First of all, be sure your club has separate accounts for administrative funds and civic funds.
Civic funds are monies derived from the public from fund raising activities.
All funds raised from the public must be used for the public. The civic funds cannot be used for club membership expenses. It is permissible to donate administrative funds to the public, but you cannot use civic funds for administrative purposes. According to Lions International's legal staff, the IRS has defined the rules for service clubs much more rigidly. Clubs cannot hold long term certificates of deposit for long periods of time.