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Lawrence Habitat for Humanity

Public charity · Grantmaker Lawrence, KS EIN: 48-1070953 Website

The organization is a nondenominational christian nonprofit whose purpose is to create decent, affordable housing for those in need, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience with people everywhere.

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity at a glance

Total assets
$1,891,739
-15.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$997,030
+1.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$10,270
+10943.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,335,032
+28.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Lawrence Habitat for Humanity funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 19 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Kansas CityManhattanNewtonTopekaWichitaArkansas CityAtchisonEmporiaKSMarysvilleMcPhersonOttawaPittsburghWinfield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 Total only2020 11 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2020) to $165K (2021). In 2024 it reported $21K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wichita Habitat for Humanity Wichita, KSPurchase Materials$102,283
McPherson Area Habitat for Humanity KS, KSPurchase Lumber$20,000
Habitat for Humanity of Harvey CO Newton, KSPurchase Materials$20,000
Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity Manhattan, KSPurchase Materials$18,000
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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$1,891,739$997,030$1,335,032——$10,270
2024$2,233,897$982,385$1,040,358$21,000Total only$93
2023$2,302,655$1,451,012$1,050,810$160,2834$273
2022$1,876,018$967,315$908,957$62,6504$1,417
2021$1,879,452$967,312$1,027,924$165,00011$4,789
2020$1,967,144$1,113,837$1,005,783$500Total only$138
2019$1,941,962$797,868$852,938——$195

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Lawrence Habitat for Humanity

Based on IRS filings

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Lawrence, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $10K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity is led by Kristina Mease, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kristina Mease

    President

    President El → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Brewer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Hess

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Demetria White

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karena Schmitendorf

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Pope

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi Garcia

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robyn Wagner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Landon Berquist

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marsha Page- White

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Willie Johnson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erika Zimmerman

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $60K (2019) → $77K (2025)

  • Chris Mann

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Diepenbrock

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Henderson

    Past President

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Tilghman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Jared Todd (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Mack Curry (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stacy Simmons (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Marsha Page (2024) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Spreer (2024) — Director
  • Former: Taylor Overton (2024) — Director
  • Former: Evan Holt (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Greg Summers (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jason Walker (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Steve Tesdahl (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Chris Jones (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Danielle Hugunin (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Hayden Fowler (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Kim Wampler (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Lindsey Slater (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Marilyn Harp (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ron King (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sheryl Krzanowsky (2019–2020) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Erika Zimmerman — Executive Di: $77KErika ZimmermanExecutive Di$77K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $77K, to Erika Zimmerman (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Lawrence Habitat for Humanity

How large is Lawrence Habitat for Humanity?

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $997K.

What is Lawrence Habitat for Humanity?

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Lawrence, KS. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lawrence Habitat for Humanity operate?

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.

What is Lawrence Habitat for Humanity's EIN?

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1070953. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 6, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 19, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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