Heartland Foundation
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Heartland Foundation at a glance
In short: Heartland Foundation reported $108K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $107,773 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -76.4% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $51,157,301
- +12.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,452,664
- +35.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,386,905
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,992,320
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Heartland Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 12 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Heartland Foundation gives
- Giving grew 893% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2021) to $2.3M (2023). In 2025 it reported $108K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Heartland Regional Medical Center St Joseph, MO | Cancer Center Contribution and Golf Benefit | $436,460 |
| Northwest Medical Center Foundation Inc (Mosaic Foundation - Albany) Albany, MO | Gift Shop | $10,519 |
| Missouri Physicians Health Program Creve Coeur, MO | Annual Contribution | $10,000 |
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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 | $51,157,301 | $10,452,664 | $3,992,320 | $107,773 | Total only | $2,386,905 |
| 2024 | $45,411,105 | $7,691,816 | $3,605,622 | $456,979 | 3 | $2,436,307 |
| 2023 | $39,752,970 | $9,650,520 | $5,476,592 | $2,304,557 | 1 | $880,095 |
| 2022 | $32,745,854 | $5,777,866 | $3,515,962 | $365,532 | 5 | $3,616,468 |
| 2021 | $38,600,184 | $5,374,582 | $2,575,321 | $45,999 | 3 | $2,665,074 |
| 2020 | $31,003,747 | $5,169,314 | $3,368,840 | $401,835 | 4 | $1,304,285 |
| 2019 | $29,835,793 | $4,408,433 | $2,537,579 | $118,985 | 6 | $3,085,250 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Heartland Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Heartland Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in St Joseph, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $51.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $108K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $2.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Heartland Foundation is led by Mark Laney MD, Former Trustee & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 33 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Laney MD
Former Trustee & CEO
Trustee & Mosaic Health System CEO → Trustee & CEO, 2021
Trustee & CEO → Former Trustee & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John M Poore
Trustee & CEO
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Lund
Director of Foundation Regional Relations
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$113K (2021) → $142K (2025)
Devran R Brower
Director of Program Operations Foundation
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $109K (2025)
Emily Hilsabeck
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Daffron PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeni Doolittle
Trustee
Trustee & 2nd Vice Chair → Trustee & 1st Vice Chair, 2021
Trustee & 1st Vice Chair → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Smith PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rocky Massin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Robinson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Korell
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Tieman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Kennedy PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fiona Sansone
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry McMillen
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Joe
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kailee Smith
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Tucker
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Clark
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Roth
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Richmond
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clarence Green ED D
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Kleinlein
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Sawyer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Potter Lyle
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Gaddie PhD
COO
President & Trustee → President, 2020
President → COO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$150K (2019) → $323K (2025)
Hannah O'Byrne
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$8K (2022) → $63K (2025)
Jody Carlson
Former Trustee
Trustee → Former Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Staley
Former Trustee
Trustee → Former Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Pulido
Former Secretary
Secretary → Former Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lenny Klaver ED D
Former Trustee
Trustee → Former Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Davin J Turner DO
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew M Keesbury
CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Thomas Bieterman (2022–2024) — Former CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Dwain Stilson (2019–2023) — Former CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Shannon Moore (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Germain Pickman (2021–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Jana Hessemyer (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Karen S Miller (2022–2023) — Former CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Michael R Rinard (2022–2023) — Former Secretary
- Former: Bill Grimwood (2019–2022) — Trustee & Chair
- Former: Heather Cluck DC (2019–2022) — Former Trustee
- Former: Thomas Richmond (2019–2022) — Former Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Jordan (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sybil Hillyard (2021–2022) — Former Assistant Secretary
- Former: Michael Poore (2022) — Trustee & CEO
- Former: Colonel Ed Black (2019–2021) — Former Trustee
- Former: Emily Wright (2020–2021) — Former Trustee
- Former: Matt Wilson (2020–2021) — Former Trustee
- Former: Renea Schott (2020–2021) — Former Assistant Secretary
- Former: Andrea Fischer (2019–2020) — Former Trustee
- Former: Karen Dittemore (2019–2020) — Former Assistant Secretary
- Former: Steve Johnston (2019–2020) — Former Trustee
- Former: Jenifer Doolittle (2020) — Trustee & 2nd Vice Chair
- Former: Carol Burns (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John P Wilson (2019) — Former Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Judy Sabbert (2019) — Former President
- Former: Larry Lee (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Lenny Klaver MD (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Shane McDonald (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Tyson Shank (2019) — Trustee
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $323K, to Julie Gaddie PHD (COO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Heartland Foundation
How much does Heartland Foundation give each year?
Heartland Foundation reported $108K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $457K across 3 grants.
How large is Heartland Foundation?
Heartland Foundation reported $51.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.5M.
What is Heartland Foundation?
Heartland Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in St Joseph, MO. It holds $51.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Heartland Foundation operate?
Heartland Foundation has awarded grants in California, Missouri, New York.
What is Heartland Foundation's EIN?
Heartland Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1262768. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
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