Livingston County Community Foundation
Livingston County Community Foundation is based in Chillicothe, Missouri, and files as a Form 990-PF (a private foundation). Its 2025 filing reports grants for community development and scholarships, with all grant dollars going to recipients in Missouri.
Livingston County Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Livingston County Community Foundation gave $122K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Missouri. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $122,262
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,822
- -23.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,375
- Total assets
- $2,232,701
- +11.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (4 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Livingston County Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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Applications and a list of required materials are provided upon request. Contact Pam Brobst. Awards are restricted to Livingston County, Missouri. The filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: Pam Brobst
Mailing address: PO Box 405, Chillicothe, MO 64601
Phone: (660) 646-0705
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Livingston County Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Livingston County Education and Housing Council ($25K). Together the top 10 received $92K.
Organizations only. It also paid 8 individual scholarships ($27,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
89 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 89 grants of 89 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The filing identifies Livingston County, Missouri, as the restriction on awards. All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Livingston County Community Foundation open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 13 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 31% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $91K (2023) to $124K (2021). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $122K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Livingston County Education and Housing Council Chillicothe, MO | Community Development | $25,148 |
| North Missouri Center for Youth & Families Chillicothe, MO | Community Development | $13,900 |
| Concerned Citizens for the Communitymultipurpose Center Chillicothe, MO | Community Development | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Community Food Bank St Joseph, MO | Community Development | $10,000 |
| Birthright Chillicothe, MO | Community Development | $9,000 |
| Chillicothe R-II School District Chillicothe, MO | Community Development | $7,295 |
| Main Street Chillicothe Chillicothe, MO | Community Development | $6,000 |
| Hope Haven Industries Inc Chillicothe, MO | Community Development | $5,819 |
| 8 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $27,000 |
| Chillicothe R-II High School Chillicothe, MO | Community Development | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,232,701 | $367,284 | $134,530 | $122,262 | 21 | $124,092 | $361,081 | $122,712 |
| 2024 | $1,999,947 | $197,906 | $118,900 | $107,000 | 14 | $108,624 | $188,950 | $109,934 |
| 2023 | $1,920,941 | $86,649 | $97,919 | $90,536 | 17 | $91,792 | $81,476 | $100,210 |
| 2022 | $1,932,211 | $106,594 | $105,221 | $95,550 | 18 | $96,587 | $101,919 | $102,436 |
| 2021 | $1,930,838 | $179,865 | $128,824 | $124,066 | 19 | $125,013 | $153,602 | $109,741 |
| 2020 | $1,879,797 | $66,521 | $98,216 | $93,500 | 17 | — | $63,009 | $93,863 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Livingston County Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $123K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include awards designated for community development and scholarships. Among its grantees, North Missouri Center for Youth & Families describes its mission as providing an after-school program for low-income and at-risk students in Livingston County; Hope Haven Industries says it provides meaningful employment for people with disabilities; and Second Harvest Community Food Bank says it works to provide nourishment and hope by engaging the region in the fight to end hunger.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 21 grants totaling $122,262. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $25,148, with a median of $3,375. Notable grants included $25,148 to Livingston County Education and Housing Council, $13,900 to North Missouri Center for Youth & Families, $10,000 each to Concerned Citizens for the Community Multipurpose Center and Second Harvest Community Food Bank, and $9,000 to Birthright. The filing also lists scholarship grants to individual recipients.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Pam Brobst as president, El Reed as secretary/treasurer, Ryan Horsman as vice president, and Dan Bryan and David Mattingly as directors.
Livingston County Community Foundation is led by Pam Brobst, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pam Brobst
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Bryan
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Mattingly
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
El Reed
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Horsman
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Brian Englert (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kyle Marcolla (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Quinn (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Schieber (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Armand Peterson (2020) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Livingston County Community Foundation
How much does Livingston County Community Foundation give each year?
Livingston County Community Foundation gave $122K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $107K across 14 grants.
What is Livingston County Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Livingston County Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,375, and its average grant was $5,822, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Livingston County Community Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does Livingston County Community Foundation give grants?
Livingston County Community Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chillicothe, MO (11 grants).
Does Livingston County Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Livingston County Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Development" (13 grants) and "Scholarship" (8 grants).
Who are Livingston County Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Livingston County Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Livingston County Education and Housing Council ($25,148), North Missouri Center for Youth & Families ($13,900) and Concerned Citizens for the Communitymultipurpose Center ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 8 individual scholarships ($27,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Livingston County Community Foundation?
Livingston County Community Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $124K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $123K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Livingston County Community Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include awards designated for community development and scholarships. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Livingston County Community Foundation?
Applications and a list of required materials are provided upon request. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Livingston County Community Foundation's EIN?
Livingston County Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1815022. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Livingston County Community Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/livingston-county-community-foundation-morg_0ea12fd5e2174e56a005ef448c069976
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