Building for
the Future
Annual Report
2019-2020

BUILDINGFOR THE
FUTURE

Our Mission
Table of Contents
A Message from the Chairperson | 2
Our Global Causes | 4
2019-2020 Investment and Impact | 16
Partnerships, Affiliations, and Technical Partners | 20
New Initiatives | 22
Responding to COVID-19 | 24
Campaign 100: LCIF Empowering Service | 30
Our Supporters | 35
Board of Trustees | 40
Financial Information | 42

The mission of Lions Clubs
International Foundation is tosupport the efforts of Lions clubs
and partners in serving communities
locally and globally, giving hopeand impacting lives throughhumanitarian service projects
and grants.

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A Message fromthe Chairperson

The innovation, tenacity, and creativity have inspired
me beyond measure. Never in my life have I been more
proud to be a Lion and more grateful to LCIF.”

At the outset of my term as chairperson of Lions Clubs International
Foundation (LCIF), I imagined the day I would write this message,reflecting on global progress made possible by LCIF during the year.

What I never imagined is how incredibly full myheart would be today, as I finally pen this letter.
In a year like none before, I was so very humbled as LCIF empowered the humanitarian spirit,creativity, and tenacity of Lions and partners worldwide. Prior to a global pandemic limiting travel,
I visited Lions across the world and saw the good work they do in their communities. I witnessed
happy children at Zambia’s Ndola Lions School for the Visually Impaired singing and dancing as
we celebrated the school’s new classrooms and dormitories. The moment touched my heart, andI will never forget it. Another experience that will stay with me forever occurred in Australia, where I
witnessed Lions’ courage and strength after the devastating bushfires. Though they themselves
had suffered, Lions were selfless in their service. I marveled at these projects and so many others,in person and from afar, as Lions shared their stories of life-changing work made possible by LCIF.

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I also had the pleasure of joining Lions at their fundraising events for LCIF. Japan, Poland, Mexico,
Italy, Thailand, and Greenland are just a few places I visited where Lions showed fierce dedication
to LCIF and embraced the notion of service equating to both doing and giving.

Adjusting rapidly as social distancing took hold and withan eye to the future, Lions and Leos began harnessing
the power of technology to continue supporting LCIF andserve safely. New Jersey, USA-based Leos held a virtual
fundraising concert. Lions leaders joined with LCIF staff toprovide free webinars to Lions, discussing the future ofservice and the possibilities ahead.

Then came the last half of the fiscal year, unprecedented as COVID-19 caused unparalleled fear,
hardship, and change. Suddenly, it was difficult for Lions, community pillars of strength andcomfort, to serve as usual. But, where there is a need, there is a Lion…and there is LCIF.

The innovation, tenacity, and creativity have inspired me
beyond measure. Never in my life have I been more proud
to be a Lion and more grateful to LCIF.

With more than US$5.1 million in LCIF funding for pandemic relief, Lions heroically navigatedunimaginable challenges. In Canada, they provided meals to weary doctors and nurses staying at
the hospital to contain the virus. Roughly 11,000 kilometers away, Bangladesh Lions also provided food, this time to families no longer able to afford nourishment due to lack of work. Serving
their communities, Lions in Indonesia increased access to handwashing in public places, while
those in France found ways to connect patients in medical isolation with loved ones.

As we navigate today’s new normal, I recognize andapplaud Lions and our partner organizations making
progress in LCIF’s cause areas. It may mean restarting
projects. It may take thinking of new ways to accomplish
others. What we know for sure, however, is that LCIF isthere for those serving a world in need more than ever.

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Together with LCIF, together because of LCIF, we continue
our endeavors.
To Lions, partners, and friends of LCIF who showed suchtremendous support this year, thank you for ensuring LCIF
can continue empowering those serving to improve healthand well-being, strengthen communities, and protect thevulnerable. And to all, I thank you for the honor andprivilege of continuing my journey as LCIF chairperson.
In friendship,

Gudrun Yngvadottir

2019-2020 Chairperson
Lions Clubs International Foundation

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FUTURE

Our Global
CausesDisasterReliefOver the past 50 years, innocent
people have been robbed of theirhomes, jobs, lives. This is a resultof a 390 percent increase innatural disasters globally.1 For
many, it’s impossible to imagine
being victimized by natural
disaster or needing to prepare fordevastation that could strike inthe future. For LCIF, which has
mobilized more than US$140
million for Lions-led disaster
preparedness and relief efforts
worldwide, the reality is clear, andour commitment continues.

VisionMore than two billion people livewith visual impairment2. With aneye to the future, LCIF is building
on its history of more than
US$365 million in LCIF SightFirst
grants, which have helped Lionsshow the world a brighter
tomorrow. Our commitment
continues, adding to thisprogress:•	More than 488 million
people impacted•	9.3 million cataract
surgeries performed•	2.3 million professional eye
care and community healthworkers trained•	493 million doses of medicine
provided for trachoma andonchocerciasis

Humanitarian
Efforts

Though many are sparedchallenges of living life limited bydisease; disability; or vulnerability
due to age, gender, or economic
or familial status, many are not.
Since 1968, LCIF has funded
Lions global humanitarian service
as they deepen their commitment
to those most vulnerable and totheir communities. Our commitment continues.

Diabetes

A staggering one in 11 adults
globally has diabetes3; 50
percent of people with type 2
diabetes are unaware they havethe disease4. With personal andfamilial health and well-being,
community development, andeconomic prosperity at stake,
LCIF has for decades helped
Lions improve diabetes awareness, prevention, and management initiatives. Through afocused Diabetes grant program
launched in 2018, our commitment continues.

YouthChildhood should be carefree,
yet many youth face daunting
challenges. Supported by LCIF,
Lions are ensuring children
worldwide receive the educationand healthcare they need.
World-renowned Harvard
University found students
participating in Lions Quest –LCIF’s signature youth development program rooted in socialand emotional learning – reported
improved perceptions of school
climate, and physical andemotional safety5. For more than
35 years, LCIF has funded Lions
Quest. For more than 50 years,
LCIF has supported projects
expanding access to education,
healthcare, and inclusive social
opportunities. Our commitment
continues.

Childhood
CancerYour child has cancer...four
gut-wrenching words heard
annually by parents of 300,000
children6. Lives changed foreverin the span of a sentence. No
child deserves cancer. Yet
lymphomas, leukemias, andother forms of the diseasecommon in children are the stark
reality for youth worldwide – andfor their families. In 2019, LCIF
deepened its commitment tothose impacted by childhood
cancer, launching a focusedChildhood Cancer grant program
to transform heartache into hope.
Our commitment continues.

HungerDespite global production
sufficient to feed the entire
population, chronic hunger
remains a chronic problem.
Political and economic instability,
rising food and energy prices,and climate change all contributeto this sad truth: Urgent
hunger-related challenges areprevalent globally. Deepening its
commitment to cultivating aworld in which no one goes
hungry, LCIF launched a focused
Hunger grant program in 2019.
Our commitment continues.

Environment

Environmental impacts know noborders. Globally, climate change
is wreaking havoc on entire
ecosystems and pervasive
pollution continues threatening
our health. The challenges arepalpable, and Lions want to dosomething about it. LCIF is there
to support Lions’ efforts
worldwide to protect environmental health, and therefore thewell-being of children, families,
and communities who call Planet
Earth home. Our commitment
continues.

Sources/note: 1International Disaster Database www.emdat.be; 2World Health Organization who.int/health-topics/blindness-and-vision-loss#tab=tab_1;
3,4International Diabetes Federation www.idf.org/e-library/epidemiology-research/diabetes-atlas/134-idf-diabetes-atlas-8th-edition.html; 5Jones, S.,
Kahn, J., Nelson, B., and Temko, S. (2019). “Year 2 Report: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence in Two Middle
Schools.” Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Graduate School of Education lions-quest.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/execsum-sfa-2019-jan.pdf;
6World Health Organization who.int/cancer/childhood-cancer/en; numbers/impact as of June 30, 2020

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Disaster Relief

VisionLCIF is deeply engaged in disaster relief efforts,
helping Lions prepare for natural disasters;

respond when and where they strike; and continue relief efforts longafter those from other disaster relief organizations have departed.

LCIF is deeply committed to supporting Lions’sight-saving efforts through programs including SightFirst,

now in its 30th year, which help Lions build comprehensive eye caresystems in underserved communities and care for those who are blindor visually impaired.

Delivering a Brighter Future to Paraguay
Not long ago, eye care was inaccessible, and often
unaffordable, to many in Paraguay’s rural Itapúa community.
In 2018, local Lions began changing that, helping to fundand bring to fruition, Lions Club of Coronel Bogado
Ophthalmology Clinic (LCCBOC).

Rebuilding the Future in Southeast Africa
Pummeling Southeast Africa’s coast, Cyclone Idai
delivered a devastating blow in 2019, Mozambique,Zimbabwe, and Malawi all suffering the storm’s wrathand sustaining unprecedented damage and devastation.
Nearly 1,100 people perished; hundreds of thousands
more were left homeless.
Idai caused a humanitarian crisis unlike any before in theregion. With more than three million people in desperateneed, LCIF responded swiftly, sending 200 tents providing
much needed shelter and 700 water purifiers, vital tostemming the cholera outbreak that had begun.
But there was more to be done.

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LCIF | Building for the FutureWith a focus on restoring children’s education and everyday
lives, Lions used US$70,000 in LCIF Disaster grants to help
rebuild three schools as well as damaged classrooms in somany more. Though destruction and debris made reachingworksites in the three countries treacherous, Lionspersevered. Steadily, once-obliterated schools rose fromthe ground. Steadily, classrooms rendered uninhabitablebecame safe once again.

Together, LCIF and Lions had helped
transform devastating reminders of thearea’s worst natural disaster into beaconsof hope for more promising futures.

Since opening its doors, LCCBOC provided low-cost
basic eye screenings and care to residents of the area’s
poorest communities with an ophthalmologist travelling to
the clinic periodically with his own equipment. However,these services were sporadic and patients needing further
evaluation were referred to a more comprehensive clinic in
Asunción, a daunting five hours away. LCCBOC could
provide only basic eye examinations, meaning patients
suffering with pain or vision loss due to issues such as
diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, or macular degeneration,
were still left without answers.
With US$62,729 in LCIF grant funding, Lions seized theopportunity to equip LCCBOC, making more extensive,
permanent care accessible close to home.
Today, the clinic has installed modern equipment for
diagnosing refractive errors, cataract, diabetic retinopathy,
glaucoma, macular degeneration, and pediatric eye

We’ve made access to comprehensive eye care more convenient andmore affordable. Lions and LCIF havegiven our neighbors a precious gift.”
Daniel Domínguiez, grant administrator
Lions Clubs International
diseases. The new machines and technology are helping
LCCBOC increase patient capacity 30 percent annually
over 60 months, to more than 3,400 consultations a year.
Service is delivered by a full-time ophthalmologist, provided to the clinic by the Ministry of Health and Paraguay’s
national vision committee, and whose salary is paid by
the government.
In addition to developing and delivering an eye healtheducation program for LCCBOC, Lions help keep costs
low and fund the cost of care for those unable to pay.
Patients needing treatment beyond LCCBOC’s capability
are referred to the clinic in Asunción, with Lions fundingtransportation and care for those who cannot afford thecost. Affiliated hospitals provide accommodations andmeals for the patients.

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Humanitarian Efforts

DiabetesThrough grant funding of humanitarian efforts,

LCIF supports programs addressing the needs of at-risk, vulnerable
populations and communities worldwide.

LCIF has long supported Lions’ efforts to fightdiabetes, funding large-scale projects that expand

diabetes prevention, education, and treatment access to underserved
populations. The Foundation’s SightFirst grant program also supports
Lions’ diabetic retinopathy healthcare initiatives.

The magnitude of the problem isimmense. LCIF enabled us to help improve quality of life by preventing complications of the disease and helping
prevent onset of type 2 diabetes.”
Rajesh Kolarikkal, past district governor
Lions Clubs International

Guiding More Productive Lives“Man’s best friend.” The common phrase describes loving
and lovable dogs, who fill so many lives with companionship and sheer joy. For 20 residents of Argentina, thesebest friends do so much more. For these residents, dogs
guide the way to more productive and fulfilling lives.
An estimated 650,000 Argentineans live with blindness, yet
until recently a scarce 22 had the invaluable assistance ofa guide dog, the majority of which were trained in othercountries. With the U.S. provider of these highly skilled,
life-changing “friends” no longer exporting service dogs,
Lions in Argentina developed a plan that, with support froma US$100,000 LCIF Matching grant, helped the blossoming Argentinian Guide Dog School build a permanent home
and increase the number of dogs trained for service.

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Empowering Massive, Healthy Change
When the school’s operations initially began, administrative
offices were housed in La Colonia Quilmes Oeste Lions Club
clubhouse, breeding occurred on a Lion’s farm, and a local
amusement park modeled like a town served as the dogs’
training grounds. With LCIF grant funds, contributions andsweat equity from local Lions, and land donated by the
Quilmes, Argentina, government, the permanent facility cameto fruition.
Today, all Argentinian Guide Dog School functions – breeding, training, administration – take place efficiently under one
roof. The facility also includes an operating room and has
sent trained dogs to Chile, Ecuador, and Spain to help
visually impaired residents there enjoy more independent
lives as well.

Diabetes has taken a severe toll on residents of Kerala State,considered the “diabetes capital” of India, Kolarikkal’s homecountry. With rates of the disease rising, and as many as 57
percent of cases going undiagnosed, Lions in 100 clubs
began a three-year effort to create massive change in
Kerala. They did so with help from a US$71,610 LCIF
Diabetes grant.
In collaboration with Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
and Research Centre (AIMS), one of India’s largest medical
facilities, 150 Lions and accredited social health activists(ASHA) from the country’s Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
are learning to measure blood sugar levels and performdiabetes screenings. Grant funds are also helping ASHA
workers become adept at using cameras designed to detect
diabetes-related eye issues, such as diabetic retinopathy.

Those identified as having undiagnosed diabetes or at highrisk of developing the disease are referred to Lions’ diabetes
events, where a 40-member medical team from AIMS
provides potentially life-saving counseling and care.
LCIF funding is also helping educate Lions on diabetes
complications, basic foot care, and healthy lifestyle changes.
Lions then share this knowledge with community members
as they distribute materials during diabetes education andscreening events they organize.
In the project’s first six months, 145 ASHA workers weretrained, and 72,500 Kerala residents were screened during
33 events. Of those referred for diabetes-related care, 92
percent attended follow-up appointments, boding well forthe health of Kerala.
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YouthLCIF serves youth through improved access toquality education, vital health services, inclusive social andLions Quest: Delivering Social andEmotional Learning to the Classroom
Since 1985, Lions Quest, LCIF’s world-renowned socialand emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, has helped
more than 19 million students feel safer and gain important social and problem-solving skills. The program has
also helped educators become more skilled at addressing school challenges such as student fighting, bullying,
and absenteeism, while becoming more effective atdeveloping calmer, more thoughtful, healthier students.
Lions Quest’s age-targeted curricula and activities aredesigned to equip students from Pre-K through Grade
12 with skills and tactics to say no to drugs, tobacco,and alcohol; make responsible decisions; avoid andaddress bullying; and establish positive relationships.
Character development lessons help students become
adept at feeling and showing empathy, setting andachieving goals, and managing emotions. The value of
helping others through service learning is yet anotheraspect of the program.

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recreational opportunities, and positive youth development programs.

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Building Better School Environments
and Communities
Lessons for All Ages
• Skills for Growing – Pre-K-Grade 5: Directs students’ energies into becoming capable, healthy young
people with a sense of direction and strong commitment to family, school, community•	
Skills for Adolescence – Grades 6-8: Helps students, parents, teachers address physical, emotional,social challenges of early adolescence•	Skills for Action – Grades 9-12: Capitalizes on belief
that young people with strong character and who
expect positive behavior can meaningfully address
issues affecting their lives, their community, the world

Lions Quest by the Numbers• Students served: 19,017,066•	Educators trained: 761,036

With newfound knowledge and life skills, students are
better equipped to do great things in their communities
and lives.
In Merrick, New York, USA, students and teachers feelthe positive effects of Lions Quest, LCIF’s social andemotional learning curriculum. Launched district-wide,
Lions Quest is helping students develop confidence,
self-esteem, and teamwork skills, while fostering a senseof community, through ongoing fun, team-oriented lessons
and discussions.
Second-graders at Chatterton School enjoyed a lesson
that required them to work together toward a common
goal and then discussed what worked and what did not.
“This is the kind of teamwork we expect from our students
and value as a school community,” said Chatterton School
Principal Dana Bermas.

Lions Quest reinforces the school
philosophy of kindness and respect for
all and gives us a common language
among all students.”
Dana Bermas, principal
Chatterton School

In addition to benefitting students, Lions Quest is also
positively affecting the community. Students at Birch Schoolraised close to US$3,200 for childhood cancer research
after participating in the program’s service-learning lessons.
Said sixth-grader Ryan, “Lions Quest has helped me be abetter person. It taught us to put others first.”• Countries/geographic areas in which implemented: 109

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Childhood Cancer
LCIF is helping Lions strengthen their commitment
to increasing quality of life for children with cancer and their families.

With support from LCIF, Lions and volunteers from partnerorganization, Anthem Foundation, make yarn wigs for children battling cancer.

The wigs range from superheroes to princesses to pirates.

A cancer diagnosis is among the most devastating for parents to hear. Together, LCIF and Lionsare working to provide family support during what may be their darkest hours. Grant funding
addresses infrastructure needs including short-term housing, and education and recreationneeds, during treatment.

First Childhood Cancer Pilot Grants Awarded
In January 2020, LCIF’s Board of Trustees awarded theFoundation’s first Childhood Cancer grants. Funds
support Lions’ projects implemented in coordination orcollaboration with existing government or charitablechildhood cancer medical facilities and range from
US$10,000 to US$150,000. Ongoing projects include:•	In Utrecht, Netherlands, a US$150,000 Childhood
Cancer grant is helping upgrade 87 patient rooms at
Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology.
12 LCIF | Building for the Future	An anticipated 4,350 families will benefit annually fromthe rooms, which enable family members to stay withchildren undergoing treatment.
•	A US$32,025 Childhood Cancer grant awarded toLions in Kerala, India, is helping Malabar Cancer
Centre establish a children’s library, a conference hallfor youngsters, and a small theater to enhance qualityof life for more than 60 children each year.

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Hunger

Environment
LCIF is empowering Lions to improve foodaccess for all through investments in infrastructure and transportation systems that increase capacity for food banks, school-based
feeding programs, feeding centers, and food distribution facilities.

LCIF supports Lions protecting the environmental
health of our communities to generate long-term, positive
ecological impact globally.

Initial Hunger Pilot Grants Approved

Committed to Reducing Food Insecurity

Funding an Urban Oasis for All

LCIF’s first Hunger grants received Board approval in
January 2020. Awarded in amounts between US$10,000
and US$100,000, Hunger grants help Lions address
chronic and episodic food insecurity through infrastructure development and equipment acquisition. Ongoingprojects include:

Hunger is an everyday presence for some, stressful
physically and mentally. Food insecurity is also detrimental to those trying to gain financial stability and forge
more promising futures for themselves and their communities. It’s all intertwined.

A rapidly growing problem, deforestation robs wildlifeof their homes while also wreaking havoc on weather
patterns, air quality, climate, and entire ecosystems.
As forests are cleared to make way for development
or unsafe farming, a dire situation is being created.
Air quality is suffering for residents, and land animals,
the vast majority of which live in forested land, arebecoming extinct.

•	In Michigan, USA, LCIF awarded Lions a US$45,000
Hunger grant to expand freezer space at the Hungry
for Christ food pantry. The additional capacity will
enable the pantry, vital to community health andwell-being, to serve 18,000 more people monthly,
while increasing food quality and decreasing waste.
•	A US$10,000 LCIF Hunger grant is helping Lionsestablish a food pantry at Joe DiMaggio Children’s
Hospital in Florida, USA. Centrally located in the area,
the hospital-based pantry is slated to provide relief for
750 families annually.

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In Quebec, Canada’s Argenteuil County, many families
experience hunger, relying on local Center d’Entraided’Argenteuil, which provides food and empowering social
services for the community.
Vital to the center’s ability to serve residents is a refrigerated truck that transports fresh food from providers to
the center. When the truck broke down beyond repair,the lifeline many locals relied on was effectively severed,seriously limiting residents’ access to nutritious food they
get from the center. Understanding the critical impact onchildren and families, Lions acted swiftly.
With a US$26,718 LCIF Matching grant, Lions purchased
the community center a new truck and modified it with arefrigeration system. Because of LCIF and Lions, thecenter’s 1,500 weekly patrons once again have accessto a bounty of fresh, healthy food.

In urban Busan, Korea, Lions did their part to tackle
deforestation and grow a healthier environment. Usinga US$34,103 LCIF District and Club Community
Impact grant, they planted 1,000 trees in the
Geumjeong Mountain area, where residents wereseeking more open space to enjoy fresh air.
To rapidly transform the land into an urban forest
oasis, Lions worked the land, dotting it with fastgrowing fragrant cypress and colorful camellia trees.

With each new day, Lions Forest grows
more lush, providing a much-needed home
to wildlife and visitors with improved air
quality, shade, tranquility, and abundant
opportunity to enjoy nature.

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I N V E S T M E N T & I M PA C T

Grants Awarded by Lions
Constitutional Area (CA)*BUILDING
FOR THE
FUTURE

Undistricted
Territories / Other

US$2,934,200
Canada

US$457,192

2019-2020
Investment
and Impact

EuropeUS$5,082,547

CAII

East Asia,
Southeast Asia

CAIV

US$7,052,116
CA

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Committed to Our World in Need

In the 2019-2020 fiscal year, LCIF awarded 1,360 grants totaling morethan US$41 million*. Grant funding empowered Lions worldwide to better
their communities and deeply impact those in need.

CA

I

CA

VI

US$4,290,030

GRANTS AWARDED BY CAUSE AREA (US$)*

Vision

US$6,886,402

United States of America& its Affiliates, Bermuda,
The Bahamas

India, South Asia,
Middle EastCA

$11,761,024

Humanitarian Efforts$10,082,086

Disaster Relief$8,253,110

Youth$6,021,546

Diabetes$2,679,731

Childhood Cancer$1,756,514

Hunger$492,609

Environment$39,436* Representative of all 2019-2020 grants, including those conditionally approved.

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CA

III
US$4,303,572

CA

VIII

VII

US$9,226,186

US$853,811

AfricaAustralia, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea,
Indonesia, Islands of theSouth Pacific Ocean

South America, Central America,
Mexico, Islands of the
Caribbean Sea* Representative of all 2019-2020 grants, including those conditionally approved.

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I N V E S T M E N T A N D I M PA C T

An Emergency of
Global Proportions

Grant Types
Childhood Cancer
Pilot Grants

Childhood Cancer Pilot grants
deepen Lions’ ability to help children
with cancer, and their families,
through projects such as building or
expanding family-friendly waiting
rooms and housing; improving
access to transportation for medical
appointments; and fulfilling education
and recreation needs.

Diabetes Grants

Diabetes grants support Lions’ work
to reduce diabetes’ prevalence andimprove quality of life for thosediagnosed by enhancing diabetes
camps, implementing screening
events, increasing access to care,and training healthcare professionals.

Disaster Grants

Disaster grants enable Lions toprovide immediate and ongoingsupport to victims of natural
disasters. Offered are Disaster
Preparedness, Emergency,
Community Recovery, and Major
Catastrophe grants.

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District and Club
Community Impact
GrantsDistrict and Club Community Impact
grants transform as much as 15
percent of unrestricted club anddistrict contributions to LCIF into
grants to fund local projects.

Hunger Pilot Grants

Hunger Pilot grants help Lions
support school-based feeding
programs, food banks, feeding
centers, and similar facilities throughlarge-scale infrastructure development focused on equipment
acquisition and transport.

Leo Service Grants

Leo Service grants support Lions
Clubs International’s youngest
members’ efforts to plan larger
humanitarian initiatives designed
to make significant impact.

Lions Quest Grants

Lions Quest grants enable schools
to establish and expand social andemotional learning opportunities
delivered through the Lions Quest
curriculum. Offered are Community
Partnership, Lions Quest Program,and Lions Quest Promotional grants.

Matching Grants

Matching grants fund larger scale
humanitarian projects that help
communities gain access to education, technology, healthcare, andother life-changing improvements
where there is a need for major
equipment or construction.

SightFirst Grants

SightFirst grants help fight avoidable
blindness, provide care for those whoare blind or visually impaired, anddevelop infrastructure for comprehensive eye care systems.

In 2020, our world in need entered a crisis. To help Lions address epic

challenges wrought by COVID-19, and augmenting its portfolio of grant programs, LCIF
quickly invoked special Disaster grant funding beginning in late January. As the virus spreadworldwide, so too did LCIF’s support.

By June 30, LCIF had provided more than US$5.1 million in grant funds for global pandemic relief.
This story from Japan is just one made possible by hundreds of LCIF frontline relief grants.

Protecting the Vulnerable in Japan
No country is immune to the global pandemic, the novel
coronavirus proving itself an eager world traveler. While
COVID-19 has not discriminated against any particularpart of the world, it has seemingly put certain populations at greater risk, such as those who are vulnerable
because of age, socioeconomic status, or underlying
health issues.
When COVID-19 made its way to Japan, a wave of fear
and uncertainty washed over the country. Lions there
immediately volunteered to help protect the mostvulnerable of their neighbors, figuring a way to serve
while remaining safe themselves. In April, with a
US$100,000 grant from LCIF, Lions sourced andsecured 200,000 protective facemasks, subsequently
providing them to local authorities.
Through a strategic government-run distribution effort,
Lions were ensured the masks reached local nursing
homes for the elderly, facilities for underprivileged children,
and Japan residents who are disabled. (For more on LCIF’s
response to COVID-19, turn to page 24.)

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Partnerships, Affiliations,and Technical Partners

Paving the Path tothe Bell of Bravery

LCIF’s partnerships, affiliations, and technical partners provide opportunities to share criticalknowledge, inspiration, and financial support and resources to advance large and promisingprojects, and to accelerate meaningful change globally.

Our Partners

Organizations that provided
LCIF with funding during
the year.

NoVo Foundation
create. change.

In sub-Saharan Africa, as few as 10 percent of children who
develop cancer will survive. In developed countries, the average is 80 percent.

This discrepancy is gut-wrenching.

OPC

Our Affiliates

EMPOWERING
THROUGH SIGHT

Executing partners thatutilized funds provided by
LCIF during the year.

Our TechnicalPartners

Organizations with which
LCIF convened during theyear to ensure sustainable,
impactful projects.

WFP

UNHRD
Humanitarian
Response Depot

20 LCIF | Building for the FutureWORLD DIABETES FOUNDATION

In 2017, Texas Children’s Hospital launched a major
effort in Africa to tackle childhood cancer, which steals
90,000 young lives annually. The program, Global
HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence),
was strengthened in 2019 with formation of an
innovative partnership with LCIF, which pledged US$2
million over two years to help build long-term capacity
and technical capabilities to treat and dramatically
improve prognoses for children with cancer in subSaharan Africa. In Botswana, Malawi, and Uganda,
Global HOPE and LCIF are together taking a uniqueand multi-faceted approach to saving young cancer
patients’ lives. Lions are critical to the effort as well,engaging with community members to drive positive
outcomes and healthier futures.
Today, the first Global HOPE pediatric hematologyoncology fellowship program in East Africa enables
local physicians across the continent to accessadvanced medical training without having to leave
Africa. LCIF is extending critical resource access,funding the development of state-of-the-art clean
pharmacies specialized for chemotherapy, vital topatient treatment and staff safety.

For their part, local Lions are raising awareness ofchildhood cancer in the community and dispellingcommon myths, such as those painting childhood cancer
as untreatable or a disease of the wealthy, and therefore
non-existent in sub-Saharan Africa. Lions are also raisingfunds to ensure patient care and community education
continue, and positive outcomes are celebrated.
Ringing the “Bell of Bravery” is a joyous tradition Lionsbrought to fruition in one Botswana hospital. “The end oftreatment can be anticlimactic,” said Dr. Jeremy Slone,
medical director of the Global HOPE Botswana program.
“Lions funded the bell, which gives kids finishing treatment a cathartic ending to their journey and is equally
meaningful to medical staff who work tirelessly to support
the children and families.” The bell symbolizes hope forthe children and their journey ahead.

Global HOPE, LCIF, and Lions.
Together, better. Together, stronger
in the fight against childhood cancer.
Our Partners | LCIF

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BUILDINGFOR THE
FUTURENew Initiatives

During the 2019-2020 fiscal year, LCIF developed
new initiatives and programs to benefit theFoundation, and ultimately Lions and recipients of their service.

Major accomplishments were made.

Digital FundraisingMarketing Through Partnership

LCIF’s Facebook page promotes Foundation-supported
Lions-led projects, and LCIF events and news. The pagealso enables Facebook users to create personal fundraisers for LCIF. Each Facebook user can now create a
dedicated LCIF fundraiser, customizing the online eventwith a personal message and photos. Funds raised –US$78,502 in year one – go directly from Facebook
to LCIF.

Since 2002, LCIF has partnered with Johnson & Johnson
Vision (J&JV) to develop the largest known school-based
eye health program, Sight For Kids. Throughout thispartnership, programs have been developed to promotecollaboration internally to Johnson & Johnson Visionemployees, and to highlight community impact to consumers worldwide. During fiscal year 2019-2020, thepartnership successfully implemented marketing efforts
such as employee giving, point-of-sale campaigns, andconsumer-product-based cause marketing, promoting
collaboration globally and supporting Sight For Kids.

In addition to launching Facebook fundraisers, in January
2020, LCIF began text-to-donate efforts in select markets.
In the United States, donors can now support theFoundation by texting LCIF to 243-725. Text-to-donate
capabilities will be expanded to additional markets in theupcoming year.

Planned Giving Fundraising
An enhanced planned giving program began, broadening
the Foundation’s fundraising strategy. Leveraging various
financial and estate planning options, donors choosing
planned giving simultaneously create their philanthropic
legacy and more promising futures for communities thatwill benefit from LCIF-funded Lions service. Significant
financial and tax benefits may also be realized by donors
taking advantage of planned giving vehicles.
As part of its planned giving focus, LCIF proudly launchedthe Lions Legacy Society for those donors who entrust
legacy gifts to LCIF. The Society also provides recognition
for legacy donors.

New Progressive Recognition for Leadand Major Donors

Lions Quest Evolves During COVID-19
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is important now morethan ever. With COVID-19 disrupting students’ lives andcausing unparalleled trauma, Lions Quest created a seriesof online resources to ensure students can continue SEL
and effectively cope with the pandemic. The online
resources are built on Lions Quest-proven SEL approaches and have been augmented by the practice of mindfulness.

District and Club Community
Impact Grants
Throughout the year, LCIF awarded 551 District and Club
Community Impact grants totaling US$2,218,166. Projects
spanned all eight of LCIF’s cause areas, supporting
Lions’ communities all across the world in every Lions
constitutional area, and highlighting the value of adonation to LCIF.

To recognize varying levels of support from Lead andMajor donors, LCIF instituted additional levels of recognition within this top-tier gifts program. New donor recognition levels are Progressive Major, Progressive Lead, and
Visionary Lead.
22 LCIF | Building for the Future

New Initiatives | LCIF

23

BUILDINGFOR THE
FUTUREAt June 30,
LCIF had awarded

US$5,180,317

Responding
to COVID-19

through 341 grants
for COVID-19 relief.

Our decade began like no other, with healthcare systems
stressed, economies halted, and more than a billion people
worldwide staying home, staying safe. Answering the urgent call was LCIF,
funding Lions’ efforts to serve their communities while also staying safe. Through special
COVID-19 grants, as well as its District and Club Community Impact grants, LCIF empowered Lions globally to deliver protection and relief during some of the world’s darkest hours.
COVID-19 Frontline Relief Grants (US$) by Lions Constitutional Area (CA)LCIF District and Club
Community Impact Grant

US$13,000$1,667,509

Breathing Easier in Italy$856,802

When COVID-19 first began its global spread, Italy was hit
particularly hard. In March, seemingly overnight, it gained
the dubious distinction of having the world’s second highest
rate of cases and deaths.

$852,673$735,000$627,508$320,825$80,000

CA

CA

II

70
United States of America& its Affiliates, Bermuda,
The BahamasI$40,000

CA

III

CA

IV

CA

V

VI

VII

VIII

8

66

42

31

87

4

33

CanadaSouth America,
Central America,
Mexico, Islands of the
Caribbean Sea

EuropeEast Asia,
Southeast Asia

India, South Asia,
Middle East

Australia, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea,
Indonesia, Islands of theSouth Pacific Ocean

Africa24 LCIF | Building for the Future

CA

CA

CA

Overwhelmed with patients, hospitals rapidly depleted precious resources,
including space; medical workers were stretched beyond their limits. Lions in
Italy immediately began planning how to help. They determined they would
fight a respiratory virus by protecting residents of Casa di Gabri, a residential
home for children whose respiratory conditions and compromised immune
systems require highly specialized, 24-hour care.

Valdilana,
Italy

1

SmartVest®

With a US$13,000 LCIF District and Club Community Impact grant, Lionspurchased a SmartVest, which helps clear lungs and airways, making breathing easier and less painful. With the vest donated to Casa di Gabri, the home
was better prepared for a potential virus outbreak, easing the minds of thosecaring for its residents.

Responding to COVID-19 | LCIF25

RESPONDING TO COVID-19

LCIF Emergency Grant

US$10,000
Mumbai,India

6

Hospitals Supplied

6,500
PPE Kits

6,500

N95 Masks

1,500

Bottles of Sanitizer

3,000

Three-ply Masks

26 LCIF | Building for the Future

Helping Lions in India Deliver
Essential Supplies

The situation was dire. As COVID-19 spread from India’s
cities to rural areas, where medical care is already difficult toaccess, hospitals were reaching capacity.
Adding to the challenges, personal protective equipment (PPE) was in dangerously short supply, forcing medical workers to reuse already well-worn masks –the only barrier between themselves and the deadly virus. They were the lucky
ones… Some medical staff had no PPE at all.
Through 66 LCIF grants
totaling US$660,000, Lionsthroughout India provided
frontline medical professionals
with PPE, greatly increasing
safety for them, their families,
and patients. In Mumbai,
Lions Club of Sion used a
US$10,000 LCIF Emergency
grant to help supply six public
hospitals – one for children– with 6,500 PPE kits, an equal number of N95 masks, 1,500 bottles of sanitizer,
and 3,000 three-ply masks.
Lions were also instrumental in arranging logistics to safely deliver medical
equipment and additional supplies to emergency management systems, medical
clinics, and other hospitals.

Battling COVID-19 in Brazil

When COVID-19 dealt a deft blow to their country, Lionsthroughout Brazil engaged with ferocity, determined tohelp frontline workers stay as safe as possible.
In densely populated São Paulo, local emergency response teams andhealthcare facility staff were becoming overwhelmed by rising patientvolume and dwindling personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies. Eager
to support their local heroes, Lions in São Paulo (District LC-2) pioneered
low-cost production of face shields. With a US$10,000 LCIF grant added
to funds collected locally, Lions produced more than 46,000 shields for
hospitals, health centers, senior care facilities, and emergency responders.
Local schools received 2,000 of the shields to use as they returned tonormal activity.

LCIF Emergency Grant

US$10,000
São Paulo,
Brazil

46,000Face Shields

LCIF then awarded 26 more grants totaling US$315,000 to Lions acrossBrazil, who used funds to continue mass production of face shields,
distributing another 54,000 across the country. In total, Lions in Brazil
produced more than 101,000 face shields – far exceeding their goal of
50,000 – as well as provided virus testing supplies; hand sanitizer; and PPEsuch as gloves, masks, and gowns.

Responding to COVID-19 | LCIF27

RESPONDING TO COVID-19

LCIF Emergency Grant

US$10,000
Jakarta,Indonesia

LCIF Emergency Grant

US$10,000
Senegal,West Africa

430
Masks

430
Gowns

430
Gloves28 LCIF | Building for the Future

Protecting Health in Senegal

In lesser developed countries, where healthcare services
and resources, and access to them, are often lacking,illness poses heightened risk to residents.
Senegal, in West Africa, is one such country. Whether access challenges
stem from physical distance or affordability, end results can be bleak: Morepeople struggle to overcome illness, and familial and community well-being
suffer. In today’s
COVID-19 environment,
it means those mostvulnerable are at muchhigher risk of healthcomplications, even death.
With US$10,000 in
Emergency grant funding
from LCIF, and an understanding of the urgent andgrave nature of thesituation, Senegal Lions stepped in to protect their neighbors. Lions sourced
and purchased 430 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE), such asmasks, gowns, and gloves, subsequently donating supplies to the Ministryof Health and Social Action for distribution.

In a time of great struggle and uncertainty, LCIF andLions provided grateful Senegal medical workers
peace of mind through desperately needed PPE.

Handwashing and Hope in Indonesia

As COVID-19 continued to spread, so did education
on methods of protection from the debilitating virus.
A particularly effective and simple practice is thorough handwashing. While
scrubbing germs away at home may be relatively easy, what if ready accessto soap and water is not available? What happens when life requires venturing
into public places and away from sanitation?
To provide community members increased handwashing
opportunities, Lions in andnear Jakarta, Indonesia,
used a US$10,000 LCIF
Emergency grant to build
11 sanitizing stations outside
health centers and hospitals
throughout the area. Each
setup offers a refillable
water tank, four sinks, soap
dispensers, and paper towels. With remaining grant funds, Lions purchased anddistributed invaluable personal protective equipment (PPE), providing local
hospitals 180 boxes of gloves and surgical masks, 300 pairs of boots, 300 faceshields, 350 hazmat suits, and nine thermometers. As many as 50,000 community members are estimated to have benefitted from the PPE.
Broadening its support, LCIF provided three additional US$10,000 grants for
COVID-19 relief efforts throughout Indonesia. Said one medical professional,“Thank you Lions Clubs for providing PPEs. They have been in short supply, andnow our doctors can change their PPE according to the standard.”

11

Sanitation Centers

180

Boxes of Gloves

Pairs of Boots

Surgical Masks

300

Face Shields

350

Hazmat Suits

9

Thermometers

Responding to COVID-19 | LCIF

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BUILDINGFOR THE
FUTURE

Campaign 100:
LCIF
Empowering
ServiceCampaign 100: LCIF Empowering Service, themost ambitious capital fundraising campaign in theFoundation’s history, launched in July 2017 with agoal to raise US$300 million.
Leading efforts at the international level are Campaign Chairperson
Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada and Campaign Vice Chairperson J. Frank Moore III.
As past international presidents of Lions Clubs International and former
chairpersons of LCIF, Dr. Yamada and Mr. Moore bring rich global perspective and vast institutional knowledge to Campaign 100.

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31

C A M PA I G N 1 0 0 : L C I F E M P O W E R I N G S E R V I C ECampaigning for the Future

Supporting the chairperson and vice chairperson are Campaign 100 International
Committee members, leaders from Lions’ eight constitutional areas strategically leveraging
Lions’ volunteer structure to raise funds by building awareness of LCIF and Campaign
100, which centers on three principles:

Principle 1:

Increase
Service
ImpactPrinciple 2:

Fight
Diabetes

Principle 3:

ExpandGlobalCausesThe Year in Fundraising

Between Campaign 100’s July 2017 launch and June 30, 2019,
fundraising had reached nearly US$111 million. Fiscal year
2019-2020 added US$47,004,138, taking fundraising to a
total of US$157,907,876 at June 30, 2020. The goal had
been to achieve US$193 million.

Supporting Lions as they
fight the global epidemicof diabetes

Helping Lions make important
progress in the global causesof childhood cancer, hunger,
and the environment

US$223.5M
by fiscal year end

2020-2021

Campaign 100 Model Clubs
Model Clubs build financial support for Campaign 100
by broadly promoting Lions, LCIF, and the campaign.
Strategies include seeking donations from club andcommunity members, dedicating fundraising events toCampaign 100, making club treasury donations, andinspiring other clubs to become fundraising champions.

500 x
Increasing Lions service
impact in vision, youth
development, disaster relief,
and humanitarian efforts

Our goal is toraise nearly

Numberof Club
Members=

US$
Financial
Contribution

Eight progressive levels of Model Club and associatedrecognition provide incentive for clubs to continue fundraising beyond their initial goal. Donations credited to aclub between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2023, counttoward Model Club goals.
Fiscal year 2019-2020 began with 432 Model Clubs.
By year’s end, Model Clubs numbered 2,005 –an increase of more than 360 percent.

360%

The formula above is used to calculate a club’s
minimum financial contribution to achieve base-level
Model Club status.

2,005
432

Campaign 100 Needed More than Ever

Fiscal year 2019-2020 was like no other. COVID-19 began its circling of the globe,
disrupting lives, while stressing healthcare systems, economies, and everyday norms.
Ushered in with the pandemic were unprecedented challenges for Campaign 100.
With more than a billion globally remaining at home to stayhealthy, in May 2020, LCIF’s Board of Trustees approved a
one-year extension of Campaign 100, now slated toconclude June 30, 2022. The extension facilitates progressing toward our US$300 million financial goal in new,innovative ways while continuing our ultimate goal…
ensuring Lions’ ability to serve for generations to come.

Much remains unclear in this unprecedented time.
However, the global pandemic did not erase the needto feed the hungry, develop our youth, help the sick, andrebuild communities. It merely overshadowed it while
complicating our ability to raise funds.

FY2019-2020 New Model Clubs, by Constitutional Area (CA): 1,573
CA

CA

II

206
United States of America& its Affiliates, Bermuda,
The Bahamas

I

CA

III

CA

IV

CA

CA

CA

CA

V

VI

VII

VIII

15

15

91

1,124

74

29

19

CanadaSouth America,
Central America,
Mexico, Islands of the
Caribbean Sea

EuropeEast Asia,
Southeast Asia

India, South Asia,
Middle East

Australia, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea,
Indonesia, Islands of theSouth Pacific Ocean

Africa1,573 TOTAL New Model Clubs
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C A M PA I G N 1 0 0 : L C I F E M P O W E R I N G S E R V I C E

Lions help students plant trees at their newly renovated school.
With support from LCIF, Lions of Japan, and Nairobi Greater Lions Club, the school was
renovated and expanded to include new buildings with running water, a boarding facility,
and a backpack for every child.

BUILDING
FOR THE
FUTURE

Our Supporters
Serving through Generous Giving

Lions Clubs International Foundation is grateful to donors supporting LCIF
so generously in fiscal year 2019-2020. Their kindness and giving spirit help
LCIF empower Lions service worldwide to improve health and well-being,
strengthen communities, and protect the vulnerable.

34 LCIF | Building for the Future

Our Supporters | LCIF35

OUR SUPPORTERS

2019-2020
Top Contributors
US$200,000+

Aruna Abhey Oswal
Magnet Lin

US$100,000-$199,999
Ta-Lung Chiang
Hem Kanithi
Liang-Chin Chiu
Young-Ja Lee
I-Lang Cho
Noriyasu Ohtaka
Je-Gil Goo
Yi-Tu Cheng
Shu-Chin Liao Huang
Hsiu-Jung Huang
Chen-Fen Feng2019-2020 Top 10s
Top Contributing
Lions Districts
DISTRICT

US$25,000-$99,999

Top Contributing Lions Districts
by Per-Member Average
DONATIONS (US$)

DISTRICT

DONATIONS (US$)

354-D......................................................... $1,402,488

300-E1................................................................ $524

334-A......................................................... $1,102,533

300-D2................................................................ $307

300-E1....................................................... $1,036,343

300-B2................................................................ $242

335-B......................................................... $1,032,362

354-D.................................................................. $229

335-A............................................................$850,376

300-A2................................................................ $228

300-C2..........................................................$783,696

300-E2................................................................ $205

300-A2..........................................................$739,427

334-A.................................................................. $196

330-A............................................................$678,310

331-A.................................................................. $195

330-B............................................................$664,825

300-D1................................................................ $180

354-B............................................................$638,512

354-H.................................................................. $177

36 LCIF | Building for the Future

Takahiro Sakurai
Yasuo Iga
Laitan Onolaja
Akira Okamoto
In-Kyo Oh
Xing Ping Xiao
Chizuko Yoshimura
Masaaki Nakajima
Hua Weng
Chun-Huang Hsu
Fumihiro Teshima
Hee-Chae Park
Mike First
Sanjay Sahu
Ea-Up Kim
Bob Brown
Sakiko Odaka
Alice Chitning Lau
Paulo Pennacchi
Jung-Yul Choi
Larry Johnson

Nam-Heoung Kim
William Jordan
Nam-Seung Kim
Chin Hsiang Mao
Lai-Hsin Fang
Naresh Aggarwal
Kentaro Kitano
Gang-Su HaNa-Yul Kang
Ryozo Nishina
Liao-Chuan Huang
Hung Ju Chang
Jong-Seok Kim
Myung-Yun Huh
Paul Settelmeyer
Charlie Chan
Hong-Soon Jun
Hsiu-Fong Chou
Toshio Takai
Shingo Onodera
Edward Lim Lin
Norikata Mita
J. Frank Moore III
Shinji Kayamori
Shunichi Hayashida
Yukio Kambe
John Knepper
Naomasa Yamamoto
Susumu Yano
Joo-Hwan Yang
Motoo Endo
Yoshio Mizobuchi
Xiaobo Li
Wen Hua Jian
Junnian Xiong
Mei-Yu Chen

US$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous
Jayantilal Halai
George Ibrahim

Kunihiro Kato
Eiji Takaoka
Guo-Jun Zhang
Gil-Haeng Lee
A P Singh
Chikao Suzuki
Kyu Sang Yoo
Kwang-Jin Son
Ichiro Harita
Shiro Morii
Yasuyuki Akiyama
Isao Matsuoka
Larry Stewart
Yoichiro Tsumura
G Ramaswamy
Kwang Man Choo
Marie Cunning
Gudrun Yngvadottir
Hsiu-Yun Tsai
Douglas Chan
Tzu-Ting Chou
Kristinn Hannesson
Shunji Enomoto
Yoshikazu Suzuki
Kwang-Ho Kim
Isamu Arino
Heidi-Anne Nathan
Takao Kitajima
Jean-Pierre Penalba
Hamed O B Lawal
Junichi Takamatsu
Michael Banks
Young Bae Mo
In-Chil Park
Calvin Smith
Jitsuhiro Yamada
Fu-Lai Tsai
Wen-Sheng Chang
Fang-Ching Liao
Fang-Lin Wang
Wen-Hau Cheng
Rebecca Daou

Sang-Beom Kang

Kajit Habanananda
Dong-Heui Kim
Jung-Ki Kim
Shu Ping Sun
Somsakdi Lovisuth
Joong-Hyo Bae
Prithvi Jairath
Peerawat Thum-Utaiporn
Koji Tsurushima
Wen Tsung Liang
Chun-Sheng Yeh
Hsiu-Hua Chang
Yoshiko Ota
Hideki Kitahata
Masashi Matsui
Morimitsu Asano
Osamu Watanabe
Pai-Hsiang Fang
Joo-Sub Lee
Yen-Yoo Wu
Yasunobu Shikina
Shih I Yu
Mei-Ling Lo
Chi-Hung Li
Min Chii Chang
Chien-Chung Liao
Pravin Chhajed
Masahiro Nakamura
Nobuo Nishiki
Masanori Imai
Yeon Lee
Masafumi Watanabe
Mei-Chiao Chiu
Gi Seo Park
Han-Pin Lien
Jonathan P.S. Lum
Jae-Kwan Lyu
An-Yun Liu
Chuan Kuei Hung
Nien-Sheng Chien
Maria Simamora

Our Supporters | LCIF37

OUR SUPPORTERS

Dong-Hwan Kim
Al Brandel
Kiyomi Oishi
Norma Suárez Sosa
Jorge Humberto Santos Martinez
Tamao Nomura
Koo-Bong Sin
Chun Sik Tea
Yoshio Nakaya
Haruo Yamada
Hiroko Kawamura
Hideki Uda
Makoto Oishi
Toshiko Sabae
Yoshinori Nishikawa
Mitsuyoshi Hashimoto
Kenji Motokawa
Suketaro Kato
Brian Stevenson
Shosaku Hashimoto
Masayoshi Maruyama
Nobuo Yasaka
Yoshihiro Saito
Ming-Sheng Chuang
Masaaki Masuda
Guk-Jin Byun
Jeffrey Keckley
Katsuki Shirosaka
Kenji Nagata
Tsuguya Fujii
Doo-Hoon Ahn
Gye-Oh Lee
Jae-Hong Kim
Ja-Beom Koo
Jae-Kap Heo
Kazushige AbeJames Bixler
Chul Woo Yang
Kyu-Dong Choi
Gertrude Rudert
Hyun-Sook Yoo
Myung-Soo Ha
Wan-Soo Park
Yoon-Taek Song
Seung-Ro Baek
Jung-Hyun Bae
Yong-Sik Min
Masaaki Kokaji
Tzu-I Lin
Randall Ross
John Rudert
Qazi Akramuddin Ahmed
Han-Young Kim
Michio Tomiyama

38 LCIF | Building for the Future

Nojin Jung
Shang Wen Lai
Manoj ShahS Sivakumar
Mei-Li Huang
Hisanobu Beppu
Atsunobu Tanaka
Yuzo Kanazawa
Yoon-Sang Lee
Fu-Ta Hsu
Mei-Chuan Yu
Po-Kuang Chang
G. M. Balaji Rathnam
Ramji Patel
Toshiro Tanaka
Wang Hsiu
Yin-Mei Su
Shu-Lan Lin
Hsin-Chih Lin
Rong-Wen Lay
Seiki Yamaura
Yueh-Ling Chang
Jack Walker
Yoshie Shibata
Ming Chen
Jeff Chang Wei Huang
Shinji Sato
Wen Chi Chang
Richard Davis
Huei Mine Yu
Yen-Chieh Lee
Hsiu Hui Lai
Tsan-Ying Chen
Chin Chuan Tang
Bae-Kyung Yoon
Jun-Ho Yoon
Chia-Shun Lee
Ming-Chien Chiu
Wen-Yu Su
Chun-Mo Kang
Shih-I Tsai
Yu-Ling Liu
So-Chen Lo
Meifang Shi
Bong-Eun Park
Jia-Jen Wu
Dave Floyd

US$5,000-$9,999
Hiroshi Otani
G.R. Surya Raj
Mukesh Shankerlal Chowdhary
Elien Van Dille

Koichi Kanazawa
Narimasa Yoshihara
Kenji Tominaga
Lorri Rieger
Alexis Gomès
Yoshitaka Uhara
Tolulope Senbanjo
Yu Chin Hung
Omprakash Arora
Sung-Han Kim
Patti Hill
Hastuti Kresna
Norio Iga
Akira Masaoka
Takahito Oikawa
Yoshinori Shimada
Hyeon-Yul Kim
Mark Mansell
Naoko Udagawa
Yong-Cheol Kim
Velora Crook
Marlene Sartor
Li-Hua Chou
Sharon Holthaus
Wei-Chieh Chen
Cheng Chiang Hsieh
Anil Agrawal
Ki-Do Jun
Claudia Balduzzi Mariani
Lewis Quinn
Catherine Sebat
Giampietro Dolce
Svein Berntsen
Randy Hudson
Kouichi Hanaue
Hae-Ok Kim
Hiroyuki Yamagishi
James Johnston
Noriyoshi Ishioka
Shoichi Anzawa
Seiju Tamaki
Kazuo Yamaguchi
Haruo Yoshimoto
Tetsuo Nakajima
Moriyoshi Masumoto
Keon-Woo Kim
Christiane Duncan Aka
Chizuko Nagasawa
Chuen Chi Lee
Dumitru Danut Sain
Shu-Hui Chou
Athanasios Maimaris
Litawaty Widjaya
Juswan Tjoe

Robert Littlefield
Kwang-Ju Choi
Sun-Hee Joo
Woo-Jung Kim
Ricky Dodson
Amnuay Horburapha
Jong-Yup Lee
Terence Treppa
Yumin Natsu
Duk-Bin Im
Mitsuo Honjo
Nobuo Takai
Myeong-Kook Lee
Amornrat Hanshin
Brian Sheehan
Tadtakonnon Manahthanthasee
Yoshitsugu Hirano
Hyun-Sup Sim
Pil-Soo Seol
Alan Reiver
Ming-Tsung Huang
Vijay Kumar Raju
Marie Petraitis
Su-Lien Wu Hsu
Ching-Li Lee
Arouna Nikiema
Daisuke Kura
Yi Lin Yang
Jea-Gun Jung
Yuan-Fu Lee
Wan-Ho Kim
Wangxing Tian
Shun-Fa Yeh
Chen-Hsiung Chang
Ping-Chuan Wang
Li-Hsueh Chou
Shigehito Hayashi
Anne Smarsh
Jagdishchandra Agrawal
V Venkata Krishna Reddy
Carmela Pucci
Indra Khatry
Wen Jung Chen
Haynes Townsend
Junichi Matsuura
Hirofumi Shimosoeda
Shozo Suwa
Kenichi Yamamoto
Tatsuya Miyo
Katsuyuki Takeda
Sanjay Agarwal
Takafumi Akutsu
Isao Tonosaki
Toyoshige Nakatani

Young Park
Sook-Hee Oh
Hiroji Okumura
Koji Tsuji
Katsumi Hoshino
Harendra Shukla
Akio Negishi
Kwan-Sik Yun
Minoru Honda
Masakatsu Takano
Masao Shinzato
Juan Martínez Alba
Ryukei Oishi
Setsuo Sugiyama
Katsuhiko Kakihara
Soji Ono
Hitoshi Fujiya
Yuji Ogawa
Chun Caiang Chen
Guen-Dong Kim
Hyun-Duk Jang
Rosemary A. Ferguson
Yasuko Kishimoto
Subbiah Shivasubramaniam
Jae-Oh Yang
Jun Takahashi
Myung-Kyu Choi
Jong-Woo Kim
Hyun-Jong Shin
Young-Sin Kim
Eiji Ishihara
Yasuhisa Nakamura
Takayuki Muranaka
Tomoaki Banno
Sa-Soon HongChul-Kyoo Kim
Kang Hoon Rhee
Kyu-Bong Han
Young Chul Lee
Nam ChoMoon Chan Na
Yung-Duk Kim
Kyung-Sook Lee
Chong-Jin Cho
Moon-Soo Han
Toshiaki Nishimura
Toshiaki Saito
Masahiro YamadaFred Rieger
K R Vara Prasadarao
Young-Chul Seo
Shan Chang
Frank Sampson
Ramachandran Swaminathan

Stanislaus Balaraj
Kuo-Jung Lin
Kyu-Nam Han
Chin-Sheng Liang
Yang-Ii Liu
Yoshitaka Izumi
Victor Quezon
Kazuo Hidawa
Pai Chin Wang Yang
A. Michael Slosberg
Sung Tsai
Kohei Sato
Kuei-Shya Chen
Yukiharu Sako
Yvonne Paris
Rajiva Chandra
Chii Chang
Chin-Lien Tsai
Ling-Chu Wu
Nobuya Watanabe
Lolita Corpuz
Shuang Liu
Hiromichi Shiki
Masahiro Yamamoto
James O’Rourke
Stefan Chorus
Hastings Eli Chiti
Jui-Yang Tung
Moon-Soo Jun
Kuen-Yi Wang
Carlos Rieder
Yu-Jen Cheng
Yu-Chuan Chang
Seiji Ishii
Louis Ng Cheong Tin
Tsai Hung
Ming-Yen Huang
Shigeharu Shibuta
Jae-Won Yang
Li-Yun Chen
Wen Shien Chiu
Ronald Espejo Hermoza
Hiroshi Norita
Hui YangJunko HaradaSamir Abou-Samra
Milan Dalal
Paul Petraitis
Larry Woodling
Teresa Mann
Nai-Cheng Chi
Yoshihito Uemura
Jae-Hwan Kim
Gun-Taek Jang

Denny Hsu
Makoto Yatsunami
Yasuko Takeda
J. Wayne Wrightstone
Jui-Tai Chang
Ming-Chou Su
Hsuan Hsueh
L K S Syed Ahamed
Chang Hong
Christian Colombo
Hsiao Yuan Huang
Oh-Hung Kwon
Michiaki Nozu
Laura Del R Lopez D Martinez
Johnny C C Chang
Ling-Hsun Chao
Shui-Yun Ou Mai
Tsai-Chiu Lee
Shu-Chuan Lin
Yo-Wan Kim
Mei Feng Shen
Ming-Chang Chen
Yen-Feng Ho
Ming Te Hu
Hui-Yi Wu
Sunao Kodama
Cheol-Jin Kim
Hsiu Lien Liao
Chun-Kan Lee
Hsen-De Len
Yung-Joo Cho
Kyung-Boon Park
Wennie Bico
Feng-Chi Chen
Jung-Eun Oh
Takayuki Moriguchi
Chen Chung Yuan
Mu-Cheng Chang
Yasutaka Noka
Yung Ho Wu
Suh-Mei Ko
Lynda Odu-Okpeseyi
Hsin-Fu Liao
Chyong-Shwu Yang
Kuang Yuan Tsai
Jung-Sub Lee
Min-Hsien Lee
Syafii Salim
Hyun Oh
Sung-Lan Kim
Jong-Gyu Hwang
Chiung-Wen Kuo
Annie Wong
Hsiu Wen Yang

Chuan-Wei Sung
Ming-Chao Tsai
Shu-Lien Wei
Tzer-Hua Li
Chao-Lei Lee
Hsien-Li Lo
Shui-Chuan Chao
Yi-Ju Tsai
Ming Szu Chang
Jui-Mei Chang
Chun-Liang Lin
Young-Soo Lee
Ming Chi Chang
Chiu Yi Wu
Tseng-Chun Hsu
Ming Hsien Lin
Chi-Ming Chen
Chao-Wen Chang
Heng-Tai Lin
Bayani Marabe
Chih-Yi Chiu
Jung-Hee Kim
Kwang-Seok Kang
Hung-Hua Kuo
Ming Fa Chen
Hua-Hsiang Chien
Su-Hsia Tung TsaiTai-Hua Shih
Tzu-Che Huang
Shi-Hui Yeh
Sanwill Srivastava
Bambang Mulyanto
Jeom-Su Kim
Thomas Caniano
Steven Field
Marie Vanerian

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Gudrun Yngvadottir

Barry J. Palmer

Dr. Jung-Yul “Yul” Choi

Alexis Vincent Gomès

Douglas X. Alexander

Lewis Quinn

Brian E. Sheehan

Aruna Abhey Oswal

Dr. Patti Hill

Dr. Ta-Lung ChiangJames E. “Jim” Ervin

Chikao Suzuki

Garnet E. Davis

In-Kyo Oh

Ramiro Vela Villarreal

Joe Preston*

Sandro Castellana

Chancellor Bob Corlew

Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada

Dr. Naresh Aggarwal

Vijay Kumar Raju

Doo-Hoon Ahn

Immediate Past International President,
Lions Clubs International
LCIF Chairperson

International President,
Lions Clubs International

BUILDING
FOR THE
FUTUREInternational First Vice President,
Lions Clubs International

International Second Vice President,
Lions Clubs International

International Third Vice President,
Lions Clubs International

Board ofTrustees

Past International President,
Lions Clubs International
Constitutional Area I

Past International Director
Constitutional Area II

Past International Director
Constitutional Area III

Past International Director
Constitutional Area IV

Past International President,
Lions Clubs International
Constitutional Area V

Past International Director
Constitutional Area VI

Past International President,
Lions Clubs International
Constitutional Area VII

Past International Director
Constitutional Area VIII

Past International Director
Largest Membership Country

Past International Director
Second Largest Membership Country

Past International Director
Largest Per-Member-Giving Country

Past District Governor
Second Largest Per-Member-Giving Country

Past Council Chairperson
Third Largest Per-Member-Giving Country

Past International President,
Lions Clubs International
Most Recent Past LCIF Chairperson

Past International President,
Lions Clubs International
Second Most Recent Past LCIF Chairman

Past International President,
Lions Clubs International
Appointee of International President

Past International Director
Appointee of International President* appointed due to vacancy

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LCIF Revenue and Gains By Fiscal Year (US$)
2018-2019

BUILDING
FOR THE
FUTURE

Contributions$50,962,693

<0%

23%

2019-2020

Investment
return, net$15,534,913

1%

18%

Contributions$53,594,375<0%Investment
return, net$12,072,020

1%

Programrevenue, net$597,641

Programrevenue, net$440,293
Other$(146,981)

76%

Other
$(185,611)

81%

LCIF Expenses By Fiscal Year (US$)
2018-2019

Financial
Information

2019-2020
Grants$37,239,130

18%

Other program
expenses$7,033,491

7%Administrative$4,508,558

12%

Development$10,500,216

63%

Net Assets at End
of Fiscal Year (US$)

Grants$33,060,216

19%

Other program
expenses$6,603,766

9%Administrative$4,851,576

12%

Development$10,374,661

60%

US$

2018-20192019-2020$290,983,616$302,171,822

Total Net Assets By Fiscal Year (US$)
2018-20192019-2020
Net assets
without donor
restrictions$239,427,311

18%

Net assets
without donor
restrictions$253,132,559

16%

Net assets
with donor
restrictions$49,039,263

Net assets
with donor
restrictions$51,556,305

82%

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Financial Statements | All figures in US$
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | June 30

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION | June 30
2020

2019

$ 6,956,746$ 5,098,637

AssetsCash and cash equivalents

2020

Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts payable

320,691

427,828

Accrued expenses

Accounts receivable, net

51,05767,609Due to The International Associationof Lions Clubs

Due from non-United States
Lions Clubs districts

1,003,694

560,929

Grants payable

Change in net assets

483,536

367,948

Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash used in operating activities-

1,484,154

18,947,332

25,726,013

78,854135,011

20,308,554

27,906,133

798,832

Charitable gift annuities$

Due from the International
Association of Lions Clubs

4,708,926

Prepaid expenses

1,141,147

1,110,058

Promises to give, net

13,171,718

9,217,751

Investments

294,546,003

301,857,071

575,165

501,893

With donor restrictions

49,039,263

51,556,305

5,229

47,973

Total net assets

302,171,822

290,983,616$322,480,376$318,889,749$322,480,376$318,889,749

Property and equipment, net
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS-STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES | June 30, 2020

TOTAL LIABILITIES

2020$ 11,188,206

Depreciation and amortization

Without donor restrictions

253,132,559

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Without Donor Restrictions

With Donor Restrictions

239,427,311

TOTAL

OperatingContributions$ 35,347,124$ 18,247,251$ 53,594,375

Program revenue, net

597,641-

597,641

Investment return, net

17,129,663-

17,129,663

143,542(12,161,472)

Accrued investment income receivable

107,137(108,875)

Accounts receivable

16,552

41,885(442,765)(73,587)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

Due from The International Association of Lions Clubs
Prepaid expense
Promises to give, net
Other assets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses

Satisfaction of purpose restrictions
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE AND GAINS

20,786,141(20,786,141)-

73,860,569(2,538,890)

71,321,679

Expenses and losses
Grants

33,060,216-

33,060,216

SightFirst

1,950,238-

1,950,238

Lions Quest

2,365,154-

2,365,154

Other

2,288,374-

2,288,374

39,663,982-

39,663,982

Administrative

4,851,576-

Development

10,374,661

TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICESTOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

94,910(3,953,967)(2,477,553)

42,744

2,052

721,41349,514(74,648)

Grants payable(6,778,681)(1,715,091)

Charitable gift annuities(56,157)(22,900)(11,509,318)(8,792,700)

Purchase of investments(135,035,816)(268,859,741)

Proceeds from sale of investments

148,664,031

267,777,809(260,788)(185,445)

13,367,427(1,267,377)

1,858,109(10,060,077)

Cash flows from investing activities

NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Change in cash and cash equivalents

5,098,637
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR$

6,956,746

15,158,714$

5,098,637

4,851,576
10,374,661

54,890,219-

54,890,219

18,970,350(2,538,890)

16,431,460(5,079,491)

21,8485,057,643)(299,923)-(299,923)

Change in value of charitable gift annuities

45,453-45,453

Other income

68,859-68,859(5,265,102)

21,848(5,243,254)

Operating revenue and gains in excess
of (less than) operating expenses-(31,089)(1,484,154)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

Program services(4,708,926)

Due to The International Association of Lions Clubs

Purchases of property and equipment

Net assets released from restrictions

7,509,523

187,516

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIESRevenue and gains$(6,317,147)

Net realized and unrealized (gains) on investments

Due from non-United States Lions Clubs districts

Net assets

2019

Cash flows from operating activities

193,007$

Accrued investment income receivable2019

Non-operating
Revenue and gains
Investment return, net
Net loss on currency exchange

TOTAL NON-OPERATING REVENUE AND GAINS
Changes in net assets

13,705,248(2,517,042)

11,188,206

Net assets, beginning of year

239,427,311

51,556,305

290,983,616$ 253,132,559$ 49,039,263$ 302,171,822

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

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