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Valleylife

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 86-0135840 Website

To enhance the quality of life of people with disabilities.

Valleylife at a glance

Total assets
$14,737,291
-4.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$17,181,082
-5.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$304,822
+60.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$17,306,720
-2.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Valleylife funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Phoenix

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 Total only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $150 (2021) to $139K (2019). In 2021 it reported $150 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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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$14,737,291$17,181,082$17,306,720——$304,822
2024$15,390,404$18,120,586$17,673,793——$189,907
2023$15,078,131$20,904,144$17,777,574——$113,714
2022$11,499,307$16,209,430$16,108,436——$13,567
2021$10,154,660$18,100,357$15,817,240$150Total only$14,019
2019$7,526,548$16,332,421$15,669,758$138,6111$58,342

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Valleylife

Based on IRS filings

Valleylife is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $305K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Valleylife is led by Cletus Thiebeau, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cletus Thiebeau

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $230K (2019) → $337K (2025)

  • Steve McKamey

    Board Chair

    Secretary → Board Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Garcia

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alisa Randall

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gena Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Stanton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Lockwood

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Haley Bodea

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leane Owen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Cordova

    CFO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $46K (2022) → $161K (2025)

  • Heather Winters Bull

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Coblentz

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: James Wuensche (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jennifer Baier Director Of (2024) — Vocational & Employment Services
  • Former: Cliff Mattice (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: John Woellner (2023) — Director
  • Former: Katy White (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Linda Miller (2019–2022) — Former CFO
  • Former: Kimberly Salyers (2019–2021) — Recorder
  • Former: Peter Connolly (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Amy Winski (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Cindy Quenneville (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Daniel Kramer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Steve Noll (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

Cletus Thiebeau — President/CEO: $337KCletus ThiebeauPresident/CEO$337KDonna Cordova — CFO: $161KDonna CordovaCFO$161K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $337K, to Cletus Thiebeau (President/CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Valleylife

How large is Valleylife?

Valleylife reported $14.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.2M.

What is Valleylife?

Valleylife is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $14.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Valleylife operate?

Valleylife has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Valleylife's EIN?

Valleylife's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0135840. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 19, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)

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