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Center for Anthroposophy

Public charity · Grantmaker McMinnville, TN EIN: 04-3341510 Website

Providing training and educational workshops to waldorf teachers. Specific programs include formal education leading to certification of waldorf high school teacher and workshops, conferences and coursework to update teaching skills.

Center for Anthroposophy at a glance

In short: Center for Anthroposophy gave $58K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $58K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$58,150
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$58,150
Median grant
$58,150
Total assets
$1,491,049
+12.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Center for Anthroposophy funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

Cities

Keene

How Center for Anthroposophy gives

  • Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2025) to $102K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $58K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$58,150
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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$1,491,049$1,467,040$1,328,518$58,1501$70,268
2024$1,326,518$1,305,021$1,379,465——$25,852
2023$1,299,035$1,182,584$1,335,213$101,9501$20,821
2022$1,369,936$1,144,089$1,116,355$102,4761$39,386
2021$1,447,745$1,017,540$823,213$93,8851$-27,670
2020$1,130,580$891,788$858,142$88,7001$-2,854

About Center for Anthroposophy

Based on IRS filings

Center for Anthroposophy is a public charity focused on Education, based in McMinnville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $58K. Net investment income was $70K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Center for Anthroposophy is led by David Barham, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 6 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Barham

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    4.6 hrs/week

    $60K (2024) → $64K (2025)

  • Lisa Mahar

    President & Chair

    Board Member → Chair, 2022

    Chair → President & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly Boyer

    Board Member

    Secretary → Baord Member, 2024

    Baord Member → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.2 hrs/week

    $6K (2020) → $22K (2025)

  • Douglas Gerwin

    Board Member

    Cfa Director → Executive Di, 2022

    Executive Di → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1.2 hrs/week

    $80K (2020) → $4K (2025)

  • Karine Munk Finser

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1.2 hrs/week

    $34K (2020) → $62K (2025)

  • Diana Tesni

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1.2 hrs/week

    $750 (2025)

  • Jan Lyndes

    Recording Secretary

    Board Member → Recording Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1.2 hrs/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Randy Evans

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Signe Motter

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Helmick

    Board Member

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Lloyd

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey O'Brien

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karin Meadows

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    4.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Milan Daler (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Torin Finser (2020–2024) — Development
  • Former: Daniel Perez (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Glynn Graham (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Deirdre McEachern (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen Bloomquist (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Alison Henry (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Hanneke Van Riel (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Wendy Bruneau (2020) — Board Member

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

David Barham — Executive Director: $64KDavid BarhamExecutive Director$64KKarine Munk Finser — Board Member: $62KKarine Munk FinserBoard Member$62KBeverly Boyer — Board Member: $22KBeverly BoyerBoard Member$22KDouglas Gerwin — Board Member: $4KDouglas GerwinBoard Member$4KJan Lyndes — Recording Secretary: $1KJan LyndesRecording Secretary$1KDiana Tesni — Board Member: $750Diana TesniBoard Member$750

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $64K, to David Barham (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Center for Anthroposophy

How much does Center for Anthroposophy give each year?

Center for Anthroposophy gave $58K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Center for Anthroposophy?

Center for Anthroposophy reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is Center for Anthroposophy?

Center for Anthroposophy is a public charity focused on Education, based in McMinnville, TN. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Center for Anthroposophy operate?

Center for Anthroposophy has awarded grants in New Hampshire.

What is Center for Anthroposophy's EIN?

Center for Anthroposophy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3341510. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 6, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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