Lees Summit Educational
The lee's summit educational foundation promotes excellence in education by awarding gifts, grants and scholarships to educational areas within the lee's summit r-7 school district that are effective, essential and in need of additional funding. We do that by generating and guiding philanthropic resources through personal and corporate contributions, planned giving, and events.
Lees Summit Educational at a glance
In short: Lees Summit Educational gave $46K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $46K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $45,555
- -24.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $45,555
- -24.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $45,555
- Total assets
- $10,258,697
- +13.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lees Summit Educational funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was R-7 School District ($46K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Lees Summit Educational gives
- Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. 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 (2025) to $73K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $46K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| R-7 School District Lees Summit, MO | Classroom Support | $45,555 |
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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 | $10,258,697 | $1,177,970 | $503,585 | $45,555 | 1 | $523,949 |
| 2024 | $9,040,046 | $917,415 | $542,949 | $60,608 | 1 | $375,937 |
| 2023 | $8,003,244 | $831,976 | $667,553 | $64,315 | 1 | $243,811 |
| 2022 | $7,418,187 | $938,648 | $660,436 | $63,727 | 1 | $406,575 |
| 2021 | $8,314,798 | $1,198,570 | $415,653 | $51,925 | 1 | $473,442 |
| 2020 | $6,872,927 | $934,390 | $487,624 | $66,578 | 1 | $243,406 |
| 2019 | $6,356,390 | $762,081 | $502,020 | $72,533 | 1 | $209,122 |
About Lees Summit Educational
Based on IRS filings
Lees Summit Educational is a public charity, based in Lees Summit, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $46K. Net investment income was $524K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lees Summit Educational is led by Trish Frevert, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Trish Frevert
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Christina A. Symes
Executive Director
Director → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Rob Binney
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Beth Cory
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Morgan Pearcy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Regina Garrett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Stephanie Kane-Parrish
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rosalie Newkirk
Past President
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tom Jackson
Vice President
Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Roxanne Evans
Secretary
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Clint Haynes
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Amy Chinnery Valmassei (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Mike Chiles (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Green (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Troester (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Sid Douglas (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Carson Graff (2019–2022) — Immediate Past P
- Former: Kim Fritchie (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sheryl Franke (2019–2022) — Former Director
- Former: Larry Antey (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Chrissy Symes (2021) — Director
- Former: Susie Gale (2021) — Director
- Former: Janette Miller (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Atcheson (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.
Frequently asked questions about Lees Summit Educational
How much does Lees Summit Educational give each year?
Lees Summit Educational gave $46K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $61K across 1 grant.
How large is Lees Summit Educational?
Lees Summit Educational reported $10.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
Where does Lees Summit Educational operate?
Lees Summit Educational has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Lees Summit Educational's EIN?
Lees Summit Educational's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1615117. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
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