal to fund eye medical care services 0 0 0 0 0 0 449517 363993 0 0 61670 334631 169135 0 0 132032 0 784148 533128 0 0 193702 726830 57318 AK 1 0 1 0 0 1 Howard Rixie PO Box 55933 North Pole AK 99705 1 57783 61670 David Lambert dba Emerald Isle Pull Tabs 3431 Airport Way Suite A Fairbanks AK 99709 Howard Rixie 0 Oversee the daily operations of a permitted charitable gaming or lottery establishment, which includes supervising staff, managing finances, ensuring compliance with all state statutes and regulations, and reporting on activities. The manager must ensure that all financial transactions, prize payouts, and prize reporting comply with state requirements, including reporting to the state and keeping all records for at least two weeks after the event. They are also responsible for managing the permit holder's obligations and ensuring that all games and activities comply with Alaska's gaming laws and regulations. While these duties remain the Permitee, on a daily basis these duties are fulfilled by the Operator - Emerald Ilse Pulltabs X 1 57783 Schedule G, Part III, Line 17a The net proceeds from authorized charitable gaming activities must be dedicated to specific uses, which include charitable purposes. Schedule G, Part III, Line 17b The net proceeds must be spent or dedicated to one or more of the stated uses within one year - (a rolling 12 months) Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 The president (H. Rixie) & treasurer (D. Rixie) are spouses Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 As a minimum those members of Lions Clubs within the State of Alaska are automatically members of this foundation, and annually vote/select members for the board of directors, as well as any changes to the foundation's constitution and bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a See answers on Schedule O for Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b See answers on Schedule O for Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Each board member is given a copy of the draft 990 to review prior to it becoming final and submitted Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Prior to any decision any board with a potential conflict of interest must identify it, and the board must address how they address the conflict, i.e., recuse the board member from the decision Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 While the 990 is available to download from our website, anyone may make a request to get a copy of the 990 and they will be provided it. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Copies are made available upon request