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Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Ridgefield, WA EIN: 31-1538843 Website

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Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc at a glance

In short: Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc gave $34K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$34,364
+84.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,591
+38.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,345
Total assets
$185,970
-8.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Compassion 360: $12KCompassion 360$12KNeighbors Helping Neighbors: $10KNeighbors Helping Neighbors$10KClark County YMCA: $7KClark County YMCA$7KRidgefield High School: $6KRidgefield High School$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Compassion 360 ($12K). Together the top 4 received $34K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

RidgefieldVancouver

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2023) to $34K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $34K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Compassion 360 Ridgefield, WA—$11,540
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Ridgefield, WA—$9,689
Clark County YMCA Vancouver, WA—$7,000
Ridgefield High School Ridgefield, WA—$6,135
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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$185,970$118,345$135,458$34,3644$5,019
2024$202,377$127,199$89,514$18,6473$4,820
2023$161,589$125,779$77,298$14,1872$1,694
2022—$95,517$49,741———
2021—$25,940$27,445———
2020—$106,573$66,348———
2019—$96,696$95,440———

About Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Ridgefield, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $186K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $5K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc is led by Josh Olson, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Josh Olson

    President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Stenehjem

    Director

    President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • James Kolshinski

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Clyde Burkle

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Yelenich

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Schick

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Brigid Taylor

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Deane

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Mueller

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Don Lasher

    Co-Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Cimina

    Secretary

    Secretary → Co-Secretary, 2024

    Co-Secretary → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gene McCann

    Treasurer

    Director → Co-Treasurer, 2021

    Co-Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David Schick

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Jessica Kipp (2024) — Co-Secretary
  • Former: Don Stose (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Perry Fladager (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rob Aichele (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sean Guard (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Drew Gardner (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dennis Bell (2019) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Sandy Schill (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 Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc

How much does Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc give each year?

Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc gave $34K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19K across 3 grants.

What is Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc's typical grant size?

Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc's median grant in 2025 was $8,345, and its average grant was $8,591, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc give grants?

Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Ridgefield, WA (3 grants).

How large is Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc?

Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc reported $186K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $118K.

What is Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc?

Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Ridgefield, WA. It holds $186K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc's EIN?

Ridgefield Lions Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1538843. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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