Midland Valley Lions Foundation
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Midland Valley Lions Foundation at a glance
In short: Midland Valley Lions Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $5,100 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -49.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $145,073
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $23,621
- +50.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $8,128
- +954.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $26,928
- -11.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Midland Valley Lions Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Midland Valley Lions Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $15K (2022). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SC Lions Vision Services Columbia, SC | Charitable Purpose | $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 | $145,073 | $23,621 | $26,928 | $5,100 | Total only | $8,128 |
| 2024 | $148,380 | $15,705 | $30,317 | $10,000 | 1 | $771 |
| 2023 | $162,992 | $17,099 | $22,764 | $13,234 | Total only | $2,369 |
| 2022 | $168,657 | $10,007 | $28,802 | $15,000 | 1 | $196 |
| 2021 | $187,452 | $12,937 | $27,491 | $10,000 | 1 | $615 |
| 2019 | $222,592 | $20,862 | $37,633 | $10,549 | Total only | $1,003 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Midland Valley Lions Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Midland Valley Lions Foundation is a public charity, based in Langley, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $145K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $8K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Midland Valley Lions Foundation is led by John Jones Jr., President on the 2025 filing; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Jones Jr.
President
New on the 2025 filing
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Oremus
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Barber
Board Member
Vice President & Tail Twister → Vice President & Tail Twiste, 2024
Vice President & Tail Twiste → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shirley Self
Secretary
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tj Sharpe
Club Service
Board Member → Club Service, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Barber
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Betsy Barber (2019–2024) — President
- Former: David Dyer (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Steve New (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Hector Rodriquez (2023–2024) — Lion Tamer
- Former: Anthony Sharpe (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Crystal Lewis (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Bobby Griffin (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Townes (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Pamela Barwick (2019–2021) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Rick Heise (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Leanne Boettjer-Byster (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Claude Prather (2019) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Earl Barwick (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Marian Cosnahan (2019) — Membership C
- Former: Melanie Hutto (2019) — Secretary
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 Midland Valley Lions Foundation
How much does Midland Valley Lions Foundation give each year?
Midland Valley Lions Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
How large is Midland Valley Lions Foundation?
Midland Valley Lions Foundation reported $145K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24K.
Where does Midland Valley Lions Foundation operate?
Midland Valley Lions Foundation has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Midland Valley Lions Foundation's EIN?
Midland Valley Lions Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2074988. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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