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The Whole Person Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Kansas City, MO EIN: 43-1157083 Website

The Whole Person connects people with disabilities to the resources they need by supporting independent choice and advocating for positive change in the community.

The Whole Person Inc at a glance

Total assets
$19,820,366
+2.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$29,874,673
-10.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$366,897
+818.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$28,859,248
-4.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Whole Person Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Kansas City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $295K.

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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$19,820,366$29,874,673$28,859,248——$366,897
2024$19,368,554$33,252,336$30,176,419——$39,956
2023$17,031,390$35,029,632$32,541,107——$45,022
2022$14,179,202$32,998,611$32,321,972——$60,878
2021$13,109,410$33,207,318$33,498,544——$92,328
2020$13,640,913$33,244,897$33,226,804——$40,702
2019$13,270,998$31,841,412$31,726,582$295,1251$29,167

About The Whole Person Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Whole Person Inc is a public charity, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $367K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Whole Person Inc is led by Kathy Kay, CEO on every filing since 2024; 4 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathy Kay

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $57K (2025)

  • Rick O'Neal

    President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Waterhouse-Leal

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Richey

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roxana Shaffe

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anastasia Adams

    CFO

    Comptroller & CFO → CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $78K (2025)

  • Deewayne Hord

    Former Cpo

    COO & Interim CEO → Former Cpo, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    $143K (2024) → $181K (2025)

  • Cheri Medina

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $18K (2025)

  • Kelly Carter

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Scott Glaeser

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Wright

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carla Barksdale

    CAO

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Michael Soodjinda (2021–2024) — CEO & CFO
  • Former: Hilary Muehlberger (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Jennifer Herth (2022–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Jordan Ward (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Aimee Bishop (2024) — Director
  • Former: Brian Lore (2024) — Director
  • Former: Pearline Higgins (2024) — Director
  • Former: William Billy Brimblecom Jr. (2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Wiley (2023) — COO
  • Former: Carla Oppenheimer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris Albright (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: CJ Charbonneau (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: DaRon McGee (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Don Harkins (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julie DeJean (2019–2022) — CEO
  • Former: Marcia Klostermann (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mike McCord (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Mike Wiley (2019–2022) — COO
  • Former: Patricia Stillwell (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Darrin Sherman (2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Nava (2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Andy Patrick (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ashish Jain (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ben McLean (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Keeney (2019–2021) — CFO
  • Former: Todd Isom (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Deewayne Hord — Former CPO (04/24 Thru 09/24): $181KDeewayne HordFormer CPO (04/24 Thru 09/24)$181KAnastasia Adams — CFO (Thru Nov. 2024): $78KAnastasia AdamsCFO (Thru Nov. 2024)$78KKathy Kay — CEO (Thru May 2025): $57KKathy KayCEO (Thru May 2025)$57KCheri Medina — CFO (Eff. Nov. 2024): $18KCheri MedinaCFO (Eff. Nov. 2024)$18K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $181K, to Deewayne Hord (Former CPO (04/24 Thru 09/24)). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Whole Person Inc

How large is The Whole Person Inc?

The Whole Person Inc reported $19.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $29.9M.

Where does The Whole Person Inc operate?

The Whole Person Inc has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is The Whole Person Inc's EIN?

The Whole Person Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1157083. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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