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Retired Employees Association of Orange County

Public charity · Grantmaker Santa Ana, CA EIN: 23-7082260 Website

To promote and maintain fellowship and camaraderie of retired members and their spouses by sponsoring social and recreational events and activities. Issuance of newsletters and to track and disseminate information on issues impacting retirees.

Retired Employees Association of Orange County at a glance

Total assets
$575,897
+3.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$266,419
+0.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$6,964
-19.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$246,517
-16.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Retired Employees Association of Orange County funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Santa Ana

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2020) to $100K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Assoc of Ret Employees OC Santa Ana, CA—$100,000
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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$575,897$266,419$246,517——$6,964
2024$557,995$266,105$294,799——$8,687
2023$591,334$260,699$201,656——$7,788
2022$532,291$256,838$279,211$100,0001$1,041
2021$554,664$231,437$224,536$100,0001$387
2020$547,763$232,180$230,274$100,0001$1,979

About Retired Employees Association of Orange County

Based on IRS filings

Retired Employees Association of Orange County is a public charity, based in Santa Ana, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $576K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Retired Employees Association of Orange County is led by Roger Hilton, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Roger Hilton

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Leaman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Ruckle Harms

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Schrieber-Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blanca Ramos

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosemary Flores

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Tabata

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Wiseman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dot Ronan

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: John Lagjian (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tom Cooney (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bill Castro (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Douglas Storm (2020–2023) — Co-President
  • Former: Frank Eley (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gaylan Harris (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Linda Robinson (2020–2023) — Co-President
  • Former: Michael Schumacher (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Guider (2020–2021) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Retired Employees Association of Orange County

How large is Retired Employees Association of Orange County?

Retired Employees Association of Orange County reported $576K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $266K.

Where does Retired Employees Association of Orange County operate?

Retired Employees Association of Orange County has awarded grants in California.

What is Retired Employees Association of Orange County's EIN?

Retired Employees Association of Orange County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7082260. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

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