Rooks County Healthcare Foundation
To provide charitable support of health care, hospital & related services, including the support of ambulance, medical & hospital staff recruitment, long term facilities, cancer council, medical transportation services, health education & training, in Rooks county.
Rooks County Healthcare Foundation at a glance
In short: Rooks County Healthcare Foundation gave $761K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $190K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $760,531
- +93.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $190,133
- +141.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $128,131
- Total assets
- $1,040,850
- -28.7% 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 Rooks County Healthcare Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rooks County Health Center ($761K across 4 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 22 (55%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Rooks County Healthcare Foundation gives
- Giving fell 45% 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 $21K (2023) to $1.4M (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $761K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville, KS | RCH Nest Daycare Expenses | $495,264 |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville, KS | Unsolicited Grant | $206,261 |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville, KS | Purchase Bone Saw | $50,000 |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville, KS | Purchase Digital Donor Wall | $9,006 |
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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 | $1,040,850 | $457,679 | $884,512 | $760,531 | 4 | $26,813 |
| 2024 | $1,459,268 | $302,897 | $469,426 | $393,496 | 5 | $44,509 |
| 2023 | $1,611,177 | $816,425 | $106,488 | $21,100 | 2 | $15,148 |
| 2022 | $898,272 | $992,695 | $1,458,179 | $1,385,726 | 7 | $5,344 |
| 2021 | $1,367,895 | $578,661 | $369,721 | $302,859 | 4 | $6,714 |
| 2020 | $1,156,219 | $302,502 | $558,428 | $530,333 | 3 | $18,947 |
| 2019 | $1,409,344 | $336,314 | $37,384 | $28,320 | 2 | $19,934 |
About Rooks County Healthcare Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Rooks County Healthcare Foundation is a public charity, based in Plainville, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $761K. Net investment income was $27K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rooks County Healthcare Foundation is led by Carson Lemarr, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carson Lemarr
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Pfannenstiel
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Latham
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Beesley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Van Dyke
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Brad Plumer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Benoit
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelbe Darnell Dc
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Ramsay
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Rudman
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Holloway
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Charles Allphin (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Charles Comeau (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tiffani Bacon (2024) — Director
- Former: Eric Sumearll (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Kandie Morain (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Wynn McReynolds (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Bjornstad (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jaime Gosselin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Shari Tucker (2019–2021) — Director
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 Rooks County Healthcare Foundation
How much does Rooks County Healthcare Foundation give each year?
Rooks County Healthcare Foundation gave $761K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $393K across 5 grants.
What is Rooks County Healthcare Foundation's typical grant size?
Rooks County Healthcare Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $128,131, and its average grant was $190,133, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Rooks County Healthcare Foundation give grants?
Rooks County Healthcare Foundation gives mostly in Kansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Plainville, KS (4 grants).
Does Rooks County Healthcare Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Rooks County Healthcare Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Rooks County Healthcare Foundation?
Rooks County Healthcare Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $458K.
What is Rooks County Healthcare Foundation's EIN?
Rooks County Healthcare Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1091767. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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