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Caring Communities Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Jefferson City, MO EIN: 46-0476950 Website

Promote & support effective private/public partnerships; improve the health & well-being of missouri's children & families; caring communities; mo kids count; no kid hungry.

Key facts about Caring Communities Inc

In short: Caring Communities Inc gave $3.1M across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $192K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
46-0476950
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$3,079,748
Grants made (2025)
16
Average grant
$192,484
Median grant
$56,678
Total assets
$1,087,227
Primary geography
Missouri (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.1M

+15.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.1M

+175.6% YoY

Grant Count

16

+6.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$192K

+158.4% YoY

How Caring Communities Inc gives

  • 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 686% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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.

About Caring Communities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Caring Communities Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Human Services, based in Jefferson City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 16 grants totaling $3.1M. Net investment income was $4K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 16 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

St LouisKansas CityJefferson CityColumbiaSpringfieldCarrolltonChicagoFergusonJoplinKirksvilleMarionvilleNew MadridSikestonBrookfieldBroseleyBuffaloCaruthersvilleChamoisEast PrarieGranby

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M3 grants202012 grants202220 grants202315 grants202416 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Good Dads: $1.4MGood Dads$1.4MThe Global Orphan Project: $461KThe Global Orphan Project$461KChapin Hall Center for Children: $439KChapin Hall Center forChildren$439KFutures in Action Inc: $323KFutures in Action Inc$323KVision for Children at Risk: $73KVision for Children at Risk$73KRose of Sharon Ministries Inc: $70KRose of Sharon Ministries Inc$70KAdvocating for Children in Crisis and Transition: $68KAdvocating for Children inCrisis and Transition$68KThe University of Missouri - Columbia: $60KThe University of Missouri -Columbia$60KNew Madrid County Human Resources Council CP: $54KNew Madrid County HumanResources Council CP$54KArea Resources for Community and Human Services: $50KArea Resources for Communityand Human Services$50K

Grant Size Distribution

66 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K9$50–100K3$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Good Dads Springfield, MOFatherhood Initiatives$1,394,722
The Global Orphan Project Kansas City, MOTechnology based platform built to bring children and families needs to the communities attention$460,750
Chapin Hall Center for Children Chicago, ILCommunity pathway to prevention services$438,662
Futures in Action Inc St Louis, MOYouth Exploring Purpose Grant$322,999
Vision for Children at Risk St Louis, MOLIFT MO advocate grant$72,662
Rose of Sharon Ministries Inc Ferguson, MOUrban/Rural Disaster Preparedness event, Black Caucus Health/Homecoming & Making Life Work Grant$70,050
Advocating for Children in Crisis and Transition Jefferson City, MOAttorneys champion the rights for children in foster care$67,699
The University of Missouri - Columbia Kansas City, MOKids Count Program Director$59,605
New Madrid County Human Resources Council CP New Madrid, MOLIFT MO advocate grant$53,750
Area Resources for Community and Human Services St Louis, MOReentry Conference and Caring Communities History Project$50,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M20202022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,087,227$940,607$504,364
Revenue$4,150,871$2,489,820$1,735,457
Expenses$3,958,353$2,146,731$1,787,845
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$4,032$3,515—
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

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

William T Dent — Executive Director: $94KWilliam T DentExecutive Director$94K

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 is Caring Communities Inc?

Caring Communities Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Human Services, based in Jefferson City, MO. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

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.

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