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Ozark Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Joplin, MO EIN: 43-0821959 Website

To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, evidence-based, trauma-informed, quality behavioral healthcare solutions.

Ozark Center at a glance

In short: Ozark Center gave $16K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,000
-26.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$16,000
Median grant
$16,000
Total assets
$158,161,262
+8.0% 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 October 2026.

Who Ozark Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Missouri Southern Foundation: $16KMissouri Southern Foundation$16K

The largest 2025 recipient was Missouri Southern Foundation ($16K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Joplin

How Ozark Center gives

  • Giving fell 94% 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

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $250K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $16K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Missouri Southern Foundation Joplin, MOSupport$16,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$158,161,262$64,827,238$59,124,631$16,0001$2,056,663
2024$146,500,101$60,133,763$54,836,149$21,817Total only$1,759,818
2023$128,852,051$58,893,594$51,708,146$37,877Total only$1,714,291
2022$127,844,550$57,561,635$47,475,577$250,0001$5,059,787
2021$121,553,033$58,598,788$44,877,265$14,525Total only$3,270,210
2020$90,742,533$53,549,799$46,990,178$40,351Total only$3,144,589
2019$91,036,562$52,443,702$43,517,969$34,220Total only$3,536,116

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Ozark Center

Based on IRS filings

Ozark Center is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Joplin, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $158.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $16K. Net investment income was $2.1M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ozark Center is led by Vicky Mieseler, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Vicky Mieseler

    Chief Executive Officer

    Chief Administrator Officer → Chief Administrative Officer, 2024

    Chief Administrative Officer → Chief Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    52.5 hrs/week

    $263K (2019) → $378K (2025)

  • Paula F. Baker Ms

    President, CEO, Freeman Health System & Director

    CEO Freeman Hlth Sys & Director → President, CEO, Freeman Health System & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Doll

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Keeter

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Walters

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vickie Barnes

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Bentlage

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    27 hrs/week

    $99K (2019) → $52K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Shane Bradley

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $338K (2019) → $494K (2025)

  • Mary Parrigon

    Chief Operating Officer

    Chief Operating Officer → COO, 2021

    COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $294K (2019) → $352K (2025)

  • Nauman Ashraf

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $523K (2019) → $593K (2025)

  • Allison Smith

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $595K (2020) → $584K (2025)

  • Nathan Mordica

    Chief Financial Officer

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $192K (2023) → $198K (2025)

  • Tami C King

    Nurse Practitioner

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $230K (2023) → $329K (2025)

  • Timothy Del Camp

    Chief Clinical Officer

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $207K (2023) → $215K (2025)

  • Savitha Kumari Satyasi

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $351K (2025)

  • Richard V Demier

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Hatvi Desai (2022–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Steven Goad (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Aaron Brown (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Alicia Thompson (2021) — Physician
  • Former: Ahmed Asadullah (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: Modaser Shah (2020) — Physician
  • Former: Steve Kory (2019) — Physician

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Dr Nauman Ashraf — Physician: $593KDr Nauman AshrafPhysician$593KDr Allison Smith — Physician: $584KDr Allison SmithPhysician$584KDr Jeffrey Shane Bradley — Physician: $494KDr Jeffrey Shane BradleyPhysician$494KVicky Mieseler — Chief Executive Officer: $378KVicky MieselerChief Executive Officer$378KMary Parrigon — Chief Operating Officer: $352KMary ParrigonChief Operating Officer$352KDr Savitha Kumari Satyasi — Physician: $351KDr Savitha Kumari…Physician$351KTami C King — Nurse Practitioner: $329KTami C KingNurse Practitioner$329KTimothy Del Camp — Chief Clinical Officer: $215KTimothy Del CampChief Clinical Officer$215KNathan Mordica — Chief Financial Officer: $198KNathan MordicaChief Financial Officer$198KDr Charles Bentlage — Secretary/Treasurer: $52KDr Charles BentlageSecretary/Treasurer$52K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $593K, to Dr Nauman Ashraf (Physician). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ozark Center

How much does Ozark Center give each year?

Ozark Center gave $16K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $22K in grants paid.

How large is Ozark Center?

Ozark Center reported $158.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $64.8M.

What is Ozark Center?

Ozark Center is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Joplin, MO. It holds $158.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ozark Center operate?

Ozark Center has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Ozark Center's EIN?

Ozark Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-0821959. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 29, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)

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