Caring Communities Inc
Caring Communities Inc is a public charity based in Jefferson City, Missouri. Its filings describe work under the Family and Community Trust (FACT), which supports community partnerships and programs intended to improve the lives of Missouri’s children and families.
Caring Communities Inc at a glance
In short: Caring Communities Inc gave $3.1M across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $192K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,079,748
- +175.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $192,484
- +158.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $56,678
- Total assets
- $1,087,227
- +15.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Caring Communities Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 114 E High Street B Ste 202, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573) 636-3228
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Caring Communities Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Good Dads ($1.4M). Together the top 10 received $3.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
66 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 66 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went primarily to Missouri recipients: 85% to Missouri, 14% to Illinois, and 1% to California. The organization’s website describes its Community Partnerships as serving communities across Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Caring Communities Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $3.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $3.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Good Dads Springfield, MO | Fatherhood Initiatives | $1,394,722 |
| The Global Orphan Project Kansas City, MO | Technology based platform built to bring children and families needs to the communities attention | $460,750 |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children Chicago, IL | Community pathway to prevention services | $438,662 |
| Futures in Action Inc St. Louis, MO | Youth Exploring Purpose Grant | $322,999 |
| Vision for Children at Risk St. Louis, MO | LIFT MO advocate grant | $72,662 |
| Rose of Sharon Ministries Inc Ferguson, MO | Urban/Rural Disaster Preparedness event, Black Caucus Health/Homecoming & Making Life Work Grant | $70,050 |
| Advocating for Children in Crisis and Transition Jefferson City, MO | Attorneys champion the rights for children in foster care | $67,699 |
| The University of Missouri - Columbia Kansas City, MO | Kids Count Program Director | $59,605 |
| New Madrid County Human Resources Council CP New Madrid, MO | LIFT MO advocate grant | $53,750 |
| Area Resources for Community and Human Services St. Louis, MO | Reentry Conference and Caring Communities History Project | $50,000 |
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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 | $1,087,227 | $4,150,871 | $3,958,353 | $3,079,748 | 16 | $4,032 |
| 2024 | $940,607 | $2,489,820 | $2,146,731 | $1,117,459 | 15 | $3,515 |
| 2023 | $504,364 | $1,735,457 | $1,787,845 | $830,413 | 20 | — |
| 2022 | $502,135 | $1,371,587 | $1,346,065 | $391,955 | 12 | — |
| 2020 | $208,490 | $787,088 | $759,328 | $24,760 | 3 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s 2024 filing states that the mission of the Family and Community Trust board is to promote effective public/private partnerships and community involvement, developing innovative solutions to improve the lives of Missouri’s children and families.
The filing describes work involving community-partnership capacity, child well-being data, and No Kid Hungry efforts focused on school breakfast, after-school programs, and summer meals or snacks. It reports that FACT gave No Kid Hungry grants in the year ending June 30, 2025: five breakfast grants totaling $22,444, 20 after-school grants totaling $87,598.23, and 30 summer grants totaling $115,604.41. These are program grant figures reported by the organization and are distinct from its 2025 itemized grants below.
Among the 2025 recipients, Good Dads’ stated mission is to engage fathers through community and business partnerships, resources, and events. The Global Orphan Project says it seeks to break the orphan cycle through community, commerce, and Christian faith. Chapin Hall Center for Children describes its mission as improving the well-being of children, youth, families, and communities through policy research. Other recipients’ stated missions include improving child well-being in the St. Louis region (Vision for Children at Risk), promoting medical education in Missouri (the University of Missouri–Columbia Medical School Foundation), and conducting research on children and families affected by social systems and programs (Children and Family Futures).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 16 grants totaling $3,079,748. Grants ranged from $5,829 to $1,394,722, with a median of $56,678.
Notable 2025 grants included $1,394,722 to Good Dads for fatherhood initiatives; $460,750 to The Global Orphan Project for a technology-based platform to bring children’s and families’ needs to community attention; $438,662 to Chapin Hall Center for Children for a community pathway to prevention services; and $322,999 to Futures in Action Inc for a Youth Exploring Purpose grant. Other listed awards included $72,662 to Vision for Children at Risk, $67,699 to Advocating for Children in Crisis and Transition, and $59,605 to the University of Missouri–Columbia.
The organization’s filing says program staff monitor awardees for compliance with program requirements and require activity reports from grantees.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brian Kinkade as vice president/director; Jess Bax and Steve Renne as co-chairs/directors; and Anna Hui, Bennett Boggs, David Rost, David Russell, Jennifer Tidball, Karla Eslinger, and Kathryn Swan as directors.
Caring Communities Inc is led by William T. Dent, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William T. Dent
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$79K (2020) → $94K (2025)
Anna Hui
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Kinkade
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Russell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Tidball
Director
Co-Chair & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Swan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie A. Peck
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Loretta Prater PhD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lowell C. Kruse
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Renne
Co-Chair & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Rost
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Nickelson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Huhn
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bennett Boggs
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Hataway
Director
Acting Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Foley
Director
Acting Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jess Bax
Co-Chair & Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karla Eslinger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kiki Curls
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark James
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Willson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Foster
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trish Vincent
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Anne L. Precythe (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Blanche Touhill PhD (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Margaret Vandeven (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Middleton (2020–2024) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Sandy Karsten (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Knodell (2022–2024) — Co-Chair & Director
- Former: Wayne Wallingford (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Maggie Kost (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jack Craft (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Roseann Bentley (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Leroy Wade (2022) — Director
- Former: Lynn Kempker (2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Stringer (2020) — Director
- Former: Randall Williams (2020) — Director
- Former: Rob Dixon (2020) — Director
- Former: Zora Mulligan (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $94K, to William T Dent (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Caring Communities Inc
How much does Caring Communities Inc give each year?
Caring Communities Inc gave $3.1M across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 15 grants.
What is Caring Communities Inc's typical grant size?
Caring Communities Inc's median grant in 2025 was $56,678, and its average grant was $192,484, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Caring Communities Inc give grants?
Caring Communities Inc gives mostly in Missouri: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (4 grants), Kansas City, MO (2 grants) and Jefferson City, MO (2 grants).
Does Caring Communities Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Caring Communities Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Food Opportunities for Children" (4 grants).
Who are Caring Communities Inc's largest grantees?
Caring Communities Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Good Dads ($1,394,722), The Global Orphan Project ($460,750) and Chapin Hall Center for Children ($438,662), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Caring Communities Inc?
Caring Communities Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.
What does Caring Communities Inc fund?
The organization’s 2024 filing states that the mission of the Family and Community Trust board is to promote effective public/private partnerships and community involvement, developing innovative solutions to improve the lives of Missouri’s children and families. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Caring Communities Inc?
Caring Communities Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Caring Communities Inc's EIN?
Caring Communities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0476950. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
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