Truman Lake Community Foundation
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Truman Lake Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Truman Lake Community Foundation gave $518K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Missouri. 59% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $517,982
- -71.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +30.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,470
- -78.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,682
- Total assets
- $15,471,004
- +15.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 59% first-time grantees (10 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Truman Lake Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Education Foundation for Clinton St ($145K). Together the top 10 received $465K.
Grant Size Distribution
58 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 58 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Truman Lake Community Foundation open to new grantees?
59%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 17 grantees (59%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $22K; repeat grants $43K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $26K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $86K (2021) to $1.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $518K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Foundation for Clinton St Clinton, MO | Educational Assistan | $145,393 |
| Clinton Methodist Church Clinton, MO | Religious Distributi | $67,017 |
| Grants 5000 | — | $66,998 |
| First Baptist Church of Windsor Windsor, MO | Religious Distributi | $60,000 |
| Clinton School District Clinton, MO | Educational Assistan | $30,281 |
| Samaritan Center Clinton, MO | General Support | $26,463 |
| University of Central Missiouri Warrensburg, MO | Educational Assistan | $21,680 |
| University of Missouri Columbia, MO | Educational Assistan | $21,590 |
| Washington University Medical Schoo St. Louis, MO | Educational Assistan | $14,682 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Church Clinton, MO | Religious Distributi | $10,580 |
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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 | $15,471,004 | $1,466,785 | $699,819 | $517,982 | 17 | $610,635 |
| 2024 | $13,432,959 | $1,963,725 | $1,982,292 | $1,827,916 | 13 | $304,608 |
| 2023 | $12,303,090 | $984,767 | $675,368 | $522,718 | 10 | $407,385 |
| 2022 | $11,179,325 | $884,310 | $574,433 | $243,837 | 11 | $403,980 |
| 2021 | $12,796,334 | $1,296,017 | $411,890 | $85,895 | 7 | $1,131,277 |
| 2020 | $11,535,542 | $351,915 | $373,584 | $92,318 | 6 | $82,533 |
About Truman Lake Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Truman Lake Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Clinton, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants totaling $518K. Net investment income was $611K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Truman Lake Community Foundation is led by Deanna Hendrich, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deanna Hendrich
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Cook
Director
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Garnett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Shipman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Cook
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angie Lawson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Ford
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Lowe
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Bradley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Groff
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Kenney
Historian
Director → Historian, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meredith Cooper
Secretary
Vice President → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nina Sisk
Vice President
Treasurer → Director, 2023
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Galen Dody (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Bryan Himes (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sandie Sorbo (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Chris Rutter (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Wheeler (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandra Thomason (2020–2021) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Truman Lake Community Foundation
How much does Truman Lake Community Foundation give each year?
Truman Lake Community Foundation gave $518K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 13 grants.
What is Truman Lake Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Truman Lake Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $14,682, and its average grant was $30,470, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Truman Lake Community Foundation that year got $22K on average.
Where does Truman Lake Community Foundation give grants?
Truman Lake Community Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Clinton, MO (7 grants) and Springfield, MO (2 grants).
Does Truman Lake Community Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 19% of Truman Lake Community Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Educational Assistan" (10 grants) and "Religious Distributi" (3 grants).
Who are Truman Lake Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Truman Lake Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Education Foundation for Clinton St ($145,393), Clinton Methodist Church ($67,017) and Grants 5000 ($66,998), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Truman Lake Community Foundation?
Truman Lake Community Foundation reported $15.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What is Truman Lake Community Foundation's EIN?
Truman Lake Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1728406. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)
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