Oak Creek Lions Club
Community service the oak creek lions sponsor fund raising events and use the proceeds to fund and support numerous community charities and lions charities.
Oak Creek Lions Club at a glance
In short: Oak Creek Lions Club gave $75K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,382
- +73.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,691
- +73.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $37,691
- Total assets
- $266,041
- +37.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Oak Creek Lions Club funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Oak Creek Lions Com Foundation ($65K). Together the top 2 received $75K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Oak Creek Lions Club gives
- Giving grew 61% 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 $28K (2021) to $75K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $75K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Creek Lions Com Foundation Oak Creek, WI | Fund Community Charities | $65,382 |
| Leader Dogs for Blind Rochester, MI | Aid Blind | $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 | $266,041 | $250,974 | $178,973 | $75,382 | 2 | $79 |
| 2024 | $194,040 | $198,043 | $179,507 | $43,545 | 2 | $54 |
| 2023 | $175,503 | $179,502 | $176,008 | $32,459 | 2 | $229 |
| 2022 | $178,517 | $132,189 | $137,689 | $46,742 | 1 | $17 |
| 2021 | $177,525 | $36,335 | $59,375 | $27,648 | Total only | $25 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Oak Creek Lions Club
Based on IRS filings
Oak Creek Lions Club is a public charity, based in Oak Creek, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $266K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $75K. Net investment income was $79.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Oak Creek Lions Club is led by Julie Litza, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie Litza
President
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Venne
Membership Chair
Director → Membership Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kat Miller
Communications Chair
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristy Baars
Yr Director
Director → Yr Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Penn
Yr Director
Secretary → Yr Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Ziolkowski
Yr Director
Director → Yr Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Krueck
Yr Director
Director → Yr Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hiren Nayee
Yr Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monique Wilcox
Yr Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Johnson
Yr Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Burke
Yr Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Hubbard
Past President
1st Vice President → President, 2022
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Page
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Breier
2nd Vice President & 3rd Vice President
Director → 3rd Vice President, 2023
3rd Vice President → 2nd Vice President & 3rd Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Maze
1st Vice President
3rd Vic President → 2nd Vice President, 2023
2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ricky Oliden
Tail Twister
Lion Tramer → Tail Twister, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Stuker
Lion Tamer
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shanda Caveney
Secretary
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Chris Lange (2021–2023) — Lcif Coordinator
- Former: Michael Hobbs (2021–2023) — Financial Treasurer
- Former: Lynn Michalak (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Sam Dial-Edelblute (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Tim Mutterer (2022–2023) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Tom Karakis (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Gary Stewart (2023) — Financial Assistant
- Former: Kathie Vanden Berg (2023) — Membership Director
- Former: Nicole Michaiak (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Patty Penn (2023) — Director
- Former: Rochelle Fettig (2023) — Director
- Former: James McDonough (2021–2022) — Membership Co-Cahir
- Former: Chris Dannenmann (2022) — Eye Bank Director
- Former: Kathie VandenBerg (2022) — Membership Co-Chair
- Former: Mike Hobbs (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Nicola Michalak (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Rich Adkins (2022) — Director
- Former: Tim Sommers (2022) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Clark Smith (2021) — Director
- Former: David Ziolkowski (2021) — Director
- Former: Joeseph Breier (2021) — Past Dist Governor
- Former: Ken McCafferty (2021) — Past President
- Former: Richard Adkins (2021) — Director
- Former: Sandra Dial-Edelblute (2021) — Director
- Former: Timothy Sommers (2021) — 2nd Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Oak Creek Lions Club
How much does Oak Creek Lions Club give each year?
Oak Creek Lions Club gave $75K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $44K across 2 grants.
How large is Oak Creek Lions Club?
Oak Creek Lions Club reported $266K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $251K.
Where does Oak Creek Lions Club operate?
Oak Creek Lions Club has awarded grants in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin.
What is Oak Creek Lions Club's EIN?
Oak Creek Lions Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6095368. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
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