Shawnee Mission Education Foundation
The organizations mission is to advance scholarship and leadership, to enable all shawnee mission students to achieve their potential.
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Shawnee Mission Education Foundation gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $87K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $86,917
- -11.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $86,917
- -11.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $86,917
- Total assets
- $1,938,524
- -1.4% 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 Shawnee Mission Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shawnee Mission School District ($87K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K 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 Shawnee Mission Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 37% 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 $64K (2022) to $302K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $87K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Mission School District Mission, KS | — | $86,917 |
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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 | $1,938,524 | $688,802 | $864,782 | $86,917 | 1 | $87,956 |
| 2024 | $1,966,184 | $686,450 | $798,879 | $98,203 | 1 | $63,155 |
| 2023 | $1,945,413 | $685,407 | $768,687 | $182,535 | 1 | $50,583 |
| 2022 | $1,927,419 | $630,071 | $568,302 | $63,544 | 1 | $101,710 |
| 2021 | $2,257,874 | $804,168 | $519,217 | $71,962 | 1 | $308,644 |
| 2020 | $2,364,975 | $692,681 | $782,618 | $301,746 | 1 | $21,111 |
About Shawnee Mission Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Shawnee Mission, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $87K. Net investment income was $88K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation is led by Kimberly Hinkle, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kimberly Hinkle
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$116K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Ken Schaefer
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Novak
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angelique Rodrigues-Gunion
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Stotts
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Neely
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Manies
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Close
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Springfield
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patti Ingraham
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Thompson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Markley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Hardy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Dietz
Secretary
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dion Sankar
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Starla Wulf Brennan
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Jo Yun (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Laura L. McConwell (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Katie Castro (2023) — Director
- Former: Drew Billingsley (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Brown (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Margaret Schramm Thompson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Suzanne Hall (2021–2022) — Past President
- Former: Anthony L. Springfield (2020–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Barbara Schoell (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Chelan David (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Chuck Battey (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dale Filsinger (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Leo Nunnink (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul Rodriguez (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Michelle Zech (2021) — Director
- Former: Angela Smart (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Suzy Hall (2020) — President
- Former: Tim Goodger (2020) — Board 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2022 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $120K, to Kimberly Hinkle (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Shawnee Mission Education Foundation
How much does Shawnee Mission Education Foundation give each year?
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $98K across 1 grant.
How large is Shawnee Mission Education Foundation?
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $689K.
What is Shawnee Mission Education Foundation?
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Shawnee Mission, KS. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Shawnee Mission Education Foundation operate?
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Shawnee Mission Education Foundation's EIN?
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2823938. 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 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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