Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc
Initiate community-based philanthropic programs.
Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc at a glance
In short: Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc gave $65K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $65,044
- +78.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,681
- +18.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $476,903
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saddleback College Foundation ($35K). Together the top 3 received $65K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc gives
- Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $65K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $65K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saddleback College Foundation Mission Viejo, CA | — | $35,044 |
| San Clemente High School San Clemente, CA | — | $20,000 |
| San Juan Hills High School San Juan Capist, CA | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $476,903 | $376,129 | $348,969 | $65,044 | 3 | $2,459 |
| 2024 | $439,812 | $347,847 | $315,540 | $36,550 | 2 | $2,056 |
| 2023 | $397,622 | $269,704 | $308,078 | $37,800 | 1 | $30 |
| 2022 | $448,944 | $268,751 | $404,162 | $52,315 | 2 | $21 |
| 2021 | $647,620 | $223,396 | $157,703 | $16,600 | 1 | $38 |
| 2020 | $569,275 | $260,659 | $288,931 | $10,000 | 1 | $37 |
| 2019 | $568,379 | $310,285 | $283,011 | $5,250 | 1 | $49 |
About Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc
Based on IRS filings
Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc is a public charity, based in San Juan Capistrano, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $477K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $65K. Net investment income was $2K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc is led by Kathi Manuel, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathi Manuel
President
Director → President & CEO, 2024
President & CEO → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Hirshag
Director
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Kirtz
Director
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Gill
Director
On filings since 2022
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Cormier
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Denizio
Director
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
13 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Dymerski
Director
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
11 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Caplin
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacquie Glaser
Director
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Jo Hasty
Secretary
Director → President, 2021
President → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Martin
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
23 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Gale Short (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Kathy McWade (2022–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Jan Jacobs (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jeanne Reiss (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Warnagieris (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Susan Joslin (2023) — Director
- Former: Sharon Gonzalez (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gloria Meininger (2020–2022) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Jennifer Weiss (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Joyce Helland (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Lory Trombly (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Lillian Rigdon (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Carol Franklin (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Alisa Tomlinson (2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa Mulato (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Wendy Dahle (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Carla Schumacher (2019) — Director
- Former: Denise O'Donnell (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Mj Hasty (2019) — Director
- Former: Sarah Moore (2019) — Director
- Former: Terri Uecker (2019) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc
How much does Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc give each year?
Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc gave $65K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $37K across 2 grants.
What is Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc's typical grant size?
Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $21,681, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc give grants?
Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
How large is Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc?
Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc reported $477K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $376K.
What is Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc's EIN?
Assistance League of Capistrano Valley Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3201899. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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