Downtown Tucson Lions Club
Annual support for national and Arizona lions charities such as camp tatiyee (for disabled children), saavi, leader dogs for the blind, which provides day programs and vocational training for visually impaired. We deal directly with America's best for eye exams and glasses for poort, supporting asdb and other local elementary school, also alert recycle glasses to be sent to third world countries. Additional services and entities which we support are camp abiliites, sight and hearing foundation, tucson society of the blind, vision screening, eyeglasses for needy, melvin jones memorial and volunteering at community food bank.
Downtown Tucson Lions Club at a glance
In short: Downtown Tucson Lions Club gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,725
- -36.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,725
- -36.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,725
- Total assets
- $539,512
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Downtown Tucson Lions Club funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tucson Sight ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Downtown Tucson Lions Club gives
- Giving fell 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $23K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson Sight Phoenix, AZ | — | $14,725 |
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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 | $539,512 | $40,878 | $31,162 | $14,725 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | $486,007 | $61,516 | $68,915 | $23,124 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $503,191 | $33,080 | $42,996 | $20,292 | 1 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | $400,246 | $88,965 | $45,078 | $19,415 | 1 | $57,577 |
| 2021 | $475,983 | $97,610 | $32,657 | $14,087 | 1 | $91,734 |
| 2020 | $386,375 | $61,651 | $66,954 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $392,162 | $44,429 | $48,397 | — | — | — |
About Downtown Tucson Lions Club
Based on IRS filings
Downtown Tucson Lions Club is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Tucson, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $540K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Downtown Tucson Lions Club is led by Ian Steel, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ian Steel
President
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie L. Steel
Member Chair
2nd Vice President → President, 2020
President → Member Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Su-Lin Trepanitis
Chairperson
Director → Lcif Coordinator, 2024
Lcif Coordinator → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda S. Bryant
Director
Members at Large → Service Chai, 2021
Service Chai → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Van Horn
Treasurer
Bookkeeper → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Jo House
Vice President
Member Chair → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessie Hansen
Service Chai
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Becky S. Fossett
Secretary
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Don Graves (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Christy Morrison (2020–2023) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Cynthia Rinehart (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Cindy Rinehart (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Eldon Fermandes (2019–2021) — Membership D
- Former: Karen Greene (2019) — Tail Twister
- Former: Marion Mayer (2019) — Director
- Former: Pamela J White (2019) — Lion Tamer
- Former: Wendy Greene (2019) — 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 Downtown Tucson Lions Club
How much does Downtown Tucson Lions Club give each year?
Downtown Tucson Lions Club gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $23K across 1 grant.
How large is Downtown Tucson Lions Club?
Downtown Tucson Lions Club reported $540K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $41K.
What is Downtown Tucson Lions Club?
Downtown Tucson Lions Club is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Tucson, AZ. It holds $540K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Downtown Tucson Lions Club operate?
Downtown Tucson Lions Club has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Downtown Tucson Lions Club's EIN?
Downtown Tucson Lions Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7180009. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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