Katy Lions Foundation
EIN: 82-0610861
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Vision Screening & Eye Exam Grants
We provide eyecare Vision, and through our dozens of used glasses pickups, we have collected tens of thousands of glasses over the last few years. Those glasses, along with the glasses from over fifty other clubs in the area go to a processing center which catalogues, professionally cleans, and then distributes them to communities and partners in need. We also provide eye exams through our partnership with the nurses of Katy ISD, again, at little cost to the families.
Adult Continuing in the Workforce Scholarship
Katy was founded by hard working visionaries who settled wild prairie, opened businesses, and created opportunity. In the spirit of our founders this scholarship is open to anyone who is seeking education to provide for their family, advance in their career, learn a trade or pursue higher education.
In partnership with the Katy Heritage Society, we award one scholarship annually to an individual who meets our eligibility requirements.
Participants must be enrolled or be seeking enrollment at an accredited community college, college, university, business, vocational, continuing education program or technical school and must reside or work within the geographic boundaries of the Katy Independent School District. While this scholarship is open to any age, it was distinctly created to provide an opportunity for adults or currently employed persons who wish to further their education. to advance their professional career or improve opportunities for those seeking to provide income to
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Cane Island Katy Inc. 2023
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of conferences held
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of competition entrants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Adult Continuing in the Workforce Scholarship
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planHow we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial data
Katy Lions Foundation
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: 2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Revenue | |
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Contributions, Grants, Gifts | $30,000 |
Program Services | $0 |
Membership Dues | $0 |
Special Events | $0 |
Other Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $30,000 |
Expenses | |
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Program Services | $20,000 |
Administration | $5,000 |
Fundraising | $0 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Other Expenses | $0 |
Total Expenses | $25,000 |
Katy Lions Foundation
Balance sheetFiscal Year: 2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Assets | |
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Total Assets | $29,304 |
Liabilities | |
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Total Liabilities | $0 |
Fund balance (EOY) | |
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Net Assets | $29,304 |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President & Executive Director
Rev. David Greene
Volunteering as a child fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Rev. David traces his roots back to Connecticut where he grew up. His first job was working on the Grant writing team of a $14 million nonprofit that oversees group homes, afterschool programs, charter schools, and student-oriented supports. He joined the board of the Joseph W. Nunn Scholarship Foundation and continues to support that nonprofit even though he is now living in Katy, Texas.
From January 2021 to June 2022 he served as the Information Technology Chair for a 1500-member District. Since 2009, he has been a member of the Internet Society, which promotes an open global society. He taught computer classes and volunteered his time with the Stamford Senior Center. Starting his career in the non-profit world, Rev. David has served on the boards of directors for non-profits for over a decade.
Secretary-Treasurer
Sue Greene
Sue served as administrator for chemical manufacturer AD McKay in the 1980s, taught preschool for Pipers Hill Early Learning Center, and then joined the City of Stamford, Connecticut, where she eventually worked her way to Benefits Coordinator, helped veterans, seniors, and disabled residents find services and tax breaks that they needed. She was on the team that started the Stamford Senior Center, and was editor of their Senior Services Newsletter for almost a decade.
Since retiring and moving to Katy, she has been able to return to her passion of working with infants, now as a head teacher with The Nest, an early childhood education center. Sue previously served as Treasurer and Administrator for the Katy Lions Club and also the Katy Lions Foundation.
There are no officers, directors or key employees recorded for this organization
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Katy Lions Foundation
Board of directorsas of 03/24/2024
Board of directors data
Rev. Lion David Greene
Trenton Hoyt LLC
Term: 2022 - 2024
Sue E. Greene
Cane Island Katy Inc.
Mattie Thigpen
Transparent Closet
Raevyn S Adams
Twitch.tv
Daniel Lee
C.Y. Lee Legal Group
Glenda C Williams
Katy Retired Teachers Association
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 03/23/2024GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.