Ventura Downtown Lions Club
Community service club
Ventura Downtown Lions Club at a glance
In short: Ventura Downtown Lions Club gave $33K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $33,200
- +232.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,067
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $130,155
- -14.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ventura Downtown Lions Club funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Salvation Army ($13K). Together the top 3 received $33K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $33K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $33K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army Ventura, CA | General Support | $13,200 |
| Food Share Oxnard, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Teen Challenge Ventura, CA | General Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $130,155 | $109,888 | $131,956 | $33,200 | 3 |
| 2024 | $151,318 | $117,161 | $101,702 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 2023 | $139,094 | $153,856 | $119,326 | $23,172 | 3 |
| 2022 | $115,347 | $100,589 | $95,626 | — | — |
| 2021 | $87,440 | $77,380 | $72,564 | — | — |
| 2020 | $79,960 | $80,166 | $132,479 | — | — |
About Ventura Downtown Lions Club
Based on IRS filings
Ventura Downtown Lions Club is a public charity, based in Ventura, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $130K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $33K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ventura Downtown Lions Club is led by Kevin Seelos, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 27 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Seelos
President
Tail Twister → Vice President & President, 2024
Vice President & President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Burnham
Director
Tail Twister → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Roundy
Director
Director → Tail Twister, 2024
Tail Twister → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Kirwin
Director
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2023
2nd Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Norm McDaniel
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Antanay
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Doll
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vicky Antanay
Director
Lcif Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Greenberg
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenny Cozzens
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Kirwin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Mayeda
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Brashears
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Saputo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Kirwin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Jewell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cyndee McDaniel
Secretary
Global Serv Ldr → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Youngerman
Lcif
President → Past President, 2022
Past President → Lcif, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Morris
1st Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024
2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Shaw
Lion Tamer
Past President → Director, 2021
Director → Lion Tamer, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Casillas
Communications
Communications → Director, 2024
Director → Communications, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Casillas
Global Services
Director → Global Services, 2022
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Cassy
2nd Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Sisk
Membership
Director → Membership, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Martin
Tail Twister
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
TIM Mayeda
2nd Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Seelos
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Don Fromberg (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ed Rogoff (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Patrick Pothier (2020–2024) — Ipp
- Former: Tim Brown (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tom Olson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Maya Zumaya (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Jeff Bryant (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Margi Wray (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Caroline Doll (2023–2024) — Lion Tamer
- Former: Jayson Cohen (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: June Pothier (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Amie Lindsey (2024) — Communications
- Former: Art Shinn (2024) — Director
- Former: Misty Perez (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Quincy Dungan (2024) — Director
- Former: Joe Siddens (2020–2023) — Membership Chai
- Former: Don Greenberg (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Legacy (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Craig Classen (2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Bowman (2023) — Director
- Former: Charles Cassy (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Hookstra (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Domonique Gray (2020–2022) — Tail Twister
- Former: Jason Laird (2022) — Communications
- Former: Tom Hundley (2022) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Brown (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ken Cozzens (2021) — Director
- Former: Eric Knight (2020) — Director
- Former: Jill Shaffer (2020) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Purna Pai (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Ventura Downtown Lions Club
How much does Ventura Downtown Lions Club give each year?
Ventura Downtown Lions Club gave $33K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
What is Ventura Downtown Lions Club's typical grant size?
Ventura Downtown Lions Club's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,067, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Ventura Downtown Lions Club give grants?
Ventura Downtown Lions Club gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Ventura, CA (2 grants).
Does Ventura Downtown Lions Club give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Ventura Downtown Lions Club's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 2) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Ventura Downtown Lions Club?
Ventura Downtown Lions Club reported $130K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $110K.
What is Ventura Downtown Lions Club's EIN?
Ventura Downtown Lions Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-0939298. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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