Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cape Girardeau, MO EIN: 81-4804302

Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club is a private foundation, based in Cape Girardeau, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $109K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $3K.

Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club at a glance

In short: Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$109,477
-5.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

VFW Avenue of Flags Veterans of Foreign War: $10KVFW Avenue of Flags Veteransof Foreign War$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was VFW Avenue of Flags Veterans of Foreign War ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Cape GirardeauMayfield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K2 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
VFW Avenue of Flags Veterans of Foreign War Cape Girardeau, MOAssist with the recognition of deceased veterans by providing funds to the vfw avenue of flags to assist in providing replacement flags and new flags for deceased veterans from the communty$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$109,477$3,733$10,055$10,0001$10,000$2,993
2024$115,799$7,971$10,180$10,0001$10,000$3,966
2023$118,008$10,251$14———$3,176
2022$107,771$4,198$6———$978
2021$103,579$20,703$1,505$1,5001$1,500$423
2020$84,381$11,283————$281
2019$73,098$61,146$2,777$1,6002——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club is led by Don Beckman, Chairman on every filing since 2023; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Don Beckman

    Chairman

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Melvin Van De Ven

    Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Clint Karnes

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Dean Reeves (2021–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Bard Womack (2022) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Trae Bertrand (2020–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Mike Unverferth (2019–2020) — Chairman
  • Former: Jay Knudtson (2019) — Chairman

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 Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club

How much does Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club give each year?

Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club?

Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club reported $109K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $4K.

Where does Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club operate?

Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club has awarded grants in Kentucky, Missouri.

What is Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club's EIN?

Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4804302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 30, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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