Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc
Humanitarian grants
Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc reported $36K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $36,044 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +53.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,319,226
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $106,590
- +47.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $83,751
- +64.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $71,081
- +38.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2021) to $36K (2025). In 2025 it reported $36K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Family Promise of so Sarasota Venice, FL | — | $10,000 |
| Instride Equine Assisted Ther Nokomis, FL | — | $8,800 |
| Lions Club Intl Foundation Oak Brook, IL | — | $6,000 |
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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 | $1,319,226 | $106,590 | $71,081 | $36,044 | Total only | $83,751 |
| 2024 | $1,245,583 | $72,112 | $51,306 | $23,450 | Total only | $50,791 |
| 2023 | $1,122,025 | $47,135 | $46,989 | $20,061 | Total only | $24,833 |
| 2022 | $1,046,288 | $87,691 | $94,045 | $24,800 | 3 | $70,785 |
| 2021 | $1,274,768 | $113,612 | $41,336 | $19,080 | Total only | $54,266 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Venice, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $36K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $84K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc is led by Pamela Brown, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pamela Brown
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Flynn
Director
Treasurer → Member, 2024
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnee Hagen
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christal Snell
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Billings
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Higginbottom
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara McGillicuddy
Administrator Treasurer
Treasurer → Administrator Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Myles
Secretary
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paddy Padmanabhan
Tail Twister
President → Tail Twister, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Winstel
Lion Tamer
Director → Lion Tamer, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Billings
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Terrell
Vice President
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Werla
Vice President
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Jean Spitzer (2024) — Director
- Former: Judy Rocquin (2024) — Tail Twister
- Former: Jeff Sterne (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Louise Elleo (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Thomas Cookingham (2021–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Tim Werla (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Dan Long (2022–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Jodi Fall (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: John Tayge (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Namikas (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc
How much does Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc give each year?
Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc reported $36K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $23K in grants paid.
How large is Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc?
Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $107K.
What is Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc?
Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Venice, FL. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc operate?
Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Illinois.
What is Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc's EIN?
Venice Lions Club Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2583544. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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