Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Odessa, TX EIN: 75-2448138

The organization is dedicated to providing a park and other opportunities to those in need primarily in the odessa area.

Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$459,130
+10.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$89,023
-0.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$279
-31.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$91,894
-19.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Lubbock

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

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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$459,130$89,023$91,894——$279
2024$415,023$89,856$114,339——$406
2023$375,235$80,812$31,952——$272
2022$326,378$76,152$114,380——$31
2021$364,609$63,597$6,763——$89,385
2020$307,775$35,386$29,281$25,0001$14,588
2019$301,670$9,947———$13,288

About Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Odessa, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $459K in total assets. Net investment income was $279.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc is led by Ellen Springfield, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ellen Springfield

    President

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024

    1st Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly Evans

    Eyeglass Chair

    Eyeglass Chair → Eyeglass Cha, 2020

    Eyeglass Cha → Eyeglass Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David Yarbrough

    1st Yr Director

    Lion Tamer → 2nd Yr Director, 2024

    2nd Yr Director → 1st Yr Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Skip Ashton

    1st Yr Director

    Director → 1st Yr Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Clay Cherry

    1st Yr Director

    2nd Yr Director → 1st Yr Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Carolina Keith

    2nd Yr Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Garcia

    2nd Yr Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Robbins

    2nd Yr Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Stout

    Tail Twister

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Crawford

    Imm Past President

    1st Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Imm Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Max Brown

    1st Vice President

    Lion Tamer → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Ralph McCain

    Building Manager

    Immediate Pa → Building Man, 2021

    Building Man → Building Manager, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Williamson

    2nd Vice President & Treasurer

    Treasurer → Secretary, Immediate Past President & Treasurer, 2024

    Secretary, Immediate Past President & Treasurer → 2nd Vice President & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Veronica Barry

    Stadium Manager

    Stadium Manager → Stadium Mana, 2020

    Stadium Mana → Stadium Manager, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Evans

    Lion Tamer

    1st Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Lion Tamer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jasmin Cook

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Mylinda Lauterbach

    Marketing

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Diane Cherry (2019–2024) — 1st Yr Director
  • Former: Javier Morales (2020–2024) — Building Manager
  • Former: Makayla Welch-Spadoni (2024) — 1st Yr Director
  • Former: Sandy McCollum (2019–2023) — Secretary & Immediate Past President
  • Former: Eric Easley (2020–2023) — 1st Yr Director
  • Former: Randy Unruh (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Makayla Spadoni (2023) — 2nd Yr Director
  • Former: Herb Morgan (2020–2022) — Lion Tamer
  • Former: Jazmine Arenivas (2021–2022) — 1st Yr Director
  • Former: Liz Harned (2019–2021) — Immediate Pa
  • Former: Tony Barry (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Lipham (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Makayla Welch (2021) — Communications
  • Former: Janet Arenivas (2020) — Communications
  • Former: Oscar Dominguez (2019) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc

How large is Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc?

Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc reported $459K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $89K.

What is Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc?

Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Odessa, TX. It holds $459K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc operate?

Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc's EIN?

Odessa Downtown Lions Club Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2448138. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 24, 2020)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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