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Valley Leadership Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 86-0373283 Website

Valley leadership empowers, leverages and mobilizes leaders to meaningfully impact the most pressing issues facing Arizona.

Valley Leadership Corporation at a glance

In short: Valley Leadership Corporation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$1,569,249
+15.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (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 Leadership Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Roosevelt School District #66: $20KRoosevelt School District #66$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Roosevelt School District #66 ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (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

PhoenixNogalesTempe

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K3 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Roosevelt School District #66 Phoenix, AZSupport for Future Framework$20,000
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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$1,569,249$1,701,962$1,511,447$20,0001$16,587
2024$1,361,396$1,129,167$1,158,312——$14,272
2023$1,348,507$1,928,959$969,746——$3,794
2022$356,272$666,771$1,058,096——$9,165
2021$785,009$401,799$772,142——$-11,772
2020$1,106,390$523,912$841,044——$9,931
2019$1,408,600$1,543,254$896,488$6,0003$17,389

About Valley Leadership Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Valley Leadership Corporation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $17K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Valley Leadership Corporation is led by Dave Brown, CEO on every filing since 2023; 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dave Brown

    CEO

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $166K (2023) → $195K (2025)

  • Koran Hardimon

    Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair & Racial Justice Lead, 2022

    Vice Chair & Racial Justice Lead → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paige Soucie

    Director, Marketing & Communications

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2024) → $117K (2025)

  • Paul Komadina

    Director

    Vice Chair & Treasurer → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Meza

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Lim

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janice Falkenberg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Rivera-Garcia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Stuart

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Shade

    Vice Chair & Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ginger Skyes Torres

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Sherry McGadden (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Baldwin (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: David Brown (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Erin Hart (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michelle McGinty (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Maria Valenzuela (2021) — Director
  • Former: Anthony Valencia (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Debra Esparza (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Joyce Medina Harper (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Katie Campana (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Hedberg (2019) — Director
  • Former: Hans Klose (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jon Howard (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Hall (2019) — Director
  • Former: Meghan Cox (2019) — Director
  • Former: Molly Kimball (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Krahenbuhl (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Dave Brown — CEO: $195KDave BrownCEO$195KPaige Soucie — Director, Marketing & Communications: $117KPaige SoucieDirector, Marketing &…$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $195K, to Dave Brown (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Valley Leadership Corporation

How much does Valley Leadership Corporation give each year?

Valley Leadership Corporation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Valley Leadership Corporation?

Valley Leadership Corporation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is Valley Leadership Corporation?

Valley Leadership Corporation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Valley Leadership Corporation operate?

Valley Leadership Corporation has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Valley Leadership Corporation's EIN?

Valley Leadership Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0373283. 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 2019 (received by the IRS February 20, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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