Lakeshore Foundation
To provide opportunity for individuals with disability to live a healthy lifestyle through physical activity, research, advocacy and health promotion.
Lakeshore Foundation at a glance
In short: Lakeshore Foundation gave $269K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $268,558
- -41.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $38,365
- -58.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $104,256,654
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (78% 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 Lakeshore Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Lakeshore Foundation
Who Lakeshore Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lakeshore National Adapted Sports Organization ($209K). Together the top 7 received $269K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 16 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2021) to $462K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $269K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore National Adapted Sports Organization Birmingham, AL | To Support Activities & Programs | $208,558 |
| University of Houston Houston, TX | Recipient of SSPC Grant | $10,000 |
| Westchester Independent Living Center White Plains, NY | Pilot Site for Adapted DPP-Special Olympics | $10,000 |
| The Sight Center of Northwest Pennsylvania Erie, PA | DPP IDD Pilot Site-Special Olympics | $10,000 |
| Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL | DPP Pilot Site Year 1-Special Olympics | $10,000 |
| University of Montana Research & Sponsored Programs-UH207 Missoula, MT | DPP IDD Pilot Site-Special Olympics | $10,000 |
| Ohio State University Office of Sponsored Programs Detriot, MI | DPP Pilot Site-Special Olympics | $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 | $104,256,654 | $11,522,368 | $12,488,974 | $268,558 | 7 | $3,779,605 |
| 2024 | $101,457,628 | $11,058,881 | $12,728,670 | $461,708 | 5 | $3,222,221 |
| 2023 | $95,240,008 | $10,632,154 | $12,259,146 | — | — | $671,347 |
| 2022 | $92,560,470 | $11,018,309 | $12,031,462 | — | — | $945,449 |
| 2021 | $105,708,578 | $25,387,990 | $11,747,024 | $22,000 | 4 | $17,166,391 |
| 2020 | $98,328,874 | $11,970,986 | $11,598,670 | — | — | $1,902,524 |
| 2019 | $98,783,717 | $10,493,103 | $11,301,151 | — | — | $1,513,259 |
About Lakeshore Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lakeshore Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $104.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $269K. Net investment income was $3.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lakeshore Foundation is led by John D. Kemp, President on every filing since 2023; 9 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John D. Kemp
President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$316K (2023) → $351K (2025)
Graham Sisson Jr.
Director & Chairman
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2022
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel T. Welker
Director & Chair
Director & Chair → Director, 2023
Director → Director & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael L. Patterson
Director & Chair
Director & Chair → Director, 2020
Director → Director & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom G. Shufflebarger
Director & Chair
Director & Chairman → Director, 2020
Director → Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Walter M. Beale Jr.
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wd Foster
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Smith
Director of Human Resources
Director of Human Resources → Director of Human Resource, 2023
Director of Human Resource → Director of Human Resources, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $135K (2025)
Carol Kutik
Director of Fitness
Director of Fitness & Health Promotions → Director of Fitness & Health Promotion, 2024
Director of Fitness & Health Promotion → Director of Fitness, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $113K (2025)
Edward Reynolds
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$108K (2025)
Andre J. Taylor
Director
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann M. Purdy
Director
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda M. Hackney
Director
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Sloss Jones
Director
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank H. Long Jr.
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Johnston
Director
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chairman, 2022
Director & Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Brandrup
Director
Director & Treasurer → Director & Chair, 2023
Director & Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark S. McColl
Director
Director → Director & Chair, 2023
Director & Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
N. Lee S. Price Maj Gen Ret
Director
Director & Chair → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert M. Couch
Director & Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William P. Acker III
Director
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Stephens
Director
Director → Director & Chair, 2022
Director & Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William K. Hancock
Director
Director & Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William E. Bill Horton
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2023
Director & Treasurer → Director & Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Kennedy
Director
On filings since 2023
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Keenan
Director
On filings since 2023
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Kamber
Director
On filings since 2023
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vue Qc Nguyen
Director
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Hampton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Thomas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Turner Burton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yvonne Essix
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Rauworth
Chief Research & Innovation Officer
Chief of Development & Strategic Partnership → Chief of Development & Strategic Partnerships, 2021
Chief of Development & Strategic Partnerships → Chief Research & Innovation Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $189K (2025)
Cathy Miller
Chief Operating & Financial Officer
CFO & Director of Administrator → Chief Operating & Financial Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $252K (2025)
Jen Remick Allred
Chief Program Officer & Special Projects
Chief Program Officer & Special Projects → Chief of Programs & Special Projects, 2021
Chief of Programs & Special Projects → Chief Program Officer & Special Projects, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$124K (2019) → $204K (2025)
Korhan Altiparmak
Controller
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$100K (2021) → $117K (2025)
Chris Thomason
Chief of Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$190K (2025)
Former officers (26)
- Former: Don A. Scivley (2019–2024) — Director & Chair
- Former: Robert D. McKenna (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert O. Burton (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Linda Coleman-Madison (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas N. Carruthers Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dean Andrew J. Butler PhD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Owen Brown (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: William Chip Hazelrig (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Moore (2022–2023) — Director of Communications
- Former: Leon Ryan (2022–2023) — Director of Development
- Former: Jeff Underwood (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Dustin Dew (2020–2022) — Director of Research
- Former: Amie McLain MD (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Johnny Smith (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Lisa Hillborn (2021) — Director of Recreation & A
- Former: Liz Moore (2021) — Director of Communications
- Former: Maj Gen N. Lee S. Price Army Ret (2021) — Director
- Former: Aimee B. McLain MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Horton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Linda Wilder (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Beth Curry (2019) — Chief Program Officer
- Former: Harold P. Jones (2019) — Director
- Former: Kathy Hollis (2019) — Controller
- Former: Slade Blackwell (2019) — Director
- Former: Terri Q. Williams (2019) — Director
- Former: Will Hancock (2019) — Director & Chair
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 $351K, to John Kemp (President). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Lakeshore Foundation
How much does Lakeshore Foundation give each year?
Lakeshore Foundation gave $269K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $462K across 5 grants.
What is Lakeshore Foundation's typical grant size?
Lakeshore Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $38,365, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Lakeshore Foundation give grants?
Lakeshore Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Lakeshore Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Lakeshore Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Lakeshore Foundation's largest grantees?
Lakeshore Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Lakeshore National Adapted Sports Organization ($208,558), University of Houston ($10,000) and Westchester Independent Living Center ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lakeshore Foundation?
Lakeshore Foundation reported $104.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.5M.
What is Lakeshore Foundation?
Lakeshore Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Birmingham, AL. It holds $104.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Lakeshore Foundation's EIN?
Lakeshore Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0288847. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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