The Eisenhower Foundation
To champion the life and enduring legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower to inspire leadership, character and service.
The Eisenhower Foundation at a glance
In short: The Eisenhower Foundation reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $4,050 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -95.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $13,950,270
- +81.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,415,222
- +56.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $354,249
- +85.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,339,023
- +22.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who The Eisenhower Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Eisenhower Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1511% from 2021 to 2024. 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 $2K (2022) to $4.7M (2019). In 2025 it reported $4K 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 Archives and Records Administration College Park, MD | Improvements to the Eisenhower Presidential grounds | $93,458 |
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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 | $13,950,270 | $9,415,222 | $3,339,023 | $4,050 | Total only | $354,249 |
| 2024 | $7,701,942 | $6,007,246 | $2,721,169 | $93,458 | 1 | $190,982 |
| 2023 | $4,357,107 | $3,797,637 | $2,297,775 | $24,750 | 1 | $92,431 |
| 2022 | $2,869,401 | $2,552,970 | $2,453,417 | $2,425 | Total only | $13,358 |
| 2021 | $2,688,727 | $3,166,180 | $1,953,987 | $5,800 | 1 | $2,878 |
| 2020 | $1,868,772 | $2,387,515 | $1,791,449 | $16,535 | 1 | $1,129 |
| 2019 | $1,939,757 | $2,679,524 | $6,651,352 | $4,677,868 | 1 | $23,357 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Eisenhower Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Eisenhower Foundation is a public charity, based in Abilene, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.0M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $354K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Eisenhower Foundation is led by Meredith Sleichter, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Meredith Sleichter
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$89K (2019) → $100K (2025)
Kyle A Campbell
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Jean Eisenhower
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicolas Nic W Platt
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Thomas
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clark S Judge
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darcy Frick Stewart
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Sanchez
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles R Ewald
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael L Dodson
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Rostow
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Peterson
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Wampler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanette Prenger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerri S Reisdorff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Schlipman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy R Jurgensmeyer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin J Rooney
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Holm
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John R Elmore
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jock Scharfen
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Jonathan Jock Scharfen (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeanette Prenger Oct - Dec (2024) — Director
- Former: Kerri S Reisdorff Oct - Dec (2024) — Director
- Former: Randy R Jurgensmeyer Oct - Dec (2024) — Director
- Former: Stephen B Hauge Jan - Oct (2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Schott Stevens (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephen B Hauge (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Kasey S Pipes (2023) — Director
- Former: Paxton Baker (2022) — Director
- Former: Ann Brownell Sloane (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: James R Hagerty (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Clark S Judge - Oct to Dec (2021) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Hostetler - Jan to Oct (2021) — Director
- Former: Paxton K Baker - Oct to Dec (2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Sanchez - Oct to Dec (2021) — Director
- Former: Cynthia L Hostetler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tony Orlando (2019) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Meredith Sleichter (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about The Eisenhower Foundation
How much does The Eisenhower Foundation give each year?
The Eisenhower Foundation reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $93K across 1 grant.
How large is The Eisenhower Foundation?
The Eisenhower Foundation reported $14.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.4M.
Where does The Eisenhower Foundation operate?
The Eisenhower Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas, Maryland.
What is The Eisenhower Foundation's EIN?
The Eisenhower Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-0634284. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 30, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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