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Charity League Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Paducah, KY EIN: 61-6031584 Website

Organization was organized to help support organizations that provide help to children such as West Kentucky easter seal center.

Charity League Inc at a glance

In short: Charity League Inc gave $39K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$39,012
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$19,506
Median grant
$19,506
Total assets
$1,677,175
+4.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Charity League Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Easter Seals West Kentucky: $32KEaster Seals West Kentucky$32KPaducah Interfaith Ministry Inc: $8KPaducah Interfaith MinistryInc$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Easter Seals West Kentucky ($32K). Together the top 2 received $39K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 9 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Paducah

How Charity League Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). 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$150K7 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2025) to $101K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $39K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Easter Seals West Kentucky Paducah, KYOperating Support$31,512
Paducah Interfaith Ministry Inc Paducah, KYOperating Support$7,500
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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$1,677,175$123,028$111,526$39,0122$100,528
2024$1,601,725$117,519$77,161——$80,868
2023$1,410,675$97,505$147,250$100,5792$66,446
2022$1,396,247$164,556$112,099$41,9053$99,846
2021$1,657,384$191,042$87,647$45,3262$132,617
2020$1,408,571$121,469$97,157$67,0067$83,263

About Charity League Inc

Based on IRS filings

Charity League Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Paducah, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $39K. Net investment income was $101K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charity League Inc is led by Shannon Pace, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Shannon Pace

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brittany Kollenberg

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blaine McDonald

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Abby Wrinkle (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Kacey Key (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jennifer Shafer (2024) — President-Elect
  • Former: Brooke Seitzinger (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Tosha Campbell (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Maddie Sumner (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Magen Tinsley (2021–2022) — President
  • Former: Rachel Dunsford (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Hannah Dossey (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Audrey Bachuss (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Chelsey Hawks (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Hillary Landry (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Erin Elliott (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Maegan Mansfield (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.

Frequently asked questions about Charity League Inc

How much does Charity League Inc give each year?

Charity League Inc gave $39K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Charity League Inc?

Charity League Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $123K.

What is Charity League Inc?

Charity League Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Paducah, KY. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Charity League Inc operate?

Charity League Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is Charity League Inc's EIN?

Charity League Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6031584. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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