Care to Learn
The mission of Care to Learn is to meet children's emergent health, hunger, and hygiene needs so they can succeed in school. Our unique model allows up to partner with school districts and their communities to form a local chapter that empowers school district staff to immediately identify and meet their students' basic needs.
Care to Learn at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,038,949
- +44.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,993,156
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $414,662
- +25.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,535,904
- +19.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Care to Learn funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (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 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $46K (2020). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crosslines Springfield, MO | Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $12,038,949 | $4,993,156 | $4,535,904 | — | — | $414,662 |
| 2024 | $8,328,524 | $4,758,413 | $3,786,833 | — | — | $330,867 |
| 2023 | $7,271,631 | $4,555,974 | $3,298,779 | — | — | $218,907 |
| 2022 | $5,245,297 | $1,543,961 | $1,317,320 | — | — | $104,214 |
| 2021 | $5,417,386 | $1,409,501 | $1,216,432 | $10,000 | 1 | $252,460 |
| 2020 | $4,777,544 | $1,760,238 | $1,532,194 | $45,712 | 2 | $411,879 |
About Care to Learn
Based on IRS filings
Care to Learn is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Springfield, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $415K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Care to Learn is led by Krystal Simon, CEO on every filing since 2022; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Krystal Simon
CEO
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$64K (2022) → $175K (2025)
Tom Prater
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Pitt
Director
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jami Peebles
Director
Treasurer → President, 2021
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marshall Kinne
Director
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexis Childs
Director
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Todd
Director
Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2022
Treasurer & Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chance Wistrom
Director
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Day
Director
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwayne Fulk
Director
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Harmison Olson
Director
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Walker
Director
Treasurer & Secretary → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Johnson
Director
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Tynes
Director
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Hough
Director
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Ledger
Director
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Beykirch
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joselyn Baldner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rod Loomer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Gann
Treasurer & Secretary
Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Shantz Hart
Immediate Past President
Director → President, 2023
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lacie Clark
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Monte McNew (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jann Holland (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Julie Turner Brown (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Scott Rozier (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sanaz Collins (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Christian Mechlin (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Donn Sorensen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Matt Miller (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Morey Mechlin (2020) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Stenger (2020) — President
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $175K, to Krystal Simon (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Care to Learn
How large is Care to Learn?
Care to Learn reported $12.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.
What is Care to Learn?
Care to Learn is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Springfield, MO. It holds $12.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Care to Learn operate?
Care to Learn has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Care to Learn's EIN?
Care to Learn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1494384. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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