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Junior Service League

Public charity · Grantmaker Independence, MO EIN: 43-6049348 Website

To connect and empower women to positively impact the community through service.

Key facts about Junior Service League

EIN
43-6049348
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$850,600

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$851K

+5.7% YoY

Revenue

$65K

-33.1% YoY

Net Investment Income

$19K

+5.3% YoY

Expenses

$53K

-35.7% YoY

About Junior Service League

Based on IRS filings

Junior Service League is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Independence, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $851K in total assets. Net investment income was $19K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Independence

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $9K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$850,600$804,961$738,551
Revenue$64,640$96,555$69,467
Expenses$53,358$82,979$66,528
Net Investment Income$18,648$17,708$14,080

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Junior Service League is led by Susan Wray, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susan Wray

    President

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angie Judy

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deanna Arnone

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lesli Cuthshall

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Brillhart

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jolie Austin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey McIndoo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Romero

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula McKinney

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Grant

    Vice President

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary House

    Treasurer

    Director → President, 2024

    President → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rio Corbin

    Member at La

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Member at La, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Weir

    Parliamentar

    Director → Parliamentar, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terrie Bauer

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime Simpson

    Advisor

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (40)
  • Former: Cindy Pritchard (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jill Getman (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Freeland (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Merriott (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cassie Lara (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Melanie Moentmann (2020–2024) — Advisor
  • Former: Judy Forrester (2021–2024) — Parliamentar
  • Former: Michelle Middleton (2021–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Pattie Pretti (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Brost (2023–2024) — Member at La
  • Former: Kim Begman (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Becky Giles (2024) — Director
  • Former: Lauren Smith (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lori Grubb (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brigit Leutzinger (2023) — Director
  • Former: Heather Wiley (2023) — Director
  • Former: Lucy Wray (2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Holcombe (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Teresa Freeland (2021–2022) — Priof Treasurer
  • Former: Maureen Freeland (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ssuan Wray (2022) — Director
  • Former: Katie Cowan (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Stephanie Hall (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth McClure (2021) — Director
  • Former: Janice Cramer (2021) — Director
  • Former: Laurie Dean Wiley (2021) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Franssens (2019–2020) — President & Director
  • Former: Cynthia Leutzinger (2019–2020) — Property & Director
  • Former: Janice Cheatham (2019–2020) — Treasurer & Director
  • Former: Alexis Grubb (2020) — Comms & Director
  • Former: Deana Haynes (2020) — Secretary & Director
  • Former: Ladon Gramling (2020) — Provisional
  • Former: Liz McClure (2020) — Sustaining & D
  • Former: Lynne Baker (2020) — At Large & Director
  • Former: Michele De Moss (2020) — Program & Director
  • Former: Paula Gamble (2020) — Parliamentar
  • Former: Brittany Leutzinger (2019) — Programs & Director
  • Former: Kerry Cornett (2019) — Nominating & D
  • Former: Linda Conley (2019) — Sustaining & D
  • Former: Natalie Knox (2019) — Secretary & Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Junior Service League

How large is Junior Service League?

Junior Service League reported $851K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $65K.

What is Junior Service League?

Junior Service League is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Independence, MO. It holds $851K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Junior Service League operate?

Junior Service League has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Junior Service League's EIN?

Junior Service League's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6049348. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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