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Fort Osage Resources Champion Education

Public charity · Grantmaker Independence, MO EIN: 36-4593117 Website

Build philanthropic support and secure financial resources to stimulate and enhance learning opportunities for the fort osage school district that cannot be met through traditional funding sources.

Fort Osage Resources Champion Education at a glance

In short: Fort Osage Resources Champion Education gave $56K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $56K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$56,248
+96.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$56,248
+96.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$56,248
Total assets
$784,219
+11.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Fort Osage Resources Champion Education

Who Fort Osage Resources Champion Education funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Fort Osage R-1 School District: $56KFort Osage R-1 School District$56K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fort Osage R-1 School District ($56K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 6 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Independence

How Fort Osage Resources Champion Education gives

  • Giving grew 33% 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2024) to $541K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $56K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fort Osage R-1 School District Independence, MOTeachers & Programs$56,248
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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$784,219$171,894$140,544$56,2481$19,193
2024$701,505$152,787$125,012$28,6331$18,013
2023$154,539$143,190$135,974$92,0932$43
2022$147,323$104,714$105,052$42,1741$32
2021$147,661$377,055$353,527$290,7751$46
2020$124,132$590,412$592,921$541,1701$62

About Fort Osage Resources Champion Education

Based on IRS filings

Fort Osage Resources Champion Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Independence, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $784K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $56K. Net investment income was $19K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fort Osage Resources Champion Education is led by Eric Wilson, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric Wilson

    President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Dankenbring

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anita Jonas

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Brown

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Snodgrass

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Dickensheets

    Director

    Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammi Krones

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Addi Snodgrass

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dylan Peterson

    Vice President

    Member → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Buntin

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Morgan Newport (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Lisa Nellis (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Patrick Farrell (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Corie Vogel (2021) — Member
  • Former: Corey Long (2020) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Fort Osage Resources Champion Education

How much does Fort Osage Resources Champion Education give each year?

Fort Osage Resources Champion Education gave $56K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $29K across 1 grant.

How large is Fort Osage Resources Champion Education?

Fort Osage Resources Champion Education reported $784K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $172K.

What is Fort Osage Resources Champion Education?

Fort Osage Resources Champion Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Independence, MO. It holds $784K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Fort Osage Resources Champion Education operate?

Fort Osage Resources Champion Education has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Fort Osage Resources Champion Education's EIN?

Fort Osage Resources Champion Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4593117. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 22, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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