Public Charity

Care to Learn

Care to Learn is a Public Charity headquartered in SPRINGFIELD, MO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.0M revenue, $4.5M expenses, $12.0M total assets. 59 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 471494384 SPRINGFIELD, MO Family Services NTEE: P40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.0M
Total Expenses$4.5M
Total Assets$12.0M
Grant Records59
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF CARE TO LEARN IS TO MEET CHILDREN'S EMERGENT HEALTH, HUNGER, AND HYGIENE NEEDS SO THEY CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. OUR UNIQUE MODEL ALLOWS UP TO PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO FORM A LOCAL CHAPTER THAT EMPOWERS SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF TO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR STUDENTS' BASIC NEEDS.

Where $100 goes at Care to Learn

How Care to Learn divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$79
Our vision is all students have the confidence, self-worth, and resources to maximize their learning potential and become self sufficient citizens
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 45 programs
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,300
$51,000
2024
TO SUPPORT MISSION OF ORGANIZATION
$30,000
2024
ASSISTED 6275 CHILDREN BY PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, FUNDS FOR BACKPACK PROGRAM AND PAYING SCHOOL LUNCH DEBT.
$20,823
2024
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$20,250

Showing up to 5 of 59 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alexis Childs
DIRECTOR Brian Todd
DIRECTOR Chance Wistrom
DIRECTOR Courtney Beykirch
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Debbie Shantz Hart
DIRECTOR Derek Day

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$766,326 34 grants
Human & Social Services
$146,000 9 grants
Health & Medicine
$61,361 3 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$60,000 2 grants
Education
$37,293 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.0M $4.5M $12.0M
2024 $4.8M $3.8M $8.3M
2023 $4.6M $3.3M $7.3M
2022 $1.5M $1.3M $5.2M
2021 $1.4M $1.2M $5.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $5.0M (+254%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.0M.

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