Nonprofit · EIN 61-0516171
KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC
Also known as WENDA OWEN EX DIR
Tax-exempt · LOUISVILLE, KY 40202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $980,614 | $579,768 | $400,846 | $8,098,938 | $27,376 | $8,071,562 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,504,987 | $469,382 | $1,035,605 | $7,413,758 | $33,889 | $7,379,869 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,342,705 | $493,433 | $849,272 | $6,130,967 | $73,871 | $6,057,096 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $582,220
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $401,637
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $131,164
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$4,040
- Other revenue
- -$3,243
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $140,816
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $124,486
- Other salaries and wages
- $133,043
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $312,899
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,967
- Occupancy
- $3,462
- Travel
- $1,200
- Depreciation
- $18,127
- Program services (functional)
- $431,630
- Management and general (functional)
- $78,916
- Fundraising (functional)
- $69,222
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,413,758
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,098,938
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $27,376
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,071,562
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $188,878
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,310,445
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,868,983
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,202,579
- Gross receipts
- $1,926,060
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1954
- State of legal domicile
- KY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDY LAMKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $106,583 | $14,862 |
| APRIL FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY THORPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT ROSENBLUM | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL HOLLANDER | IMMED. PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN WATSON-NICKELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE MILLER STENGEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK CARLSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE BARRETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SATTERLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE LONNEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GUY HOLLANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES WEISE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESSIE VARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KAREN NITSCHKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEE MORRISON JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MAC FERGUSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARINA JENKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK FIETSCH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK HANSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MIKE FRYE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NANCY PENCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAM ELROD | 1ST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAM POWERS | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| RANDY MORRIS | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT SHELTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHEA NICKELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE PEDERSEN | 3RD VP & CC Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUE COLLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM MATNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WAYNE EBELHAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDY LAMKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $97,429 | $6,219 |
| CAROL HOLLANDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAC FERGUSON | 1ST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM ELROD | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA NIKIE WALKER | 3RD VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE BARRETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FIETSCH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON BUNTIN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PATER | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE PEDERSEN | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BECK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK CARLSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE COLLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE FRYE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NOEL HARDWICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GUY HOLLANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARINA JENKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY LOGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE LONNEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY MADSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MATNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE MILLER STENGEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE MORRISON JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEA NICKELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN NITSCHKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY PENCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW POWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM POWERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT ROSENBLUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SATTERLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM VAN ETTEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSIE VARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN WATSON-NICKELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDY LAMKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $92,406 | $2,871 |
| RAMON BUNTIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL HOLLANDER | 1ST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAC FERGUSON | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM ELROD | 3RD VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE BARRETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FIETSCH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN JOHNSON | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY TIPTON | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERNA SHARP | DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BECK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK CARLSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE FRYE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NOEL HARDWICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GUY HOLLANDER | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE LONNEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MATNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE MILLER STENGEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEA NICKELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PATER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE PEDERSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY PENCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW POWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT ROSENBLUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SATTERLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LYNN TOLLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM VAN ETTEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSIE VARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA NIKIE WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLO WARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN SUE WATSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 301 E MUHAMMAD ALI BLVD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40202-1511
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LINDY LAMKIN, 301 E MUHAMMAD ALI BLVD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40202
- Signed the 990
- LINDY LAMKIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (502) 583-0564
- Website
- WWW.KYLIONSEYE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DEMING MALONE LIVESAY & OSTROFF PSC
Mission
THE KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION PROVIDES VISON SERVICES THROUGH EDUCATION, DETECTION, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND EMPOWERMENT. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, WE ENABLE GREATER INDEPENDENCE AND INCREASED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL KENTUCKIANS WHILE FOCUSING ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN FINANCIAL NEED.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAMS PROVIDE VISION SCREENINGS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VISION-RELATED SURGERIES AND OTHER VISION-RELATED MEDICAL NEEDS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT RELATED TO THE NEEDS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS, NO-COST COMPREHENSIVE LOW VISION EVALUATIONS, AND MORE. MORE THAN FOURTEEN THOUSAND FOUR-HUNDRED CHILDREN AND MORE THAN TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND SIX-HUNDRED ADULTS RECEIVED FREE VISION SCREENINGS DURING THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR THROUGH KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, FORTY-FIVE VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SIGHT-SAVING SURGERIES AND FIFTY LEGALLY BLIND INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.Expenses $431,630 · grants $140,816
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-0516171
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G41Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,098,938
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,926,060
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $980,614 | $579,768 | $8,098,938 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,504,987 | $469,382 | $7,413,758 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,342,705 | $493,433 | $6,130,967 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 61-0516171).
Questions about KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC is 61-0516171.
- Is KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LINDY LAMKIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $106,583 (LINDY LAMKIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $980,614, expenses of $579,768 and total assets of $8,098,938 at year end.
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