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Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri

Public charity · Grantmaker Jefferson City, MO EIN: 45-2395310 Website

Inspired by the gospel of the beatitudes as proclaimed by Jesus Christ, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is committed to providing care and creating hope for the lives of the vulnerable through compassionate social services that respect the dignity of each person and engage the local community in our efforts.

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri at a glance

In short: Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri gave $75K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $38K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$75,000
+233.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$37,500
Median grant
$37,500
Total assets
$6,980,275
-5.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri

Who Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Mary Immaculate: $50KMary Immaculate$50KSt Thomas More Newman Center: $25KSt Thomas More Newman Center$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mary Immaculate ($50K). Together the top 2 received $75K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Jefferson CityCamdentonEldonHermitageLinnMexicoSedaliaShelbinaWestphalia

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K8 grants2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 Total only2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2023) to $79K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $75K.

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
Mary Immaculate Chairty and Mercy Grant$50,000
St Thomas More Newman Center Chairty and Mercy Grant$25,000
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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$6,980,275$3,809,445$4,105,630$75,0002$144,182
2024$7,358,287$4,856,109$4,084,619$22,500Total only$84,022
2023$6,813,011$4,423,571$5,098,379$17,9562$37,471
2022$5,901,026$5,857,125$4,470,733——$25,742
2021$4,542,184$2,265,947$1,918,163$44,958Total only$31,110
2020$3,995,562$4,000,644$1,782,081$78,993Total only$24,369
2019$1,622,848$1,745,980$1,583,183$40,0008$23,663

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

About Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri

Based on IRS filings

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Jefferson City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $75K. Net investment income was $144K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is led by Litz Main, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Litz Main

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $37K (2024) → $134K (2025)

  • Scott Thrasher

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Brooks

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deacon Chris Korte

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Roodhouse

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deacon Louis Leonatti

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Morris

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Heckemeyer

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stan Koenigsfeld

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bishop Ralph O'Donnell

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Kelly

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ilis Palacios

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Bishop W Shawn McKnight (2019–2024) — Member
  • Former: Dan Lester (2019–2024) — Executive Director to
  • Former: Mike Maag (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Jon Robertson (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: David A Means (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Richard Davis (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Allen Collins (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jay Barnes (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Msgr Robert Kurwicki (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sr Kathleen Wegman (2023–2024) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: William Turner (2024) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Bentley (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Beverly Stafford (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jorge Guevara (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: LeAnn Korsmeyer (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paula Heath (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Andrea Langton (2022) — Director
  • Former: John Landwher (2022) — President
  • Former: Deacon Thomas Fischer (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Honorable Patricia Joyce (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Wisch (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Landwehr (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Linda Mcanany (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Reverend David Means (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Claire Robinson to (2021) — Director
  • Former: Lacy Stroessner to (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bernie Fechtel (2019–2020) — Director to
  • Former: Lisa Pittman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Claire Robinson (2020) — Director
  • Former: Lacy Stroessner (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sister Kathleen Wegman (2020) — Director to
  • Former: Reverend Francis Doyle (2019) — Director to
  • Former: Sr Peggy Bonnot (2019) — Secretary to

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Litz Main — Executive Director: $134KLitz MainExecutive Director$134K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $134K, to Litz Main (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri

How much does Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri give each year?

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri gave $75K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $23K in grants paid.

How large is Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri?

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.

What is Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri?

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Jefferson City, MO. It holds $7.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri operate?

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri's EIN?

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2395310. 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 May 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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