Lawton Enhancement Trust
Beautifying and aesthetically enhancing the appearance of the city of lawton by wisely spending public and private funds entrusted to it by governmental and non-governmental sources.
Lawton Enhancement Trust at a glance
- Total assets
- $400,306
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $393,901
- -67.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $331
- -51.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $453,967
- -67.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lawton Enhancement Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Lawton Enhancement Trust gives
- Giving fell 37% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $800 (2019) to $113K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday in the Park Lawton, OK | Christmas Displays/a | $13,000 |
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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 | $400,306 | $393,901 | $453,967 | — | — | $331 |
| 2024 | $477,892 | $1,195,236 | $1,386,759 | — | — | $682 |
| 2023 | $694,238 | $406,462 | $1,351,776 | $13,000 | 1 | $702 |
| 2022 | $1,579,231 | $712,613 | $382,981 | $112,870 | 3 | $1,226 |
| 2021 | $1,282,764 | $793,625 | $232,065 | $25,000 | 1 | $785 |
| 2020 | $727,007 | $578,254 | $246,393 | $20,762 | 1 | $351 |
| 2019 | $361,524 | $469,658 | $280,349 | $800 | Total only | $304 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lawton Enhancement Trust
Based on IRS filings
Lawton Enhancement Trust is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lawton, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $400K in total assets. Net investment income was $331.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lawton Enhancement Trust is led by Barry Ezerski, Chairman since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barry Ezerski
Chairman
Board Member → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Addie Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ted Symuleski
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Tanner
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Owens
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Rabon
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francis Dwain Baxter
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Owens
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Hale
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelvin Ingram
Executive Di
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lane Hooton
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Onreka Johnson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Mary Ann Hankins (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Charlotte Brown (2022–2024) — Executive Di
- Former: Jay Burk (2019–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Katy Jackson-Seely (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lou McConnell (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kerry Sweeney (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lue McConnell (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Rogalski (2019–2021) — Executive Di
- Former: Annette Wiseman-Vaughan (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Tenis (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Morford (2019) — Board Member
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 Lawton Enhancement Trust
How large is Lawton Enhancement Trust?
Lawton Enhancement Trust reported $400K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $394K.
What is Lawton Enhancement Trust?
Lawton Enhancement Trust is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lawton, OK. It holds $400K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lawton Enhancement Trust operate?
Lawton Enhancement Trust has awarded grants in Oklahoma.
What is Lawton Enhancement Trust's EIN?
Lawton Enhancement Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3426482. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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