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Valley Kids Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Appleton, WI EIN: 39-1733909 Website

To provide direct help to underprivileged children within the general geographic area known as the fox river valley, Wisconsin.

Valley Kids Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Valley Kids Foundation Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
-57.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-80.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
+112.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$2,332,699
+34.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

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Who Valley Kids Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Boys and Girls Club of Neenah: $25KBoys and Girls Club of Neenah$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Club of Neenah ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

AppletonManitowocHales CornersMenashaNeenahOshkosh

How Valley Kids Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 67% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K3 grants2019 4 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2025) to $99K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Neenah Neenah, WIProvide Program Support Assistance$25,000
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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$2,332,699$768,398$170,215$25,0001$60,074
2024$1,733,077$720,145$158,496$58,7505$47,469
2023$1,130,476$389,346$155,995$53,5005$2,446
2022$848,174$414,924$199,397$76,0004$7,783
2021$732,420$296,743$133,140$39,5003$21,432
2020$514,240$258,367$183,534$98,7234$64,672
2019$459,349$230,789$162,674$85,5003$35,699

About Valley Kids Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Valley Kids Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Appleton, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $60K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Valley Kids Foundation Inc is led by Gregory Gill Sr., President on every filing since 2019; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gregory Gill Sr.

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry Gill

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Gill

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Bohn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Bergstrom

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David W. Rause

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Simon

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Mielke MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glen Tellock

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Gill Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Prophet

    Director

    Director → Director & Treasurer, 2024

    Director & Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Waters

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Weller

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Gill

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Klister

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Dercks

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wilson Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Downs

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Brumbaugh

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenen Sieber

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tj Lamers

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Mills

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Mills

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Barry Ronan (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jan Bax (2019–2024) — Treasurer & Director
  • Former: Steve Kratzer (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Donald Hayes (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Douglas England (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Lane (2019–2021) — Past Director
  • Former: Ryan McClone (2019–2021) — Past 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 Valley Kids Foundation Inc

How much does Valley Kids Foundation Inc give each year?

Valley Kids Foundation Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $59K across 5 grants.

How large is Valley Kids Foundation Inc?

Valley Kids Foundation Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $768K.

What is Valley Kids Foundation Inc?

Valley Kids Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Appleton, WI. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Valley Kids Foundation Inc operate?

Valley Kids Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Valley Kids Foundation Inc's EIN?

Valley Kids Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1733909. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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