Variety Childrens Charities

Public charity · Grantmaker Palm Desert, CA EIN: 33-0278817

To deliver life-changing programs that give Coachella Valley children a better future.

Variety Childrens Charities at a glance

Total assets
$360,843
-17.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,105,173
+23.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$8,839
+17.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,136,726
+23.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Variety Childrens Charities funds

How this funder distributes its grants

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

States

Cities

Palm Desert

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Olive Crest Palm Desert, CASunshine Van$10,000
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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$360,843$1,105,173$1,136,726——$8,839
2024$436,431$891,663$918,262——$7,544
2023$324,270$649,976$656,064——$5,987
2022$304,280$485,914$426,581——$4,591
2021$318,933$273,181$261,830$10,0001$6,154
2020$292,849$263,452$235,414——$10,395
2019$235,229$234,602$221,480——$5,710

About Variety Childrens Charities

Based on IRS filings

Variety Childrens Charities is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Palm Desert, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $361K in total assets. Net investment income was $9K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Variety Childrens Charities is led by Heidi Maldoon, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Heidi Maldoon

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $35K (2020) → $102K (2025)

  • Steve Haro

    President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Klein

    Director

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Somers

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Evans

    Director

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Penny Salamida

    Director

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Everhart

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacky Donnell

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Cobham

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cory Ornstein

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Schneider

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Jerry Upham (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Marc Lodovico (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jorge Castaneira (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bob Schneider (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Mary Lockrem (2024) — Director
  • Former: Kara Robinson (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Maurice Trundell (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Bill Williams (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Rizzo (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cathe Collins (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rosie Casals (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Becky Moreno (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Delyn Meyers (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Romina Gil De Matos (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ted Hane (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Yenia Padilla Sixtos (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rafael Lomeli (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Raphael Lomeli (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Heidi Maldoon — Executive Dir.: $102KHeidi MaldoonExecutive Dir.$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $102K, to Heidi Maldoon (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Variety Childrens Charities

How large is Variety Childrens Charities?

Variety Childrens Charities reported $361K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is Variety Childrens Charities?

Variety Childrens Charities is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Palm Desert, CA. It holds $361K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Variety Childrens Charities operate?

Variety Childrens Charities has awarded grants in California.

What is Variety Childrens Charities's EIN?

Variety Childrens Charities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0278817. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 25, 2022)

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