Missouri Restaurant Association
Trade association formed for the purpose of maintaining a high standard of integrity and efficiency in the restaurant industry.
Missouri Restaurant Association at a glance
In short: Missouri Restaurant Association reported $500 in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -94.4% vs 2023
- Total assets
- $821,071
- -6.4% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $601,654
- -8.0% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $12,434
- -10.3% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $685,701
- -1.3% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Missouri Restaurant Association
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Missouri Restaurant Association
Who Missouri Restaurant Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Missouri Restaurant Association gives
- Giving fell 85% 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2024) to $59K (2020). In 2024 it reported $500 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Restaurant Association Washington, DC | Program Support | $8,850 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $821,071 | $601,654 | $685,701 | $500 | Total only | $12,434 |
| 2023 | $877,157 | $654,221 | $695,018 | $8,850 | 1 | $13,857 |
| 2022 | $918,779 | $703,145 | $601,739 | $28,950 | 2 | $319 |
| 2021 | $822,013 | $631,876 | $418,296 | $18,420 | 1 | $186 |
| 2020 | $604,333 | $561,191 | $512,528 | $58,717 | 3 | $-51 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Missouri Restaurant Association
Based on IRS filings
Missouri Restaurant Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $821K in total assets. In 2024, it reported $500 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $12K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Missouri Restaurant Association is led by Russell Lahl IV, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 21 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Russell Lahl IV
CEO
Board Member → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$76K (2024)
Jonathan Branstetter
President
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Favazza
Chairman of the Board
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Hunsucker
Board Member
President → Chairman of the Board, 2022
Chairman of the Board → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Herman Styles Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Guinn
Board Member
Chairman of the Board → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Lane
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Dick Walls Sr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Walls Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Hunsucker
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Kneeland
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Saracino
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barb Hergenroether
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Bonney
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Maxwell
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Pryor
Secretary & Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Larocca
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Halloran
Vice President
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Holland
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roland Degregorio
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Banker
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Angela Fellers-Beard (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Benjamin Thies (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John Banken (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kenneth Hill (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lydia Melton (2020–2023) — Chairman of the Board
- Former: Mark Dirnberger (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Robert A. Bonney II (2020–2023) — CEO
- Former: Robert Kirkwood Jr. (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Luke (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Kuhn (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Todd Hulse (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Victor Allred (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Vito Anthony Favazza Jr. (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Wayne Schweigert (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Burris (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Meegan Whitehead (2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Micheal Burris (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Anthony Holmes (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Howard Helgenberg (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $76K, to Russell Lahl IV (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Missouri Restaurant Association
How much does Missouri Restaurant Association give each year?
Missouri Restaurant Association reported $500 in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $9K across 1 grant.
How large is Missouri Restaurant Association?
Missouri Restaurant Association reported $821K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $602K.
What is Missouri Restaurant Association?
Missouri Restaurant Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $821K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Missouri Restaurant Association operate?
Missouri Restaurant Association has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois, Missouri.
What is Missouri Restaurant Association's EIN?
Missouri Restaurant Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-0569768. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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