Missouri Southern Foundation
To provide financial support to Missouri southern state university from donations from the public for scholarships, awards to students, departmental support, cultural activities, general college support and faculty development.
Missouri Southern Foundation at a glance
In short: Missouri Southern Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,216,196
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,216,196
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,216,196
- Total assets
- $62,676,710
- +13.3% 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 Missouri Southern Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 Missouri Southern Foundation gives
- Giving fell 24% 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 $1.2M (2025) to $2.6M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,216,196 |
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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 | $62,676,710 | $10,026,215 | $5,071,272 | $1,216,196 | 1 | $3,582,808 |
| 2024 | $55,333,759 | $5,311,413 | $4,865,221 | $1,341,101 | 1 | $1,477,701 |
| 2023 | $50,818,191 | $9,357,576 | $4,567,267 | $2,246,608 | 1 | $1,576,537 |
| 2022 | $43,351,164 | $5,846,272 | $4,627,774 | $1,607,997 | 1 | $3,152,834 |
| 2021 | $52,413,029 | $8,874,873 | $3,261,464 | $1,573,072 | 1 | $4,991,860 |
| 2019 | $40,353,235 | $4,540,015 | $4,952,342 | $2,552,020 | 1 | $1,284,808 |
About Missouri Southern Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Missouri Southern Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Joplin, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $62.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $3.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Missouri Southern Foundation is led by Deron Bur, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 45 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deron Bur
President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Hodson
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Haley
Board of Governors President
Lionbackers Steering Committee → Board of Governors President, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cliff Erwin
Alumni Board President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Sharp
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Vowels
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Dumm
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Stengel
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daryl Deel
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Delores Honey
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Moore
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Russ Alcorn
Director
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sallie Beard
Director
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Koelkebeck
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Davis
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Block
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Motazedi
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Cowger
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Perry Davis
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Brothers
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Trent
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry Wachter
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Simmons
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cary Marion
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dick Smith
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Lieurance
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Briley
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharrock Dermott
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Barlet
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dot Willcoxon
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff England
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Lynch
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Stanley
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Aggus
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Edwards
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Ipsen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Parker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Kraft
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Troy Richards
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Schmidt
Treasurer
Member → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Greim
Mssu Associate Vice President
Member → Mssu Associate Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vicky Mieseler
Vice President
Member → Director, 2023
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz Ebert
Foundation Business Manager
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brittany Castell
Administrator Assit & Campaign Coordinator
Administrator Assistant & Campaign Coordinator → Administrator Assit & Campaign Coordinator, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cedric Florence
Lionbackers Steering Committee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Edwin Mwangi (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Dean Van Galen (2022–2024) — Mssu President
- Former: Jana Allison (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Russ Alcom (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Amy Ispen (2024) — Director
- Former: Richard Davidson Jr. (2024) — Director
- Former: Anita Oplotnik (2022–2023) — Mssu Board of Governor
- Former: Lisa Sweet (2022–2023) — Alumni Associate Board
- Former: Stefanie Thomasma (2023) — Campaign Coordinator
- Former: Dorothy Willcoxon (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Elizabeth Ebert (2019–2022) — Controller
- Former: J. Bradford Hodson (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Karen Rutledge (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Patrick Scott (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Scott Boudreaux (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Allison Hershewe (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Bryan Larson (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Joe Newman (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Paige Hewitt (2022) — Administrator Assistant
- Former: Chris Churchwell (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Larry McIntire (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Nancy Good (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Sherri Cloyd (2021) — Member
- Former: Alan Marble (2019) — Executive Officer
- Former: Janet Stafford (2019) — Member
- Former: Joseph Newman (2019) — 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 Missouri Southern Foundation
How much does Missouri Southern Foundation give each year?
Missouri Southern Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 1 grant.
How large is Missouri Southern Foundation?
Missouri Southern Foundation reported $62.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.0M.
What is Missouri Southern Foundation?
Missouri Southern Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Joplin, MO. It holds $62.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Missouri Southern Foundation operate?
Missouri Southern Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Missouri Southern Foundation's EIN?
Missouri Southern Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-0907114. 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 January 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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