Napa Valley Festival Association
Napa Valley Festival Association offers programs that enrich the economic and cultural vitality of the region and make the arts accessible to all. The association presents performances at iconic napa valley venues and inspiring educational programs year-round.
Napa Valley Festival Association at a glance
In short: Napa Valley Festival Association gave $202K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $202,344
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,906
- -25.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,000
- Total assets
- $19,039,373
- -18.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Napa Valley Festival Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Napa Valley Education Foundation ($102K). Together the top 7 received $202K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 19 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Napa Valley Festival Association gives
- Giving grew 102% 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 $6K (2021) to $202K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $202K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Napa Valley Education Foundation Napa, CA | Arts Education | $101,800 |
| ArtSmart Philadelphia, PA | Arts Education | $50,000 |
| Arts Council Napa Valley Napa, CA | Arts Education | $16,044 |
| Napa Valley College District Auxiliary Services Napa, CA | Arts Education | $12,000 |
| Napa High School Choral Boosters Napa, CA | Arts Education | $9,000 |
| Napa Valley Youth Symphony Napa, CA | Arts Education | $7,500 |
| American Canyon High School Alliance American Canyon, CA | Arts Education | $6,000 |
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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 | $19,039,373 | $9,393,000 | $12,886,913 | $202,344 | 7 | $1,601,226 |
| 2024 | $23,227,204 | $13,254,672 | $9,135,561 | $194,000 | 5 | $269,302 |
| 2023 | $17,939,866 | $9,542,623 | $7,388,947 | $30,000 | 2 | $61,686 |
| 2022 | $14,849,046 | $7,645,383 | $6,222,781 | $100,000 | 4 | $108,680 |
| 2021 | $13,659,159 | $11,728,133 | $4,802,304 | $6,000 | 1 | $56,715 |
| 2020 | $6,373,536 | $5,833,610 | $2,230,504 | $66,059 | 3 | $56,018 |
| 2019 | $2,876,773 | $4,553,986 | $4,466,629 | $111,576 | 5 | $64,749 |
About Napa Valley Festival Association
Based on IRS filings
Napa Valley Festival Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Walnut Creek, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $202K. Net investment income was $1.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Napa Valley Festival Association is led by Richard Walker, President & CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Walker
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$379K (2019) → $599K (2025)
Darioush Khaledi
Founding Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Baggett
Chairman
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Letourneau
Vice President & Director Artistic
Vice President & Director Artistic Planning → Vice President & Director Artistic, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$166K (2020) → $243K (2025)
Lissa Gibbs
Senior Director, Education & Engag
Director, Education & Engageme → Senior Director, Education & Engag, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$103K (2022) → $143K (2025)
Tessa Edwards
Senior Director & Grow. Phil.
Senior Director, Growth & Engageme → Senior Director, Growth & Philant., 2023
Senior Director, Growth & Philant. → Senior Director & Grow. Phil., 2025
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$139K (2022) → $184K (2025)
Whitney Haskin
Director Strategic Pship.
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$101K (2024) → $114K (2025)
Antonio Castellucci
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Athena Blackburn
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dario Sattui
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Pearson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean-Charles Boisset
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Trefethen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Walt Hall
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Maguire
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Ackerman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Frank
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maggie Oetgen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Polenske
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Uytengsu
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Torres
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sabrina Weyenth Persson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Novack
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Olivia Decker
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Carpenter
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Romana Bracco
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Deal Booth
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Harlan Maltas
Director
Director - → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clarke Swanson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Shimmon
Director
Director - → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Sweeney
Director
Director - → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Busch
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Walther
Secretary
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Stull
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Blackburn
Chairman Emeritus
Chairman → Director, 2022
Director → Chairman Emeritus, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Alycia Mondavi (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: C. Richard Kramlich (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: W. Clarke Swanson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Kramlich (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Agustin Huneeus (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Prescott Ashe (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sonia Tolbert (2019–2020) — COO
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $599K, to Richard Walker (President / CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Napa Valley Festival Association
How much does Napa Valley Festival Association give each year?
Napa Valley Festival Association gave $202K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $194K across 5 grants.
What is Napa Valley Festival Association's typical grant size?
Napa Valley Festival Association's median grant in 2025 was $12,000, and its average grant was $28,906, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Napa Valley Festival Association give grants?
Napa Valley Festival Association gives mostly in California: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Napa, CA (5 grants).
Does Napa Valley Festival Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Napa Valley Festival Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Arts Education" (7 grants).
Who are Napa Valley Festival Association's largest grantees?
Napa Valley Festival Association's largest 2025 grantees include Napa Valley Education Foundation ($101,800), ArtSmart ($50,000) and Arts Council Napa Valley ($16,044), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Napa Valley Festival Association?
Napa Valley Festival Association reported $19.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.4M.
What is Napa Valley Festival Association?
Napa Valley Festival Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It holds $19.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Napa Valley Festival Association's EIN?
Napa Valley Festival Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4008029. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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