Communityamerica Credit Union
Communityamerica Credit Union's primary purpose is to promote the financial well being of its credit union members through financial services and products.
Communityamerica Credit Union at a glance
In short: Communityamerica Credit Union gave $806K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Missouri. 55% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $806,265
- -21.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $40,313
- -17.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 55% first-time grantees (11 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Communityamerica Credit Union funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kansas City Kansas Community College ($200K). Together the top 10 received $706K.
Grant Size Distribution
120 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 93 grants of 120 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Communityamerica Credit Union open to new grantees?
55%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 20 grantees (55%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $37K; repeat grants $44K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $15K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 $642K (2023) to $1.1M (2020). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $806K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS | General Support | $200,000 |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO | General Support | $195,765 |
| 15 and the Mahomies Las Vegas, NV | General Support | $75,000 |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MO | General Support | $75,000 |
| Guadalupe Centers Inc Kansas City, MO | General Support | $50,000 |
| Police Foundation of Kansa City Kansac City, MO | General Support | $30,000 |
| Sarah's Soldiers Kansas City, MO | General Support | $25,000 |
| Big League Impact Inc Tempe, AZ | General Support | $20,000 |
| Sevendays Inc Merriam, KS | General Support | $20,000 |
| The Metropolitan Community College Foundation Kansas City, MO | General Support | $15,000 |
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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 | — | $361,798,331 | $320,650,140 | $806,265 | 20 | $21,972,801 |
| 2024 | $5,046,888,532 | $394,087,786 | $372,997,279 | $1,026,100 | 21 | $20,178,326 |
| 2023 | $4,748,448,128 | $320,007,381 | $298,793,395 | $641,839 | 28 | $14,600,721 |
| 2022 | $4,688,271,234 | $219,877,972 | $214,462,292 | $1,021,519 | 22 | $-2,454,706 |
| 2021 | $4,409,299,980 | $232,446,492 | $189,316,115 | $1,062,210 | 29 | $39,002,760 |
| 2020 | $3,789,961,964 | $228,065,502 | $183,301,784 | $1,140,835 | 29 | $36,124,990 |
About Communityamerica Credit Union
Based on IRS filings
Communityamerica Credit Union is a public charity, based in Lenexa, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 20 grants totaling $806K. Net investment income was $22.0M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Communityamerica Credit Union is led by Lisa R. Ginter, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 41 of 45 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa R. Ginter
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$3.4M (2020) → $10.6M (2025)
Michael P. Haggerty
Chief Operating Officer & President Cuso
President & Coo-Cuso One → President & COO - Cuso One, 2021
President & COO - Cuso One → Chief Operating Officer & President Cuso, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$619K (2020) → $922K (2025)
Scott H. Strickland
President Insurance Services
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$155K (2020) → $212K (2025)
Kathleen M. O'Neill
President St. Louis Market
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$133K (2024) → $706K (2025)
Alan Lowden
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$5K (2025)
Alok Srivastava
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2025)
David Shepard
Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2025)
Kerry Domke
Director
Vice Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2025)
Richard Wetzel
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$742 (2025)
Trent Skaggs
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$1K (2025)
Bri Simoneau
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$686 (2025)
Amy McAnarney
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Johnson
Director
Supervisory Committee → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Byron Clymer
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel J. White
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alyssa N. Akers
Vice President Risk & Business Administration
Vice President Risk & Busi Administrator → Vice President Risk & Business Administrator, 2023
Vice President Risk & Business Administrator → Vice President Risk & Business Administration, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$164K (2020) → $269K (2025)
Amy I. Doll
Senior Vice President Accounting & Finance Services
Senior Vice President Accounting & Finance Svcs → Senior Vice President Accounting & Finance Services, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$208K (2020) → $348K (2025)
Anita B. Newton
Chief Innovation Officer
Chief Innovation Officer Cuso → Chief Innovation Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$407K (2020) → $530K (2025)
Heath T. Burch
Vice President Wealth Management
Director- Wealth Management → Private Wealth Advisor, 2022
Private Wealth Advisor → Vice President Wealth Management, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$335K (2020) → $628K (2025)
Jason D. Kepler
Senior Mortgage Consultant
Mortgage Consultant → Senior Mortgage Consultant, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$566K (2020) → $495K (2025)
Julia Schaller
Chief People Officer
Senior Vice President Human Resources → Chief People Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$298K (2020) → $440K (2025)
Karl J. Geisler
Senior Vice President Digital Strategy & Systems
Senior Vice President Digital Strategy & Systems → Senior Vice President Digital Strategy & System, 2022
Senior Vice President Digital Strategy & System → Senior Vice President Digital Strategy & Systems, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$243K (2020) → $438K (2025)
Michael H. Garrett
Vice President Treasurer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$280K (2020) → $344K (2025)
Ravi Perumparambil
Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$328K (2020) → $729K (2025)
Richard R. Schier
Chief Member Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$412K (2020) → $581K (2025)
Timothy R. Saracini
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$649K (2020) → $949K (2025)
Whitney A. Bartelli
Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$69K (2020) → $1.1M (2025)
Carrie L. O'Connor
Senior Vice President Chief Lending Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$180K (2021) → $419K (2025)
Jai B. Shankar
Vice President Data, Crm & Integration
Vice President Data & Enterprise → Vice President Data, Crm & Integration, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$223K (2021) → $325K (2025)
Jeffrey S. Vineyard
Private Wealth Advisor
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$409K (2021) → $562K (2025)
Rance J. Carlson
Private Wealth Advisor
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$410K (2021) → $563K (2025)
Walter W. Pirnot
General Counsel
Vice President General Counsel → General Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$271K (2021) → $382K (2025)
Nicholas E. Reitzler
Vice President Commercial Banking
Vice President Commercial Credit Officer → Vice President Commercial Banking, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$136K (2022) → $444K (2025)
David D. Heck
Vice President Consumer Lending
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$164K (2023) → $317K (2025)
John D. James
Vice President Compliance
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$38K (2023) → $210K (2025)
Susan R. Johnson
Senior Vice President Marketing
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$172K (2023) → $403K (2025)
Terry A. Harlow
Vice President Enterprise Risk Management
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$35K (2023) → $303K (2025)
Jace K. Noteboom
Vice President Human Resources
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$166K (2024) → $278K (2025)
James P. Alderman
Senior Mortgage Consultant
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$818K (2024) → $763K (2025)
Karen S. Mitchell
Vice President, Audit & Compliance
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$220K (2024) → $229K (2025)
Timothy S. Huey Jr.
Senior Vice President Retail Banking
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$270K (2024) → $411K (2025)
George Henley
Vice President Mortgage
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$172K (2025)
Kimberly M. Hobbs
Senior Vice President Strategic Partnerships & Market Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$33K (2025)
Phillip J. Hoban
Senior Commercial Real Estate Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$678K (2025)
Tami Stoltenberg-Bartunek
Vice President Community Development & Philanthropy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$136K (2025)
Former officers (28)
- Former: Amy R Grothaus (2020–2024) — Senior Vice President Retail Banking
- Former: Edwin L Rafferty (2020–2024) — Senior Mortgage Consultant
- Former: Justin R Steitz (2020–2024) — President Copper Financial
- Former: Linda K Boring (2020–2024) — Vice President Member Operations
- Former: Melanie Coleman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Harold Bentley (2024) — Director
- Former: Joseph Williams (2024) — Director
- Former: Dean Newton (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth T. Lewis (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President Consumer & Commercial Bank
- Former: Hal Bentley (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Williams (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathryn C. Anastasio (2021–2023) — Vice President Marketing
- Former: Amy E. Rush (2022–2023) — General Counsel Cuso One
- Former: Lori Top (2022–2023) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Kenneth F. Torgler (2020–2022) — Vice President Commercial Credit Officer
- Former: Steve Kropp (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tracy Christian (2020–2022) — Supervisory Committee
- Former: Kevin Linde (2022) — Vice President Member Service Centers
- Former: Colby Higgins (2020–2021) — Mortgage Advisor Outbound Sale
- Former: Gary B. Henry (2020–2021) — Vice President Member Service
- Former: John A. Watts (2020–2021) — Vice President Corp Properties & Assistant
- Former: Matthew C. Johnson (2020–2021) — Vice President Chief of Staff
- Former: Brian W. Luger (2020) — Vice President Lending
- Former: Debra D. Swearingen (2020) — Vice President Commercial Banking
- Former: Joan Cohen (2020) — Chief Administrative Officer
- Former: Pamela R. Berneking (2020) — Chief Operations Officer
- Former: Randall L. Bentele (2020) — Vice President Core & Corporate Delivery
- Former: Timothy R. McGrath (2020) — Mortgage Consultant
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 $10.6M, to Lisa R Ginter (Chief Executive Officer). 41 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Communityamerica Credit Union
How much does Communityamerica Credit Union give each year?
Communityamerica Credit Union gave $806K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 21 grants.
What is Communityamerica Credit Union's typical grant size?
Communityamerica Credit Union's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $40,313, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Communityamerica Credit Union that year got $37K on average.
Where does Communityamerica Credit Union give grants?
Communityamerica Credit Union gives mostly in Missouri: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Kansas (29%) and Nevada (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (9 grants) and Kansas City, KS (2 grants).
Does Communityamerica Credit Union give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Communityamerica Credit Union's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (20 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Communityamerica Credit Union's largest grantees?
Communityamerica Credit Union's largest 2025 grantees include Kansas City Kansas Community College ($200,000), Children's Mercy Hospital ($195,765) and 15 and the Mahomies ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
What is Communityamerica Credit Union's EIN?
Communityamerica Credit Union's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-6015072. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 18, 2026)
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