Valley Hope Association Foundation
The vha foundation's mission is to secure charitable gifts and grants to aid valley hope association patients and their families in the treatment and recovery from their addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
Valley Hope Association Foundation at a glance
In short: Valley Hope Association Foundation gave $7.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7.1M), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,100,401
- +164.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,100,401
- +164.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,100,401
- Total assets
- $5,597,393
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Valley Hope Association Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Valley Hope Association ($7.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Valley Hope Association Foundation gives
- Giving grew 326% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $584K (2020) to $7.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Hope Association Norton, KS | Treatment Scholarships | $7,100,401 |
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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 | $5,597,393 | $5,793,202 | $8,154,295 | $7,100,401 | 1 | $372,771 |
| 2024 | $8,950,589 | $5,264,298 | $3,697,521 | $2,684,420 | 1 | $355,506 |
| 2023 | $6,470,074 | $2,293,429 | $2,080,840 | $1,322,297 | 1 | $117,147 |
| 2022 | $6,643,427 | $2,377,369 | $2,370,753 | $1,667,450 | 1 | $-315,563 |
| 2021 | $6,765,420 | $1,923,033 | $1,056,747 | $672,496 | 1 | $677,100 |
| 2020 | $5,559,239 | $832,909 | $1,040,813 | $583,777 | 1 | $77,833 |
| 2019 | $5,989,650 | $811,277 | $1,317,482 | $787,518 | 1 | $141,532 |
About Valley Hope Association Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Valley Hope Association Foundation is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Norton, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7.1M. Net investment income was $373K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Valley Hope Association Foundation is led by Patrick Hall, CEO & Trustee on the 2025 filing; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patrick Hall
CEO & Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Bahe
Chairman
Trustee → Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Lolley
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Bohart
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Ritchie
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Pachner
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristine Evans
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Stertz
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Colip
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Demaree
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Miller
Vice Chairman
Trustee → Vice Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan O'Connor
Dir-Executive Foundation & Secretary
Secretary → Secretary & Executive Director, 2024
Secretary & Executive Director → Dir-Executive Foundation & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Warren Whitted III
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Lisa Ruzicka (2019–2024) — Pt Yr Assistant Secretary
- Former: Steve Knuth (2019–2024) — Chairman, CEO & President-Vha
- Former: Rod Demaree (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Dale Jacobson (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Dan McCormick (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Gonzalo Ardavin (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Sims (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Maureen Murray (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Wilkins (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jolene Nichols (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Pat George (2019–2020) — Chairman
- Former: Amanda Rawson (2019) — Assistant Secretary Non-Voting
- Former: David Bear (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Greg Goff (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff Wheeler (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Karen Miller (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Ryan Stover (2019) — Treasurer
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 Valley Hope Association Foundation
How much does Valley Hope Association Foundation give each year?
Valley Hope Association Foundation gave $7.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.7M across 1 grant.
How large is Valley Hope Association Foundation?
Valley Hope Association Foundation reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.8M.
What is Valley Hope Association Foundation?
Valley Hope Association Foundation is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Norton, KS. It holds $5.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Valley Hope Association Foundation operate?
Valley Hope Association Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Valley Hope Association Foundation's EIN?
Valley Hope Association Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1236586. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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