Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied

Public charity · Grantmaker Oakland, CA EIN: 94-6091513

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Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied at a glance

In short: Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied gave $804K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $804K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$804,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$804,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$804,000
Total assets
$21,713,447
+3.6% 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 Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Ability Now Bay Area Inc: $804KAbility Now Bay Area Inc$804K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ability Now Bay Area Inc ($804K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Oakland

How Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $720K (2021) to $851K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $804K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ability Now Bay Area Inc Oakland, CAOperating Grant$804,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$21,713,447$1,988,366$805,510$804,0001$1,902,310
2024$20,962,502$793,442$833,507$804,0001$681,477
2023$19,939,356$415,799$812,905$804,0001$294,750
2022$19,095,465$1,903,915$814,521$804,0001$2,006,501
2021$22,050,085$2,293,580$723,231$720,0001$2,393,779
2020$18,725,104$1,057,036$854,326$850,9581$1,083,313

About Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied

Based on IRS filings

Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $804K. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied is led by Alan Sauer, Board President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alan Sauer

    Board President

    Board Member → Board President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Morotti

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carole Anderson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Ramos

    Treasurer & CFO

    Board Member → Treasurer & CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Turner

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Claudia Perkins (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Paul Wright (2020–2024) — Treasurer & CFO
  • Former: Robert Stein (2020–2024) — Board President
  • Former: Louise Nathe (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Ted Harris (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Don Ramos (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Peter Carolan (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Dennis Lum (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ricky Robinson (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Janine Trame (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Donald Arrington (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Maureen Decoste (2020–2021) — Non Voting

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied

How much does Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied give each year?

Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied gave $804K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $804K across 1 grant.

How large is Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied?

Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied reported $21.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied?

Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Oakland, CA. It holds $21.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied operate?

Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied has awarded grants in California.

What is Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied's EIN?

Mary Valle Foundation for the Cerebral Palsied's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6091513. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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