Meadowlark Hills Foundation
The Meadowlark Hills Foundation is organized for the inviolable charitable purposes of: soliciting, receiving, acquiring, holding, maintaining, investing and reinvesting money and/or other property, and from time to time disbursing the same and/or income therefrom to, or for the benefit of, manhattan retirement foundation, inc. To be used exclusively for the charitable purposes of manhattan retirement foundation, inc. Also, it assists in the financing of the facility in furtherance of the organization's charitable purposes and missions.
Meadowlark Hills Foundation at a glance
In short: Meadowlark Hills Foundation gave $524K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $524K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $523,707
- +322.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $523,707
- +322.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $523,707
- Total assets
- $21,324,431
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Meadowlark Hills Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Manhattan Retirement Foundation ($524K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K 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 Meadowlark Hills Foundation gives
- Giving grew 330% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $122K (2022) to $524K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $524K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Retirement Foundation Manhattan, KS | To Provide Financial Assistance for Related Organization. | $523,707 |
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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 | $21,324,431 | $2,036,668 | $751,428 | $523,707 | 1 | $1,344,981 |
| 2024 | $19,042,309 | $1,182,896 | $353,356 | $124,069 | 1 | $635,903 |
| 2023 | $17,312,977 | $941,148 | $373,090 | $127,217 | 1 | $470,593 |
| 2022 | $16,122,793 | $1,610,162 | $369,270 | $121,854 | 1 | $998,603 |
| 2021 | $17,952,795 | $1,388,489 | $422,249 | $156,128 | 1 | $750,054 |
| 2020 | $14,326,239 | $1,225,249 | $524,686 | $193,173 | 1 | $677,012 |
About Meadowlark Hills Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Meadowlark Hills Foundation is a public charity, based in Manhattan, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $524K. Net investment income was $1.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Meadowlark Hills Foundation is led by Lonnie Baker, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lonnie Baker
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gavin Schmidt
Member & Chair
Member → Member & Vice Chair, 2024
Member & Vice Chair → Member & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Nelson
Finance Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Fitzgerald
Development Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bud Cox
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Ellis
Member & Vice Chair
Member → Member & Treasurer, 2023
Member & Treasurer → Member & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Cook
Member
Member & Vice Chair → Member & Chair, 2024
Member & Chair → Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harry Watts
Member & Treasurer
Member → Member & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Smith
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Titus
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Shanklin
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Jo Nelson
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Sloan
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Button Renz
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blake Bauer
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Cindy Sloan (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Dirk Daveline (2020–2023) — Member & Chair
- Former: Eric Higgins (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Gary Stith (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Nelson Galle (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Dave Nelson (2020–2022) — Member & Treasurer
- Former: John Armbrust (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Sandra Emley (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Jackie Hartman (2020–2021) — Member & Secretary
- Former: Lisa Sisley (2020–2021) — Member & President
- Former: Terry Arther (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Dan Winter (2020) — Member
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 Meadowlark Hills Foundation
How much does Meadowlark Hills Foundation give each year?
Meadowlark Hills Foundation gave $524K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $124K across 1 grant.
How large is Meadowlark Hills Foundation?
Meadowlark Hills Foundation reported $21.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
Where does Meadowlark Hills Foundation operate?
Meadowlark Hills Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Meadowlark Hills Foundation's EIN?
Meadowlark Hills Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1212997. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS February 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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