Variety - the Childrens Charity
We empower children who are sick, disadvantaged, or living with disabilities through life-changing programs that provide medical care, mobility, education, and support to live without limits.
Variety - the Childrens Charity at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,251,195
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $622,045
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $36,728
- -44.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $716,672
- +48.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Variety - the Childrens Charity funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $8K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Variety of South Australia | Ukraine Children Support | $7,500 |
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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 | $2,251,195 | $622,045 | $716,672 | — | — | $36,728 |
| 2024 | $2,359,637 | $551,524 | $481,706 | — | — | $66,520 |
| 2023 | $2,168,837 | $629,720 | $374,720 | $7,500 | 1 | $44,590 |
| 2022 | $1,849,829 | $668,253 | $295,966 | $7,500 | 1 | $47,239 |
| 2021 | $1,739,833 | $570,532 | $365,296 | — | — | $31,626 |
| 2020 | $1,481,072 | $509,886 | $540,443 | — | — | $28,863 |
| 2019 | $1,478,898 | $711,570 | $637,449 | — | — | $40,859 |
About Variety - the Childrens Charity
Based on IRS filings
Variety - the Childrens Charity is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Franklin, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $37K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Variety - the Childrens Charity is led by Caylen Santos, CEO on every filing since 2024; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Caylen Santos
CEO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$107K (2025)
Steve Zuehlke
President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Small
Chairman
Executive Director → Chair & Asia Pac, 2022
Chair & Asia Pac → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$184K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Lisa Cefali
Chairman
Director → Chair & Advisory, 2022
Chair & Advisory → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tushar Prabhu
Chairman
Chair & European → Chair, 2024
Chair → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Maudlin
Chairman
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Dennis
Director
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Belinda Judson
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Blank
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Eidson
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Ken V. Loughnan (2019–2024) — Chair Advisory
- Former: Nick Shattock (2019–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Angus Murray (2022–2023) — Chair & Children
- Former: Dave McConachie (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Barbie Hislop (2019–2022) — Chair & Advisory
- Former: Nancy Klueter (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Stan Reynolds (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Clark Woods (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Don Hess (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Neil Wykes (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Rafaelle Papalia (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sharon Castillo (2019–2021) — Manager
- Former: Erica Mangham (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Janelle Mitchell (2021) — Director
- Former: Rachelle Gaskell (2021) — Director
- Former: Susan Warda (2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Senghera (2019) — Director
- Former: Derek O'Neill (2019) — Director
- Former: Ennio Tavani (2019) — Director
- Former: Foster Stavridis (2019) — Director
- Former: Robyn Mattison (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Tony Hatch (2019) — Director
- Former: Wendy Shiba (2019) — Secretary
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $107K, to Caylen Santos (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Variety - the Childrens Charity
How large is Variety - the Childrens Charity?
Variety - the Childrens Charity reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $622K.
What is Variety - the Childrens Charity?
Variety - the Childrens Charity is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Franklin, TN. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Variety - the Childrens Charity operate?
Variety - the Childrens Charity has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Variety - the Childrens Charity's EIN?
Variety - the Childrens Charity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-6036143. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 12, 2024)
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