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Napa Valley Vintners

501(c)(6) organization St Helena, CA EIN: 94-1496715 Website

Ensure the economic viability and sustainability of the Napa Valley appellation through marketing, promotional, educational and training programs, work on critical industry issues, and enhance the well-being of the Napa County Community.

Napa Valley Vintners at a glance

In short: Napa Valley Vintners gave $162K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$162,215
+22.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$32,443
-1.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$13,472,451
+6.1% 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 Napa Valley Vintners funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Napa Green: $78KNapa Green$78KWine Unify: $25KWine Unify$25KUC 4-H Youth Development: $12KUC 4-H Youth Development$12KAmerican Canyon Comm Parks: $8KAmerican Canyon Comm Parks$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Napa Green ($78K). Together the top 4 received $123K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 21 (76%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

NapaSt HelenaSan FranciscoAustinBerkeleyWashington

How Napa Valley Vintners gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). 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$100K$200K$300K8 grants2019 4 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $113K (2021) to $286K (2019). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $162K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Napa Green Napa, CASupport environmental certification$78,000
Other Community Orgs St Helena, CA—$38,822
Wine Unify Napa, CASupport Industry diversity$25,000
UC 4-H Youth Development Napa, CAYouth Development$12,393
American Canyon Comm Parks American Canyon, CASupport local parks$8,000
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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$13,472,451$6,569,752$6,576,423$162,2155$307,188
2024$12,699,350$5,819,139$6,631,365$132,0004$203,745
2023$12,894,848$6,361,367$6,662,954$155,7325$187,038
2022$13,431,185$5,447,298$5,790,349$180,0004$24,761
2021$13,602,077$6,762,093$5,000,786$113,3403$14,307
2020$11,592,480$6,221,617$6,178,619$215,1554$49,201
2019$12,013,952$6,553,002$6,644,826$286,0068$102,960

About Napa Valley Vintners

Based on IRS filings

Napa Valley Vintners is a public charity, based in St Helena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $162K. Net investment income was $307K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Napa Valley Vintners is led by Linda Reiff, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 9 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linda Reiff

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $568K (2019) → $686K (2025)

  • Jaime Araujo

    Board Chair

    Secretary & Treasurer → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Wall

    Director of Mktng Committee

    Marketing Director → Communications Director, 2021

    Communications Director → Director of Mktng Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2019) → $185K (2025)

  • James Best

    Director Winery Relat

    Int'l Mktg Director → Director Winery Relat, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $149K (2022) → $193K (2025)

  • Kathleen Corcoran

    Director Collective Nv

    Strategic Ptnr Director → Director Collective Nv, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $146K (2022) → $181K (2025)

  • Brett Van Emst

    Director Consumer Mktng

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $159K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Vianna

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Walker

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emma Swain

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlton McCoy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Salva

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Lede

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Malek Amrani

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rex Stults

    Vice President Govnt Relations

    Industry Relations Director → Vice President Govnt Relations, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $162K (2019) → $270K (2025)

  • Stacey Dolan Capitani

    Vice President of Marketing

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $252K (2019) → $330K (2025)

  • Steven Tradewell

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $245K (2019) → $346K (2025)

  • Michelle Novi

    Industry Relations

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2021) → $200K (2025)

  • Schatzi Throckmorton

    Board Vicechair

    Director → Board Vicechair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Matovcik

    Secretary & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Andy Erickson (2019–2024) — Board Chair
  • Former: Beth Novak Milliken (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brandy Mills (2019–2024) — Director Trade Relation
  • Former: Cyril Chappellet (2019–2024) — Board Vice Chai
  • Former: Doug Shafer (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jack Bittner (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Alycia Mondavi (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Joe Thrift (2019–2023) — It Manager
  • Former: Jamie Araujo (2022–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Delia Viader (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rick Jones (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: David Duncan (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Darioush Khaledi (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pat Stotesbery (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kat Corcoran (2021) — Strategic Ptnr Director
  • Former: Robin Baggett (2019–2020) — Board Chair
  • Former: Anastacia Gutierrez (2020) — Web Manager
  • Former: Korinne Munson (2020) — Communications Director
  • Former: Becky Peterson (2019) — Community Director
  • Former: David Pearson (2019) — Board Chair
  • Former: Patsy McGaughy (2019) — Communications Director

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

Linda Reiff — President & CEO: $686KLinda ReiffPresident & CEO$686KSteven Tradewell — CFO: $346KSteven TradewellCFO$346KStacey Dolan Capitani — VP of Marketing: $330KStacey Dolan CapitaniVP of Marketing$330KRex Stults — VP Govnt Relations: $270KRex StultsVP Govnt Relations$270KMichelle Novi — Industry Relations: $200KMichelle NoviIndustry Relations$200KJames Best — Dir Winery Relat: $193KJames BestDir Winery Relat$193KTeresa Wall — Dir of Mktng Comm: $185KTeresa WallDir of Mktng Comm$185KKathleen Corcoran — Dir Collective NV: $181KKathleen CorcoranDir Collective NV$181KBrett Van Emst — Dir Consumer Mktng: $159KBrett Van EmstDir Consumer Mktng$159K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $686K, to Linda Reiff (President & CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Napa Valley Vintners

How much does Napa Valley Vintners give each year?

Napa Valley Vintners gave $162K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $132K across 4 grants.

What is Napa Valley Vintners's typical grant size?

Napa Valley Vintners's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $32,443, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Napa Valley Vintners give grants?

Napa Valley Vintners gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Napa, CA (3 grants).

Does Napa Valley Vintners give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Napa Valley Vintners's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Napa Valley Vintners's largest grantees?

Napa Valley Vintners's largest 2025 grantees include Napa Green ($78,000), Wine Unify ($25,000) and UC 4-H Youth Development ($12,393), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Napa Valley Vintners?

Napa Valley Vintners reported $13.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.6M.

What is Napa Valley Vintners's EIN?

Napa Valley Vintners's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1496715. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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