Western Reserve Junior Service League

Public charity · Grantmaker Painesville, OH EIN: 34-6569147

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Western Reserve Junior Service League at a glance

In short: Western Reserve Junior Service League reported $37K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$37,219 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+500.3% vs 2024
Total assets
$316,945
+9.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$56,674
-49.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1
+0.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$48,535
+1.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Western Reserve Junior Service League funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $41K (2020). In 2025 it reported $37K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Leadership Lake County —$6,200
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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$316,945$56,674$48,535$37,219Total only$1
2024$289,530$112,507$47,669$6,2001$1
2023$239,668$60,302$40,719$5,2891$1
2022$207,652$57,872$41,860$34,917Total only$6
2021$209,308$55,187$38,367$32,718Total only$13
2020$160,528$55,168$46,770$41,320Total only$29
2019$151,017$46,223$51,236$9,1621$70

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

About Western Reserve Junior Service League

Based on IRS filings

Western Reserve Junior Service League is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Painesville, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $317K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $37K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Western Reserve Junior Service League is led by Paula Gordos, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paula Gordos

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Vickie McDonald

    Treasurer

    Recording Se → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Tambor

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Fatica

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Jennie Best (2021–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Debbie Kennedy (2022–2024) — Correspondin
  • Former: Pam Morse (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Pamela Fraser (2022–2024) — Recording Se
  • Former: Carolyn Lane (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Ali Wilson (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jackie Smith (2021) — Coorespondin
  • Former: Bethany Davis (2019–2020) — Correspondin
  • Former: Ame West (2020) — President
  • Former: Carrie Dotson (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Chris Price (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Linda Brown (2019) — Recording Se
  • Former: Stephanie Lee (2019) — President

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.

Frequently asked questions about Western Reserve Junior Service League

How much does Western Reserve Junior Service League give each year?

Western Reserve Junior Service League reported $37K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Western Reserve Junior Service League?

Western Reserve Junior Service League reported $317K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $57K.

What is Western Reserve Junior Service League?

Western Reserve Junior Service League is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Painesville, OH. It holds $317K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Western Reserve Junior Service League's EIN?

Western Reserve Junior Service League's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6569147. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 26, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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